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CNS Iron Fabrication Ltd. (Bankruptcy)

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Bankruptcysection 49 of the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act
File
CV-22-00680668-00CL
Filings held5
Last activity26 Oct 2022
On the record1,446 days
Secured debt$140K
OverviewSummary updated

CNS Iron Fabrication Ltd., an Ontario company, has been in insolvency proceedings since October 6, 2022, and the matter remains active. The Statement of Affairs prepared as at that date puts total assets at $219,000 against total liabilities of $6,364,550, leaving a deficiency of $6,145,550 and no surplus. Secured claims are listed at $219,000, with preferred and contingent or trust claims nil. Royal Bank of Canada holds a secured claim of $140,000 and is also listed as unsecured for $3,991,000; the Canada Revenue Agency is listed as secured for $79,000 on a deemed trust basis and unsecured for $131,600. Salvatore Castelli Jr. and Congetta Bove appear on both lists, with $750,000 unsecured. Other larger unsecured claims include Claeys Family Holdings at $450,000, Kimko Steel Sales Ltd. at $250,718 and Crawford Metal at $158,493.

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The officer filed a report. The Receiver took possession of and operated CNS Iron Fabrication Ltd.'s business from May 13, 2022 until the Assets were sold on July 27, 2022, after which the purchaser took over the Company's operations and most of its records. Court file 32-2872402.

Source: Preliminary Report of Trustee

Parties

Debtor

CNS Iron Fabrication Ltd. (Bankruptcy)

