EC Vancouver Language Centre Ltd.
Follow- Proceeding
- BankruptcySection 49 of the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. B-3, as amended
- File
- 11-3433662
EC Vancouver Language Centre Ltd. made an assignment in bankruptcy under section 49 of the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act on 7 October 2026, with Grant Thornton Limited as trustee under estate number 11-3433662 in British Columbia. The Statement of Affairs signed 1 October 2026 by Andrew Mangion reports assets of $20,152.50 against liabilities of $16,788,053.80 as at 1 October 2026, a deficiency of $16,767,901.30, of which $16,788,052.80 is unsecured. Most of that debt is owed to entities sharing the debtor's address, led by EC English Holdings Ltd at $9,364,390.67 and Centre de Langues EC Montreal Ltd at $4,739,976.57. Meridian OneCap Credit Corp is the sole secured creditor listed, at a nominal $1.00 against a Royal Bank of Canada business account. Students and employees appear on the liability list as placeholder entries. The proceeding is active.
Bankruptcy took effect at 07:52 on an assignment under section 49 of the BIA, bringing Grant Thornton Limited in as trustee under estate number 11-3433662.
Source: Certificate of Filing dated October 7, 2026 (11-3433662)
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Filing brief
EC Toronto and EC Vancouver: the largest creditors share the EC name
Two EC language centres assigned themselves into bankruptcy a day apart, Toronto on October 6 and Vancouver on October 7. Their sworn statements list assets of about $28,000 and $20,000 against liabilities of $19.7 million and $16.8 million, and in each the three largest claims are owed to companies bearing the EC name.
Debtor
EC Vancouver Language Centre Ltd.
Trustee in bankruptcy
Doane Grant Thornton
| # | Priority class | Creditor | Amount | Source |
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| 4 | Secured | Meridian OneCap Credit Corp (BC) · in 22 casesAsset securing the liability: item 101 (deposits in financial institutions, Royal Bank of Canada business account); estimated surplus from security shown as 9,668.50 — Amount is the nominal placeholder figure ($1.00) on the debtor's Statement of Affairs, not a verified balance; date shown is the 'date given/incurred' on the liability list. Security validity/perfection not confirmed in the document. — debtor: EC Vancouver Language Centre Ltd. · as of 22 Sep 2026 | $1 | Creditor Package dated October 8, 2026 |
| 8 | Unsecured | |||
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| 8 | Unsecured | |||
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| 8 | Unsecured |
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Creditor Package dated October 8, 2026
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Certificate of Filing dated October 7, 2026 (11-3433662)
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CiteProceedings., “EC Vancouver Language Centre Ltd.” (Bankruptcy). Retrieved 16 October 2026, https://proceedings.ca/case/ec-vancouver-language-centre-ltd