Duchesne et Fils Ltée remains under CCAA protection in the Superior Court of Québec, Commercial Division, in Montréal (file 500-11-066681-269), with Ernst & Young Inc. as Monitor. The Initial Order was issued January 15, 2026, staying proceedings to January 23, 2026 and authorising interim financing of $1,800,000 together with an administration charge, an interim lenders' charge, a directors' and officers' charge and a retention plan charge. A court-approved sale process ran to a phase-one deadline of February 27, 2026 and a bid deadline of March 27, 2026, and on May 6, 2026 the Court approved a transaction with 9431-0927 Québec inc. (Groupe Eldorado) and Le Groupe JSV inc. The company is now in a progressive and orderly wind-down, with cash flow forecast over the fourteen weeks from May 29 to August 31, 2026.
Trustee's preliminary report to creditors: after the dation of substantially all assets to 9479-6901 Québec inc., Duchesne was assigned into bankruptcy September 1, 2026, with about $290,000 held against roughly $8.8 million in liabilities.
Source: Trustee's Report to Creditors on Preliminary Administration (in French)
Notice and Instructions under the Wage Earner Protection Program Act (WEPPA) — Stakeholder communication
Interim order granted as the June 5, 2026 stay expiry arrived, the debtor by then in a progressive and orderly wind-down of operations.
Stay of proceedings extended again, on cash flow forecasts premised on continued creditor support through the cessation of activities.
Motion for the Issuance of an Order Authorizing Certain Transactions and for the Issuance of Ancillary Orders (in French) — Application / notice of application
Stay of proceedings extended to June 5, 2026 to permit further evaluation and negotiation of the competing offers.
Source: Order modifying the Amended and Restated Initial Order dated January 26, 2026 (in French)
Controller's report weighed an unnamed strategic acquirer's going-concern offer against the auctioneers' liquidation transactions for the movable property and the Yamachiche land and buildings, revising its recommendation in favour of the strategic offer.
Approval and vesting order for the first proposed transaction with 9431-0927 Québec inc. (Groupe Eldorado) and Le Groupe JSV inc.; closing, set for May 5, was extended by consent to May 6, 2026, and the purchase offer (R-2) and liquidation offer (R-4) were sealed.
Monitor’s Motion for the Issuance of an Order Containing Instructions for the Monitor (in French) — Application / notice of application
Interim order extended the stay of proceedings to May 6, 2026, as the first proposed transaction moved toward closing.
Motion for the issuance of a Stay Extension Order (in French) — Application / notice of application
Meeting of creditors in the CCAA proceedings, held while the stay was running on successive short extensions.
Interim order granted on the day the stay lapsed, carrying the stay of proceedings forward to April 30, 2026.
Source: Stay Extension Order (in French)
Interim order extended the stay of proceedings, then due to expire April 17, 2026, to April 24, 2026.
Controller's second report: operations stabilized and agreements reached with suppliers to secure the goods and services needed to maintain them, with the solicitation process continuing among potential buyers.
Extended the stay of proceedings past its January 23, 2026 expiry; the stay thereafter ran to April 17, 2026.
Court approved a sale and investment solicitation process seeking a sale, partial sale or investment in the company and its business, with EY-Parthenon Corporate Finance Inc. as financial advisor and a phase-one deadline of 5:00 p.m. on February 27, 2026.
Source: Order approving a sale and investment solicitation process (in french)
Initial Order appointed Ernst & Young Inc. as Monitor, stayed proceedings to January 23, 2026, authorised $1,800,000 in interim financing, and ranked a $600,000 administration charge first, a $2,160,000 charge for the interim lenders BDC and Royal Bank of Canada second, a $1,000,000 directors' and officers' charge third and a $500,000 retention plan charge fourth.
Source: Initial Order (in french)
Outcome brief
Duchesne et Fils: the bidder bought the loans and took the plant in payment
After a sale process drew no bid its lenders would accept, a company related to Groupe Zohar bought out RBC, then BDC's roughly $29 million loan, and on June 5 took the Yamachiche plant by dation en paiement; the bankrupt estate holds about $290,000, reserved for wage priority claims, and the trustee expects nothing for unsecured creditors.
Precedent note
What stay extensions are actually granted
Seven CCAA files, three provinces, and no two extensions alike — four days because the court could not sit, twenty days more than the debtor asked for, a full year when all that is left of the company is a lawsuit. The boundary is the case's own calendar.
Debtor
Duchesne et Fils Ltée
Monitor
EY
Bench
| Judge | Court | On this docket | Cases on record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Justice Collier | Superior Court of Québec | 15 orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 2026 | 24 cases on record |
Counsel of record
| Party | Counsel | First seen | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| MonitorEY | Michaud, Charlotte Dion, Guillaume Roux-Spitz et Florence Jarry · Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP | 30 Apr 2026 | Application · 2 Jun 2026 |
| # | Priority class | Creditor | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Court-ordered charges | ||||
| 1 | Court-ordered charges | Charge des Prêteurs temporaires — Deuxièmement, la Charge des Prêteurs temporaires | $2.16M | Initial Order (in french) |
| 1 | Court-ordered charges | |||
| 1 | Court-ordered charges | |||
| 1 | Court-ordered charges | |||
| 1 | Court-ordered charges | |||
| Pre-filing debt | ||||
| 4 | Secured | |||
| 4 | Secured | |||
| 7 | Preferred (BIA s. 136) | |||
| 8 | Unsecured | |||
| 8 | Unsecured | |||
9 more claims in 4 classes The stack holds Court-ordered charges, Secured, Preferred (BIA s. 136) and Unsecured claims.
