Chinook Farm Innovations Inc. et al.
Follow- Proceeding
- Receivership (court-appointed)section 243(1) of the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act and section 13(2) of the Judicature Act
- File
- 2603-17294
Chinook Farm Innovations Inc., PMI Corp. and Pro-Line Manufacturing Inc. have been placed under the receivership and management of GlassRatner Restructuring Inc., appointed over all of the debtors' property on August 12, 2026 by the Court of King's Bench of Alberta under section 243(1) of the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act and section 13(2) of the Judicature Act, on the application of Royal Bank of Canada (file 2603-17294). RBC delivered demands and section 244 notices on July 2, 2026, which expired July 12, 2026; the debtors consented to enforcement on July 28, 2026. As of August 3, 2026 RBC was owed $3,083,715 by Chinook and $2,334,163.79 by PMI, with Pro-Line liable under guarantees. Unremitted employee source deductions stood at $872,393.53 as of July 29, 2026 and were increasing by approximately $35,000 per month, the debtors paying only net wages.
6 earlier updates, back to 12 August 2026 — subscribers.
Filing brief
Chinook Farms: the source deductions kept growing
A dairy-equipment supplier to farms across three provinces was insolvent on its own financial statements, had stopped filing the reports its lender needed, and owed the CRA $640,877 in unremitted employee source deductions as at August 2025. By July 2026 that figure had reached $872,393.53 and was rising with every payroll. On August 12 Justice Macklin appointed a receiver.
Debtor
Chinook Farm Innovations Inc. et al.
Receiver
GlassRatner
Bench
| Judge | Court | On this docket | Cases on record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Justice Macklin | Court of King's Bench of Alberta | 1 order, Aug 2026 | 2 cases on record |
Counsel of record
| Party | Counsel | First seen | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ReceiverGlassRatner | Miller Thomson LLP | 6 Aug 2026 | Service list · 6 Aug 2026 |
| DebtorChinook Farm Innovations Inc. et al. | Warren Sinclair LLP | 6 Aug 2026 | Service list · 6 Aug 2026 |
| Priority class | Creditor | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deemed trusts (CRA and other) | Canada Revenue Agency · in 928 casesDeemed-trust class: unremitted employee source deductions - quasi-governmental claim that ranks ahead of ordinary security. Chinook's 2025 financial statements state $640,877 owing as at August 31, 2025; per GlassRatner (on the deponent's information and belief) the amount had increased to $872,393.53 as of July 29, 2026 and is increasing by approximately $35,000 per month, as the Debtors are paying only net wages and not remitting source deductions. — debtor: Chinook Farm Innovations Inc. · as of 29 Jul 2026 | $872K | Affidavit of the Applicant (Royal Bank of Canada) |
The debtor’s own statement of its total assets and liabilities at filing is in the record — Subscribers
| Date | Document | File |
|---|---|---|
| Chinook Farm Innovations Inc. – Notice and Statement of Receiver | PDF · Subscribers | |
| PMI Corp. – Notice and Statement of Receiver | PDF · Subscribers | |
| Pro-Line Manufacturing Inc. – Notice and Statement of Receiver | PDF · Subscribers | |
Order of Justice Macklin (Receivership Order)
| PDF · Subscribers | |
| Bench Brief of Law (Royal Bank of Canada) | PDF · Subscribers | |
Origining Application
| PDF · Subscribers | |
Service List
| PDF · Subscribers | |
Affidavit of the Applicant (Royal Bank of Canada)
| PDF · Subscribers | |
| Consent to Act as Receiver | PDF · Subscribers | |
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CiteProceedings., “Chinook Farm Innovations Inc. et al.” (Receivership (court-appointed)), Court of King's Bench of Alberta. Retrieved 20 September 2026, https://proceedings.ca/case/chinook-farm-innovations-inc-et-al