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Giant Containers Inc. and Giant Group Canada Inc.

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Proceeding
Receivership (court-appointed)BIA s. 243 / prov. Judicature Acts
Court
Ontario Superior Court of Justice · Commercial List
File
CV-24-725638-00CL
Filings held3
Last activity18 Nov 2025
On the record724 days
OverviewSummary updated

Giant Containers Inc. and Giant Group Canada Inc. were placed in receivership by order of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (Commercial List) made Friday, September 27, 2024, under section 243 of the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act and provincial Judicature Act authority. The proceeding is carried on court file CV-24-725638-00CL in Ontario. The receivership order is the only step recorded on this file, and the matter is now closed on the record with no further milestones entered.

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Parties

Debtor

Giant Containers Inc. and Giant Group Canada Inc.

Receiver

BDO

Bench and counselPer the orders and service lists on the record

Bench

JudgeCourtOn this docketCases on record
Justice BlackOntario Superior Court of Justice2 orders, Sep 2024 – Nov 2025176 cases on record

Counsel of record

PartyCounselFirst seenSource
ReceiverBDOThornton Grout Finnigan LLP18 Nov 2025Order · 18 Nov 2025
ApplicantRoyal Bank of CanadaThornton Grout Finnigan LLP27 Sep 2024Order · 27 Sep 2024
Capital structureAs asserted in the filings
stated amounts, drawn to scale · 1 named without a figure
#Priority classCreditorAmountSource
3Deemed trusts (CRA and other)Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) - unremitted HST · in 926 casesas of CRA proof of claim — Statutory deemed trust over unremitted HST — Deemed trust class claim; of the total $169,476.70 claimed, $145,046.10 represents the deemed trust property claim (the priority portion). Combined deemed trust portions ($11,532.28 + $145,046.10 = $156,578.38) are the amount the Discharge Order authorizes the Receiver to distribute to CRA, subject to availability of excess funds. — debtor: Giant Containers Inc.$169KMotion Record - dated November 6, 2025
3Deemed trusts (CRA and other)Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) - payroll source deductions · in 926 casesas of CRA proof of claim — Statutory deemed trust over outstanding payroll source deductions — Deemed trust class claim; of the total $20,929.80 claimed, $11,532.28 represents the deemed trust property claim (the priority portion). Receiver seeks to distribute funds toward deemed trust claims only, ranking ahead of ordinary distribution to secured creditor RBC. — debtor: Giant Containers Inc.$20.9KMotion Record - dated November 6, 2025
4SecuredRoyal Bank of Canada (RBC), successor by amalgamation to HSBC Bank Canada · in 556 casesLoan and security agreements/credit facilities advanced to Giant Containers Inc.; unlimited guarantee executed by Giant Group Canada Inc. of Giant Containers' obligations, including indebtedness under the Credit Facilities — HSBC amalgamated with RBC on March 29, 2024; RBC identified as 'the current secured lender to the Debtors' and as the secured creditor throughout the receivership. No specific outstanding balance disclosed in these pages. Receiver's Report states it is expected there will be no funds available for distribution to RBC as secured creditor after payment of priority claims andMotion Record - dated November 6, 2025
8UnsecuredLandlord of 55 Unwin Avenue (unnamed)Landlord's name not identified in the document. — debtor: Giant Containers Inc.$159KMotion Record - dated November 6, 2025
8UnsecuredFormer employees of Giant Containers Inc. (unpaid vacation, termination and severance pay)as of Service Canada Statement of Account — Identified as 'super priority' claims under sections 81.4(1) and 81.4(4) of the BIA, ranking ahead of the Receiver's Charge and ordinary unsecured/secured claims. — debtor: Giant Containers Inc.$4KMotion Record - dated November 6, 2025

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

This proceeding was commenced by a secured creditor. The record does not include the debtor’s own statement of assets and liabilities — that ceiling is the record’s, not this page’s.

RecoveriesAs stated in the filings

Royal Bank of Canada: no distribution.EstimatedMotion Record · 6 Nov 2025

ClassCreditorClaimsRecoveryBasisSource
Securedother creditors, including the Applicant as secured creditorRoyal Bank of Canadano distributionEstimatedper the receiverMotion Record · 6 Nov 2025

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.