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See all plans4 transactions · 2 approved · 2 proposed — The Monitor revised its recommendation to favor the Fourth strategic offer over the previously accepted auctioneer transactions, pending court approval.Fourth Report of the Monitor (in French) · 6 May 2026
| Purchaser | Price | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9431-0927 Québec inc. (Groupe Eldorado) et Le Groupe JSV inc. (JSV) | not stated | Approved6 May 2026 | Motion for the issuance of an Approval and… |
| Acquéreur stratégiquel'acquisition de l'entreprise de Duchesne en continuité d'exploitation · asset sale | Subscribers | Proposed | Fourth Report of the Monitor (in French) |
| Encanteurs (auctioneers) - liquidation transactions accepted by the Monitorliquidation des Biens meubles de la Débitrice et vente des Biens immeubles (terrain et immeubles situés au site de Yamachiche) · auction | not stated | Proposed | Fourth Report of the Monitor (in French) |
| 9479-6901 Québec inc.substantiellement tous ses actifs · asset sale | Subscribers | Approved5 Jun 2026 | Order Authorizing Certain Transactions (in… |
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Cumulative receipts
$22.3M
As at 3 Jun 202605 Fifth Report of the Monitor (in French)
Cash on hand
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Professional fees
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Trustee's Report to Creditors on Preliminary Administration (in French)
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Newspaper Ad - Le Nouvelliste
| PDF · Subscribers | |
| Notice and Instructions under the Wage Earner Protection Program Act (WEPPA) | PDF · Subscribers | |
| Certificate of appointment | PDF · Subscribers | |
Minutes of the June 5th, 2026 Hearing (in French)
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Order Authorizing Certain Transactions (in French)
| PDF · Subscribers | |
Order amending the Amended and Restated Initial Order dated January 26, 2026, granting certain additional powers to the Monitor and terminating the CCAA proceedings (in French)
| PDF · Subscribers | |
| Exhibit R-1 – First Proposed Order (in French) | PDF · Subscribers | |
| Exhibit R-2 (Amended) – Draft Transfer in Payment Agreement (in French) | PDF · Subscribers | |
| Exhibit R-3 – Assignment Agreement BDC (in French) | PDF · Subscribers | |
| Exhibit R-4 – Second Proposed Order (in French) | PDF · Subscribers | |
| Exhibit R-5 – Fifth Report of the Monitor (in French) | PDF · Subscribers | |
| Exhibit R-6 – Amendment to Interim Financing Term Sheet | PDF · Subscribers | |
| Exhibit R-7 – Assignment of Debt Agreement RBC (in French) | PDF · Subscribers | |
Sworn Declaration (in French)
| PDF · Subscribers | |
Motion for the Issuance of an Order Authorizing Certain Transactions and for the Issuance of Ancillary Orders (in French)
| PDF · Subscribers | |
Instructions for the Monitor (in French)
| PDF · Subscribers | |
Order modifying the Amended and Restated Initial Order dated January 26, 2026 (in French)
| PDF · Subscribers | |
Minutes to the May 7, 2026 Hearing (in French)
| PDF · Subscribers | |
Fifth Stay Extension Order (in French)
| PDF · Subscribers | |
Fourth Report of the Monitor (in French)
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Minutes to the May 6th, 2026 Hearing
| PDF · Subscribers | |
| Monitor’s Motion for the Issuance of an Order Containing Instructions for the Monitor (in French) | PDF · Subscribers | |
Motion for the issuance of an Approval and Vesting Order, a Liquidation Order and an Order Amending the Amended and Restated Initial Order (in French)
| PDF · Subscribers | |
Fourth Stay Extension Order (in French)
| PDF · Subscribers | |
Minutes to the May 1st, 2026 Hearing
| PDF · Subscribers | |
| Supplementary report to the Controller’s Third Report (in French) | PDF · Subscribers | |
Minutes to the April 30, 2026 Hearing
| PDF · Subscribers | |
Motion for the issuance of a Stay Extension Order (in French)
| PDF · Subscribers | |
Third Stay Extension Order (in French)
| PDF · Subscribers | |
Minutes to the April 24, 2026 Hearing (in French)
| PDF · Subscribers | |
Stay Extension Order (in French)
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Third Report of the Monitor (in French)
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Stay Extension Order to April 24, 2026 (in French)
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| Motion for a Stay Extension Order (in French) | PDF · Subscribers | |
Second Monitor's Report (in french)
| PDF · Subscribers | |
Amended and Restated Initial Order, extending the Stay of Proceedings to April 17, 2026 (UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION)
| PDF · Subscribers | |
Minutes to the January 26, 2026 Hearing
| PDF · Subscribers | |
| Stay Extension Order to January 26, 2026 (in french) | PDF · Subscribers | |
Opportunity Summary (Teaser)
| PDF · Subscribers | |
| Newspaper Ad, published in Le Journal de Montréal (in french) | PDF · Subscribers | |
| Notice to Creditors | PDF · Subscribers | |
Initial Order (in french)
| PDF · Subscribers | |
Order approving a sale and investment solicitation process (in french)
| PDF · Subscribers | |
| Amended Minutes to Hearing of January 14, 2026 (in french) | PDF · Subscribers | |
| List of Creditors | PDF · Subscribers | |
Pre-Filing Report of the Proposed Monitor (in french)
| PDF · Subscribers | |
Service List
| PDF · Subscribers | |
Motion for the Issuance of (i) an Initial Order, (ii) an Amended and Restated Initial Order and (iii) an Order approving an investment and sale solicitation process (in french)
| PDF · Subscribers | |
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