Express Gold Refining Ltd
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- Proceeding
- CCAACCAA
- Court
- Ontario Superior Court of Justice · Commercial List
- File
- CV-20-00649558-00CL
Filings held70
Last activity1 Aug 2025
On the record2,167 days
OverviewSummary updated
Express Gold Refining Ltd obtained an initial order under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act on October 15, 2020, commencing proceedings in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, Commercial List, under court file CV-20-00649558-00CL. The record of this proceeding carries no further dated milestones, and the file is now closed. Creditors and counsel seeking the terms of the initial order, or any subsequent steps taken in the case, should consult the court file directly.
Proceedings AIAsk this case — answers cite the filings
Case updates69 dated entries · 1 undated
66 earlier updates, back to 15 October 2020 — subscribers.
Undated filings1 — no date appears on the document · show
1 filings carry no date on their face — subscribers.
Parties
Debtor
Express Gold Refining Ltd
Monitor
Deloitte
Bench and counselPer the orders and service lists on the record
Bench
| Judge | Court | On this docket | Cases on record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Justice Cavanagh | Ontario Superior Court of Justice | 6 orders, Sep 2023 – Jul 2025 | 288 cases on record |
| Justice McEwen | Ontario Superior Court of Justice | 4 orders, May 2021 – Sep 2022 | 134 cases on record |
| Justice Penny | Ontario Superior Court of Justice | 2 orders, Dec 2021 – Aug 2023 | 179 cases on record |
Counsel of record
| Party | Counsel | First seen | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| MonitorDeloitte | Dentons Canada LLP | 10 Nov 2023 | Factum · 10 Nov 2023 |
| ApplicantExpress Gold Refining Ltd | Reconstruct LLP · Goldman Sloan Nash & Haber LLP · BAKER & McKENZIE LLP · Dentons Canada LLP | 15 Oct 2020 | Order · 14 Jul 2025 |
| CreditorORDER (extension of stay period and approvals) | Goldman Sloan Nash & Haber LLP | 6 Jun 2024 | Application · 6 Jun 2024 |
Capital structureAs asserted in the filings
| Priority class | Creditor | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deemed trusts (CRA and other) | Canada Revenue Agency · in 926 casesReassessments issued on or about July 28, 2020 in respect of reporting periods June 1, 2016 to October 31, 2018, comprising over $133,000,000 in denied ITCs and gross negligence penalties in excess of $34,000,000, plus interest, totaling 'roughly $189,000,000' (floor/approximate figure per document); enforceable notwithstanding contestation in Tax Court; quasi-governmental (GST/HST reassessment) claim. — debtor: Express Gold Refining Ltd. · as of 28 Jul 2020 | $189M | Notice of Application .pdf |
1 more claim across lower-ranking classesSubscribe to view
RecoveriesAs stated in the filings
Closed · the record states no distribution outcome.
Fees and ratesAs stated in the filings
4 engagements · 2 firms — latest: Dentons Canada LLP, 1 May – 31 Oct 2024Twenty First Report of the Monitor .pdf · 5 Dec 2024
| Firm | Period | Hours | Fees | Rates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deloitte Restructuring Inc.Monitorperiod 3 of 3 | 13 May – 27 Oct 2024 | — | — | — | Twenty First Report of the Monitor .pdf · 5 Dec 2024 |
| Deloitte Restructuring Inc.Monitorperiod 2 of 3 | to 9 Jun 2024 | — | — | —6 people | Twenty First Report of the Monitor .pdf · 5 Dec 2024 |
| Deloitte Restructuring Inc.Monitorperiod 1 of 3 | to 26 May 2024 | — | — | —5 people | Twenty First Report of the Monitor .pdf · 5 Dec 2024 |
| Dentons Canada LLPCounsel | 1 May – 31 Oct 2024 | — | — | — | Twenty First Report of the Monitor .pdf · 5 Dec 2024 |
53 stated figures across 4 engagements, each sourcedSubscribe to view
Estate financialsReported figures — never derived
The debtor’s own statement of its total assets and liabilities at filing is in the record — Subscribers
Documents
70 filings
| Date | Document | File |
|---|---|---|
| Monitor's Discharge Certificate .pdf | PDF · Subscribers | |
Endorsement of Justice Cavanagh (CCAA Termination) .pdf
| PDF · Subscribers | |
Order of Justice Cavanagh (CCAATermination) .pdf
| PDF · Subscribers | |
Twenty-Third Report of the Monitor .pdf
| PDF · Subscribers | |
| Factum of the Applicant - CCAA Termination Order .pdf | PDF · Subscribers | |
Motion Record - Express Gold Refining Ltd (Applicant) – CCAA Termination Order .pdf
| PDF · Subscribers | |