Trustee in bankruptcy

MNP

Capital structureAs asserted in the filings
stated amounts, drawn to scale · 1 named without a figure
#Priority classCreditorAmountSource
3Deemed trusts (CRA and other)CRA - Tax - Ontario (861536589 RP0001) · in 252 casesDeemed trust class claim listed as secured — debtor: CNS Iron Fabrication Ltd. · as of 6 Oct 2022$79KCreditors Package
4SecuredRoyal Bank of Canada · in 556 casesAlso listed as unsecured creditor for a separate, larger claim of $3,991,000.00 (see unsecured list); this entry reflects the secured portion — debtor: CNS Iron Fabrication Ltd. · as of 6 Oct 2022$140KCreditors Package
4SecuredSalvatore Castelli Jr. and Congetta BoveAmount not stated in secured list; same individuals also listed as unsecured creditors for $750,000.00 (possible bifurcated claim) — debtor: CNS Iron Fabrication Ltd. · as of 6 Oct 2022Creditors Package
7Preferred (BIA s. 136)Former Employees of CNS Iron Fabrication Ltd.Employee wage claims, potentially preferred under BIA but not designated as such in this list — debtor: CNS Iron Fabrication Ltd. · as of 6 Oct 2022$1Creditors Package
8UnsecuredRoyal Bank of Canada · in 556 casesAlso listed as secured creditor for a separate $140,000.00 claim; possible bifurcated secured/unsecured claim — debtor: CNS Iron Fabrication Ltd. · as of 6 Oct 2022$3.99MCreditors Package
8UnsecuredSalvatore Castelli Jr. and Congetta BoveAlso listed among secured creditors with amount unstated; possible bifurcated secured/unsecured claim — debtor: CNS Iron Fabrication Ltd. · as of 6 Oct 2022$750KCreditors Package
8UnsecuredClaeys Family Holdings · in 2 casesdebtor: CNS Iron Fabrication Ltd. · as of 6 Oct 2022$450KCreditors Package
8UnsecuredKimko Steel Sales Ltd. · in 2 casesdebtor: CNS Iron Fabrication Ltd. · as of 6 Oct 2022$251KCreditors Package
8UnsecuredCrawford Metal · in 4 casesdebtor: CNS Iron Fabrication Ltd. · as of 6 Oct 2022$158KCreditors Package
8UnsecuredCRA - Tax - Ontario (861536589 RT0001) · in 252 casesDeemed trust class claim — debtor: CNS Iron Fabrication Ltd. · as of 6 Oct 2022$132KCreditors Package
8UnsecuredRockmills Welding Inc. · in 2 casesdebtor: CNS Iron Fabrication Ltd. · as of 6 Oct 2022$60.6KCreditors Package
8UnsecuredGNR Fabrication · in 2 casesdebtor: CNS Iron Fabrication Ltd. · as of 6 Oct 2022$37.4KCreditors Package
8UnsecuredTianjin Rider Logistics Co., Ltd. · in 2 casesdebtor: CNS Iron Fabrication Ltd. · as of 6 Oct 2022$37.2KCreditors Package
8UnsecuredPraxair Canada Inc · in 7 casesdebtor: CNS Iron Fabrication Ltd. · as of 6 Oct 2022$35.6KCreditors Package
8UnsecuredJ.B. Frey Limited · in 2 casesdebtor: CNS Iron Fabrication Ltd. · as of 6 Oct 2022$25.2KCreditors Package
8UnsecuredMinistry Of Finance · in 107 casesProvincial tax authority; not designated deemed trust in this listing — debtor: CNS Iron Fabrication Ltd. · as of 6 Oct 2022$17.9KCreditors Package
8UnsecuredHalfway Fabrication Inc. · in 2 casesdebtor: CNS Iron Fabrication Ltd. · as of 6 Oct 2022$17.7KCreditors Package
8UnsecuredPure Metal Galvanizing · in 4 casesdebtor: CNS Iron Fabrication Ltd. · as of 6 Oct 2022$16.4KCreditors Package
8UnsecuredMckinnon Metals · in 4 casesdebtor: CNS Iron Fabrication Ltd. · as of 6 Oct 2022$15.2KCreditors Package
8UnsecuredDel Metals · in 7 casesdebtor: CNS Iron Fabrication Ltd. · as of 6 Oct 2022$12.6KCreditors Package
8UnsecuredMSS Steel · in 2 casesdebtor: CNS Iron Fabrication Ltd. · as of 6 Oct 2022$12KCreditors Package
8UnsecuredVtrans Global Logidtics · in 2 casesdebtor: CNS Iron Fabrication Ltd. · as of 6 Oct 2022$11.6KCreditors Package
8UnsecuredNorthco Industries Inc. · in 2 casesdebtor: CNS Iron Fabrication Ltd. · as of 6 Oct 2022$10.7KCreditors Package
8UnsecuredCintas Canada Ltd. · in 19 casesdebtor: CNS Iron Fabrication Ltd. · as of 6 Oct 2022$9.95KCreditors Package
8UnsecuredKova Engineering · in 4 casesdebtor: CNS Iron Fabrication Ltd. · as of 6 Oct 2022$9.51KCreditors Package
8UnsecuredSignature Paint · in 2 casesdebtor: CNS Iron Fabrication Ltd. · as of 6 Oct 2022$9.23KCreditors Package
8UnsecuredFastenal Canada Ltd. · in 8 casesdebtor: CNS Iron Fabrication Ltd. · as of 6 Oct 2022$8.85KCreditors Package
8UnsecuredBolts Plus · in 6 casesdebtor: CNS Iron Fabrication Ltd. · as of 6 Oct 2022$8.59KCreditors Package
