ECRE Smart Living Hinton Inc.
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- Proceeding
- Receivership (court-appointed)subsection 243(1) of the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act and section 101 of the Courts of Justice Act
- File
- CV-24-00096479-0000
Filings held8
Last activity21 Aug 2026
On the record717 days
Secured debt$6.3M
OverviewSummary updated
ECRE Smart Living Hinton Inc. has been in court-appointed receivership since October 4, 2024, when the Ontario Superior Court of Justice made a receivership order under section 243 of the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act and provincial judicature legislation. The proceeding is carried on the Superior Court's bankruptcy and insolvency list under court file number CV-24-00096479-0000. The receivership remains active, and the record to date discloses no step after the appointment order itself.
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Case updates8 dated entries
#Order
Order pronounced Friday, October 4, 2024 placed ECRE Smart Living Hinton Inc. into court-appointed receivership, commencing the proceeding under court file CV-24-00096479-0000.
Parties
Debtor
ECRE Smart Living Hinton Inc.
Receiver
BDO
Bench and counselPer the orders and service lists on the record
Bench
| Judge | Court | On this docket | Cases on record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Associate Judge MacLeod | Ontario Superior Court of Justice | 2 orders, Apr 2025 – Aug 2026 | 18 cases on record |
Counsel of record
| Party | Counsel | First seen | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Applicant | Blaney McMurtry LLP | 4 Oct 2024 | Order · 4 Oct 2024 |
Capital structureAs asserted in the filings
| # | Priority class | Creditor | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Deemed trusts (CRA and other) | Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) · in 926 casesHST liability per Notice of Assessment (deemed-trust/regulatory tax class) arising from CRA audit of SLM's self-assessed HST return on construction of the Real Property. CRA was unable to confirm its position on application against sale proceeds as of the First Report. — debtor: Smart Living Management Inc. (Beneficial Owner) - Receiver's position is that HST liability rests with SLM, not the Debtor ECRE, as ECRE holds the Real Property as bare trustee · as of 18 Nov 2024 | $2.37M | Motion Record, dated March 18, 2025 |
| 4 | Secured | Smart Living Management Inc. (SLM)Second priority Charge/Mortgage registered June 30, 2022 (Instrument No. OC2508611) as amended, in the face amount of $6,300,000; second priority assignment of rents and leases (Instrument No. OC2508612) — Related party - SLM is a Respondent/Beneficial Owner and shares common directors (Tamer Abaza, Rakan Abu Shaar) with the Debtor ECRE. Subordinated and postponed to ICI's Prior Indebtedness/Prior Security under a Subordination and Standstill Agreement dated May 31, 2023, which states the Subordinate Indebtedness totalled $6,300,000.00 'as of the date hereof' and bears interest at 13.25% per a · as of 31 May 2023 | $6.3M | Motion Record, dated March 18, 2025 |
| 4 | Secured | City of Ottawa (Municipal Property Tax Arrears) · in 11 casesas of current (as of First Report dated March 17, 2025), inclusive of 2025 interim billings — Statutory priority claim/lien against the Real Property for unpaid municipal property taxes — Estimated arrears as of July 9, 2024 (date of Appointment Order) totalled $468,961 plus accrued interest; ICI applied part of the ICI Rent Collection to make a partial payment of $411,515.94 against the arrears. — debtor: ECRE Smart Living Hinton Inc. (Real Property) | $266K | Motion Record, dated March 18, 2025 |