| Twenty-Second Report of the Monitor .pdf | PDF · Subscribers | |
Twenty First Report of the Monitor .pdf
| PDF · Subscribers | |
| Twentieth Report of the Monitor .pdf | PDF · Subscribers | |
Motion Record - Express Gold Refining Ltd (Applicant) .pdf
| PDF · Subscribers | |
| Nineteenth Report of the Monitor .pdf | PDF · Subscribers | |
MotionRecord - Express Gold Refining Ltd (Applicant) .pdf
| PDF · Subscribers | |
Endorsement of Justice Cavanagh re extension .pdf
| PDF · Subscribers | |
| Eighteenth Report of the Monitor .pdf | PDF · Subscribers | |
Express Gold Refining Ltd. (Applicant) .pdf
| PDF · Subscribers | |
Endorsement of Justice Cavanagh re Mediation .pdf
| PDF · Subscribers | |
| Seventeenth Report of the Monitor .pdf | PDF · Subscribers | |
| Book of Authorities of the Monitor .pdf | PDF · Subscribers | |
Reply Factum of the Monitor .pdf
| PDF · Subscribers | |
| Factum of the Attorney General of Canada .pdf | PDF · Subscribers | |
Record of the Attorney General of Canada .pdf
| PDF · Subscribers | |
| Amended Notice of Motion – Monitor re Mediation .pdf | PDF · Subscribers | |
Factum of the Monitor .pdf
| PDF · Subscribers | |
| Motion Record - Monitor re Mediation . | PDF · Subscribers | |
| Sixteenth Report of the Monitor .pdf | PDF · Subscribers | |
Endorsement of Justice Cavanagh .pdf
| PDF · Subscribers | |
Order of Justice Cavanagh (extension) .pdf
| PDF · Subscribers | |
| Fifteenth Report of the Monitor .pdf | PDF · Subscribers | |
Endorsement of Justice Penny re Case Management Judge .pdf
| PDF · Subscribers | |
| Fourteenth Report of the Monitor .pdf | PDF · Subscribers | |
| Thirteenth Report of the Monitor .pdf | PDF · Subscribers | |
| Twelfth Report of the Monitor | PDF · Subscribers | |
Order and Endorsement (EGR) .pdf
| PDF · Subscribers | |
| Eleventh Report of the Monitor .pdf | PDF · Subscribers | |
Endorsement of Justice McEwen (EGR Case Conference) .pdf
| PDF · Subscribers | |
| Tenth Report of the Monitor .pdf | PDF · Subscribers | |
| Motion Record - returnable June 13, 2022.pdf | PDF · Subscribers | |
| Ninth Report of the Monitor .pdf | PDF · Subscribers | |
| Eighth Report of the Monitor .pdf | PDF · Subscribers | |
Order (Approving Second Amended and Restated Protocol) .pdf
| PDF · Subscribers | |
| Seventh Report - Monitor - Deloitte Restructuring Inc. .pdf | PDF · Subscribers | |
Order (extension) .pdf
| PDF · Subscribers | |
Affidavit of Kayla Vieth .pdf
| PDF · Subscribers | |
| Sixth Report of the Monitor .pdf | PDF · Subscribers | |
| Motion Record - Express Gold Refining Ltd. (Applicant) - August 30 2021.pdf | PDF · Subscribers | |
| Motion Record - Express Gold Refining Ltd. (Applicant) .pdf | PDF · Subscribers | |
Production and Confidentiality Order (and Endorsement) of Justice McEwen .pdf
| PDF · Subscribers | |
| Factum of the CRA .pdf | PDF · Subscribers | |
| Fifth Report - Monitor - Deloitte Restructuring Inc. .pdf | PDF · Subscribers | |
Endorsement of Justice McEwen (EGR) .pdf
| PDF · Subscribers | |
| Motion Record - Monitor - Deloitte Restructuring Inc. .pdf | PDF · Subscribers | |
| Fourth Report .pdf | PDF · Subscribers | |
Motion Record - returnable March 8, 2021.pdf
| PDF · Subscribers | |
| Third Report of the Monitor .pdf | PDF · Subscribers | |
Motion Record - returnable December 14, 2020.pdf
| PDF · Subscribers | |
| Second Report of the Monitor .pdf | PDF · Subscribers | |
Order and Endorsement (extension) .pdf
| PDF · Subscribers | |
Second Amended and Restated Initial Order .pdf
| PDF · Subscribers | |
| Supplement to Monitors First Report .pdf | PDF · Subscribers | |
Amended and Restated Initial Order (and endorsement) .pdf
| PDF · Subscribers | |
| Monitor's First Report .pdf | PDF · Subscribers | |
| Application Record of the Applicant returnable October 15, 2020.pdf | PDF · Subscribers | |
| EGR Letter to Customers.pdf | PDF · Subscribers | |
Initial Order and Endorsement of Justice Hainey .pdf
| PDF · Subscribers | |
| List of Creditors.pdf | PDF · Subscribers | |
Notice of Application .pdf
| PDF · Subscribers | |
| Notice to Creditors.pdf | PDF · Subscribers | |
| Factum of the Applicant .pdf | PDF · Subscribers | |
Report of the Proposed Monitor .pdf
| PDF · Subscribers | |
Service List.pdf
| PDF · Subscribers | |
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CiteProceedings., “Express Gold Refining Ltd” (CCAA), Ontario Superior Court of Justice · Commercial List. Retrieved 20 September 2026, https://proceedings.ca/case/express-gold-refining-ltd