8UnsecuredTotal Quality Logistics · in 14 casesdebtor: CNS Iron Fabrication Ltd. · as of 6 Oct 2022$7.3KCreditors Package
8UnsecuredE M Electrical Services Ltd. · in 2 casesdebtor: CNS Iron Fabrication Ltd. · as of 6 Oct 2022$6.94KCreditors Package
8UnsecuredHudson Contracting · in 2 casesdebtor: CNS Iron Fabrication Ltd. · as of 6 Oct 2022$6.66KCreditors Package
8UnsecuredO'Brien Installations Limited · in 3 casesdebtor: CNS Iron Fabrication Ltd. · as of 6 Oct 2022$6.32KCreditors Package
8UnsecuredEssential Landscaping Ltd. · in 2 casesdebtor: CNS Iron Fabrication Ltd. · as of 6 Oct 2022$6.16KCreditors Package
8UnsecuredNational Concrete Accessories · in 10 casesdebtor: CNS Iron Fabrication Ltd. · as of 6 Oct 2022$6.13KCreditors Package
8UnsecuredDayton Superior Corp. · in 2 casesdebtor: CNS Iron Fabrication Ltd. · as of 6 Oct 2022$4.58KCreditors Package
8UnsecuredD & D Custom Rolling Service Inc. · in 2 casesdebtor: CNS Iron Fabrication Ltd. · as of 6 Oct 2022$1.42KCreditors Package
8UnsecuredPetro Canada · in 17 casesdebtor: CNS Iron Fabrication Ltd. · as of 6 Oct 2022$1.4KCreditors Package
8UnsecuredDirect Air Systems · in 2 casesdebtor: CNS Iron Fabrication Ltd. · as of 6 Oct 2022$1.12KCreditors Package
8UnsecuredMedia Worx Technology Inc. · in 2 casesdebtor: CNS Iron Fabrication Ltd. · as of 6 Oct 2022$909Creditors Package
8UnsecuredPBH Transport Inc. · in 2 casesdebtor: CNS Iron Fabrication Ltd. · as of 6 Oct 2022$791Creditors Package
8UnsecuredSafetek Engineering · in 2 casesdebtor: CNS Iron Fabrication Ltd. · as of 6 Oct 2022$655Creditors Package
8UnsecuredSafe-Tech Training Inc. · in 3 casesdebtor: CNS Iron Fabrication Ltd. · as of 6 Oct 2022$655Creditors Package
8UnsecuredCWB Group · in 8 casesdebtor: CNS Iron Fabrication Ltd. · as of 6 Oct 2022$650Creditors Package
8UnsecuredLemmer Spray Systems · in 2 casesdebtor: CNS Iron Fabrication Ltd. · as of 6 Oct 2022$630Creditors Package
8UnsecuredEnviro-Eze Transport · in 2 casesdebtor: CNS Iron Fabrication Ltd. · as of 6 Oct 2022$625Creditors Package
8UnsecuredAlgood · in 2 casesdebtor: CNS Iron Fabrication Ltd. · as of 6 Oct 2022$596Creditors Package
8UnsecuredDVL Freight Systems · in 2 casesdebtor: CNS Iron Fabrication Ltd. · as of 6 Oct 2022$475Creditors Package
8UnsecuredBL Lift Truck Service Ltd. · in 2 casesdebtor: CNS Iron Fabrication Ltd. · as of 6 Oct 2022$449Creditors Package
8UnsecuredMac Air Compressor Ltd. · in 2 casesdebtor: CNS Iron Fabrication Ltd. · as of 6 Oct 2022$416Creditors Package
8UnsecuredOrkin Canada · in 33 casesdebtor: CNS Iron Fabrication Ltd. · as of 6 Oct 2022$392Creditors Package
8UnsecuredWork Authority · in 13 casesdebtor: CNS Iron Fabrication Ltd. · as of 6 Oct 2022$339Creditors Package
8Unsecured407 ETR · in 56 casesdebtor: CNS Iron Fabrication Ltd. · as of 6 Oct 2022$323Creditors Package
8UnsecuredNational Time · in 2 casesdebtor: CNS Iron Fabrication Ltd. · as of 6 Oct 2022$299Creditors Package
8UnsecuredActive Metal Finishing · in 2 casesdebtor: CNS Iron Fabrication Ltd. · as of 6 Oct 2022$290Creditors Package
8UnsecuredApplied Industrial Technologes · in 2 casesdebtor: CNS Iron Fabrication Ltd. · as of 6 Oct 2022$232Creditors Package
8UnsecuredSafelink Security · in 2 casesdebtor: CNS Iron Fabrication Ltd. · as of 6 Oct 2022$170Creditors Package
8UnsecuredGeneral Compressors Ltd. · in 2 casesdebtor: CNS Iron Fabrication Ltd. · as of 6 Oct 2022$158Creditors Package
8UnsecuredSharp Electronics Canada · in 2 casesdebtor: CNS Iron Fabrication Ltd. · as of 6 Oct 2022$138Creditors Package
8UnsecuredFederal Express Canada Ltd. · in 69 casesdebtor: CNS Iron Fabrication Ltd. · as of 6 Oct 2022$101Creditors Package
8UnsecuredCaliber Industrial Supply Co. Ltd. · in 2 casesdebtor: CNS Iron Fabrication Ltd. · as of 6 Oct 2022$84Creditors Package
8UnsecuredBell Canada Conf. 1701296 · in 2 casesdebtor: CNS Iron Fabrication Ltd. · as of 6 Oct 2022$21Creditors Package
8UnsecuredUPS Canada · in 92 casesdebtor: CNS Iron Fabrication Ltd. · as of 6 Oct 2022$16Creditors Package
8UnsecuredService Canada (WEPP) · in 62 casesWage Earner Protection Program claim — debtor: CNS Iron Fabrication Ltd. · as of 6 Oct 2022$1Creditors Package