| 4 | Secured | Canada ICI Capital Corporation (ICI) · in 8 casesFirst ranking Charge/Mortgage on the Real Property (84, 86, 88, 92 and 96 Hinton Avenue North, Ottawa); Loan maximum principal amount $39,000,000.00 (the 'Loan'); Mortgage original principal amount $42,900,000.00 (the 'Mortgage'/'Prior Indebtedness'); also secured by assignment of rents/leases and GSA over equipment/personal property — No stated current outstanding balance in reviewed pages (facility/original principal amounts only, not a balance - see Rule 3). ICI also holds an HST self-assessment Holdback of $1,426,731.41 (originally ~$1,619,073, reduced by $192,641.59 after applying funds t | — | Motion Record, dated March 18, 2025 |
| 7 | Preferred (BIA s. 136) | Smart Living Management Inc.Related party; grouped under 'Preferred and Unsecured Liabilities'; also listed separately as a secured creditor for $6,000,000 — debtor: ECRE Smart Living Hinton Inc. | $442K | Notice and Statement of Receiver |
| 7 | Preferred (BIA s. 136) | Perley-Robertson, Hill & McDougallGrouped under 'Preferred and Unsecured Liabilities' by the document — debtor: ECRE Smart Living Hinton Inc. | $38.1K | Notice and Statement of Receiver |
| 7 | Preferred (BIA s. 136) | Takyan Consulting & Development Inc.Grouped under 'Preferred and Unsecured Liabilities' by the document — debtor: ECRE Smart Living Hinton Inc. | $11.8K | Notice and Statement of Receiver |
| 7 | Preferred (BIA s. 136) | Rakan AbushaarGrouped under 'Preferred and Unsecured Liabilities' by the document — debtor: ECRE Smart Living Hinton Inc. | $2.71K | Notice and Statement of Receiver |
| 7 | Preferred (BIA s. 136) | Canada Revenue Agency · in 926 casesAmount listed as 'unknown'; grouped under 'Preferred and Unsecured Liabilities' by the document; deemed-trust class (CRA) — debtor: ECRE Smart Living Hinton Inc. | — | Notice and Statement of Receiver |
“not stated” means the record names the claim without a figure; “—” means not in the extracted record.
Fees and ratesAs stated in the filings
4 engagements · 2 firms — latest: Aird & Berlis LLP, 7 Jan 2025 – 16 May 2026, $159,803.50 in feesMotion Record · 2 Jul 2026
| Firm | Period | Hours | Fees | Rates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aird & Berlis LLPCounsel to the receiverperiod 2 of 2 | 7 Jan 2025 – 16 May 2026 | 195.2 | $159,803.50 | $818.67stated average | Motion Record · 2 Jul 2026 |
| Aird & Berlis LLPCounsel to the receiverperiod 1 of 2 | 2 Apr 2024 – 31 Jan 2025 | 67.9 | $55,179.00 | $812.65stated average | Motion Record · 2 Jul 2026 |
| BDO Canada LimitedReceiverperiod 2 of 2 | 1 Feb 2025 – 15 May 2026 | 504.7 | $263,941.00 | $522.97stated average | Motion Record · 2 Jul 2026 |
| BDO Canada LimitedReceiverperiod 1 of 2 | 1 Aug 2024 – 31 Jan 2025 | 201.8 | $109,535.33 | $542.79stated average | Motion Record · 2 Jul 2026 |
Estate financialsReported figures — never derived
Total assets at filing$1.6M
per Receiver's identification of property/assets based on available books and records; Net Book Value · ECRE Smart Living Hinton Inc. (entity-level) — Real Property net book value listed as 'Unknown'; total assets of $1,600,000 comprises cash held in trust only. Liabilities are stated separately by class (Secured Liabilities totaling $47,868,961; Preferred and Unsecured Liabilities totaling $494,776) and are not combined into a single total liabilities figure by the document.
Documents8 filings
| Date | Document | File |
|---|---|---|
Endorsement, dated August 21, 2026
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Motion Record - dated July 2, 2026
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| Endorsement - dated April 23, 2025 | ||
Order - dated April 23, 2025
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Motion Record, dated March 18, 2025
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Notice and Statement of Receiver
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| Endorsement, dated October 4, 2024 | ||
Receivership Order, dated October 4, 2024
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Filing titles, dates, and extracted key facts are public.
CiteProceedings., “ECRE Smart Living Hinton Inc.” (Receivership (court-appointed)), Ontario Superior Court of Justice. Retrieved 20 September 2026, https://proceedings.ca/case/ecre-smart-living-hinton-inc