Fees and ratesAs stated in the filings

1 engagement · 1 firmThornton Grout Finnigan LLP, 16 Sep – 5 Nov 2025, $10,935.00 soughtMotion Record · 6 Nov 2025

FirmPeriodHoursFeesRatesSource
Thornton Grout Finnigan LLPCounsel to the receiver16 Sep – 5 Nov 2025Sought18.9$10,935.00ex. tax$5501 personMotion Record · 6 Nov 2025
1 personThornton Grout Finnigan LLP, 16 Sep – 5 Nov 2025
NameYear of callHoursRateFees
Rudrakshi Chakrabarti202318.1$5502025$9,955.00

Top rate $550 · 5th percentile of counsel rates, 2025 · of 80

Documents3 filings
DateDocumentFile
Discharge Order - dated November 18,2025
  • Counsel Thornton Grout Finnigan LLP
  • Presiding officer Justice W.D. Black
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Motion Record - dated November 6, 2025
  • Fee schedule Engagements: Form: invoice_listing · Rows: Rudrakshi Chakrabarti · Money: Tax: $1.46K · Label: HST · Quote: HST | HST | $1,464.20 · Fees: $10.9K · Quote: Total FEES | | | $10,935.00 · Total: $12.7K · Quote: Total | Total | $12,727.25 · includes tax · includes disbursements · Approximate: false · Disbursements: $328 · Quote: Total DISBURSEMENTS | | | $328.05 · Period: End: 2025-11-05 · Kind: invoice · Label: Fee Approval Period · Quote: for the period from September 16, 2025 to November 5, 2025 (the ' Fee Approval Period '). · Start: 2025-09-16 · Approval: Quote: The Receiver requests that the Court approve its accounts for the period from October 4, 2024 to October 24, 2025 · State: sought · Averages: — · Currency: Code: CAD · Quote: Please note that all our accounts are rendered in Canadian Dollars. · Invoices: Tax: 1464.2 · Fees: 10935 · Quote: 1st Bill (Inv. 43382) | For period ended November 5, 2025 | 18.9 | 10,935.00 $ | 328.05 $ | 1,464.20 $ | 12,727.25 $ | 578.57 $ · Total: 12727.25 · Period end: 2025-11-05 · Average rate: 578.57 · Disbursements: 328.05 · Firm text: Thornton Grout Finnigan LLP · Firm quote: Thornton Grout Finnigan LLP · Hours total: Quote: TOTAL | | 18.9 | 10,935.00 $ | 328.05 $ | 1,464.20 $ | 12,727.25 $ | · Value: 18.9 · Context quote: The accounts of the Receiver's counsel, Thornton Grout Finnigan LLP ('TGF'), for the period from September 16, 2025 to November 5, 2025, totals $11,263.05 in fees and disbursements, · Context unverified: true
  • Recovery outcome Entries: per estimated · Stated on: 2025-11-06 · Table missing:
  • Secured creditors Note: HSBC amalgamated with RBC on March 29, 2024; RBC identified as 'the current secured lender to the Debtors' and as the secured creditor throughout the receivership. No specific outstanding balance disclosed in these pages. Receiver's Report states it is expected there will be no funds available for distribution to RBC as secured creditor after payment of priority claims and professional fees. Losses under the Credit Facilities are guaranteed to RBC by Export Development Canada (EDC), but EDC is not itself a creditor of the Debtors. · Page: 24 · Debtor: Giant Containers Inc. (borrower); Giant Group Canada Inc. (guarantor) · Creditor: Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), successor by amalgamation to HSBC Bank Canada · Currency: CAD · Security: Loan and security agreements/credit facilities advanced to Giant Containers Inc.; unlimited guarantee executed by Giant Group Canada Inc. of Giant Containers' obligations, including indebtedness under the Credit Facilities
  • Unsecured creditors $159K · Note: Landlord's name not identified in the document. · Page: 25 · Basis: Stated in Receiver's Report as lease arrears owed by Giant Containers, which resulted in the landlord terminating the lease effective November 18, 2024 · Debtor: Giant Containers Inc. · Creditor: Landlord of 55 Unwin Avenue (unnamed)
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Receivership Order date September 27, 2024
  • Commencement date 27 September 2024
  • Counsel Thornton Grout Finnigan LLP
  • Court SUPERIOR COURT OF JUSTICE (COMMERCIAL LIST)
  • Court file no CV-24-725638-00CL
  • + 2 more extracted facts
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