“not stated” means the record names the claim without a figure; “” means not in the extracted record.

RecoveriesAs stated in the filings

Unsecured creditors: no distribution. RBC short.EstimatedPreliminary Report of Trustee · 26 Oct 2022

ClassCreditorClaimsRecoveryBasisSource
SecuredRBCshortfallEstimatedper the trusteePreliminary Report of Trustee · 26 Oct 2022
Unsecuredno distributionEstimatedper the trusteePreliminary Report of Trustee · 26 Oct 2022

Each row is one filing's statement, copied as it reads and never computed. "Estimated" is the officer's forecast; "Under the plan" is the plan's or proposal's own term; "Final" is a declared or paid distribution; a row with no chip states no footing. A range is the two numbers stated; "of proven claims" is the document's own denominator.

Estate financialsReported figures — never derived
Total assets at filing$219K
Total liabilities at filing$6.36M

As at 6 Oct 2022 · per Statement of Affairs (Business Bankruptcy) as stated and estimated by the officer · entity (CNS Iron Fabrication Ltd.) — Total unsecured creditors stated as $6,145,550.00 (including balance of secured claims per list B of $4,741,000.00); secured creditors per list B stated as $219,000.00; preferred creditors nil; contingent/trust claims nil; deficiency of $6,145,550.00; surplus NIL

Cash on hand

$246K

As at 26 Oct 2022Preliminary Report of Trustee

Documents5 filings
DateDocumentFile
Preliminary Report of Trustee
  • Appointee MNP Ltd.
  • Appointee role Trustee
  • Cash on hand $246K · Note: Stated as 'at the time of this report'; represents net realizations to date (Asset sale proceeds net of operating losses and professional fees).
  • Commencement date 6 October 2022
  • + 5 more extracted facts
PDF
Certificate of Appointment
  • Appointee MNP LTD / MNP LTÉE
  • Appointee role trustee
  • Commencement date 6 October 2022
  • Court file no 32-2872402
  • + 1 more extracted fact
PDF
Creditors Package
  • Financial position Assets $219K · Liabilities $6.36M · as at 6 Oct 2022 · per Statement of Affairs (Business Bankruptcy) as stated and estimated by the officer · entity (CNS Iron Fabrication Ltd.) — Total unsecured creditors stated as $6,145,550.00 (including balance of secured claims per list B of $4,741,000.00); secured creditors per list B stated as $219,000.00; preferred creditors nil; contingent/trust claims nil; deficiency of $6,145,550.00; surplus NIL
  • Secured creditors $79K · Note: Deemed trust class claim listed as secured · Page: 3 · As of: 2022-10-06 · Debtor: CNS Iron Fabrication Ltd. · Creditor: CRA - Tax - Ontario (861536589 RP0001)
  • Unsecured creditors $35.6K · Page: 5 · As of: 2022-10-06 · Basis: Creditor Mailing List with claims amounting to $25 or more · Debtor: CNS Iron Fabrication Ltd. · Creditor: Praxair Canada Inc
PDF
RBC v CNS Fabrications Counsel Slip Oct 3 2022
  • Presiding officer Justice Kimmel
PDF
RBC v CNS Iron Court Order
  • Applicant ROYAL BANK OF CANADA
  • Appointee MNP Ltd.
  • Appointee role receiver
  • Commencement date 3 October 2022
  • + 3 more extracted facts
PDF

Filing titles, dates, and extracted key facts are public.

CiteProceedings., “CNS Iron Fabrication Ltd. (Bankruptcy)” (Bankruptcy), Ontario Superior Court of Justice. Retrieved 20 September 2026, https://proceedings.ca/case/cns-iron-fabrication-ltd-bankruptcy

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