Grafton Connor Group
Follow- Proceeding
- CCAAs.11 of the CCAA
- File
- Hfx No. 545977
Grafton Connor Group filed under the CCAA on August 20, 2025, with an initial stay expiring August 29, 2025 that was extended to October 17, 2025 on an order of that date. Management estimated combined liabilities of $23,700,000 as at August 18, 2025 — $17.0 million secured, $5.0 million in priority CRA claims and $1.7 million unsecured — with no total asset figure given. Ducimus Capital Inc. is owed approximately $12,000,000 under an April 2024 bridge facility bearing interest at 14.75%, and Park Lawn approximately $5,000,000 on second-ranking security; both had served BIA section 244 notices whose ten-day periods had run. Bids were due December 5, 2025. Further orders were made on March 4, April 10 and June 12, 2026. The proceeding remains active.
A claims procedure has been established — see the order for deadlines.
Per the Claims Process Court Order dated 19 December 2025.
40 earlier updates, back to 20 August 2025 — subscribers.
Case update
Grafton Connor: service on the Clerk is sufficient service
Halifax Regional Municipality filed one proof of claim in the Grafton Connor CCAA — $16,409.22 for police overtime — and none for the property taxes. The bar date passed, the plan was voted on, and on April 10 it was sanctioned. HRM then moved to have its extinguished tax claims restored, arguing the proceedings should have been served on the municipal Clerk under its own charter. On July 27 the monitor served notice on the Attorney General of Nova Scotia that the charter provision is constitutionally inoperative.
Debtor
Grafton Connor Group
Monitor
MNP
Bench
| Judge | Court | On this docket | Cases on record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Justice Bodurtha | Supreme Court of Nova Scotia | 4 orders, Oct 2025 – Apr 2026 | 5 cases on record |
Counsel of record
| Party | Counsel | First seen | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| MonitorMNP | Borden Ladner Gervais LLP | 21 May 2026 | Service list · 21 May 2026 |
| Creditor3234647 Nova Scotia Limited | BoyneClarke LLP | 21 May 2026 | Service list · 21 May 2026 |
| Priority class | Creditor | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deemed trusts (CRA and other) | CRA for HST/GSTDeemed trust priority claim ("CRA for HST/GST" line item); prose describes it as the "Pre-Filing HST Liability" "totalling over $5,000,000"; CRA swept ~$570,000 from bank accounts in March/April 2025 and now sweeps 15% of daily POS receipts (~$250,000 estimated April 2025 to Application date) — debtor: Bedford Investments Limited and T.L.B. Holdings Limited (subject to CRA Sweep); Grafton Connor Group combined estimate · as of 18 Aug 2025 | $5M | Pre-Filing Report of the Proposed Monitor |
Liquidation in progress — By the initial Offer Deadline of December 5, 2025, no offers were received; extensions were granted and two draft letters of intent were received from Qualified Offeror #1 and Qualified Offeror #2, with the RISP process ongoingThird Report of the Monitor · 17 Dec 2025
Unsecured creditors: a distribution. 323 NS no distribution · Ducimus Capital Inc. a distribution.Under the plan · sanctionedSanction Order · 10 Apr 2026
| Class | Creditor | Claims | Recovery | Basis | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preferred | Municipal Property Tax Priority Claims | — | a distribution | Under the plansanctionedper the court | Sanction Order · 10 Apr 2026 |
| Unsecured | Unsecured Claims (other than Convenience Creditors) | — | a distribution | Under the plansanctionedper the court | Sanction Order · 10 Apr 2026 |
| Unsecured | 323 NS | — | no distribution | Under the plansanctionedper the debtor | Fifth Report of the Monitor · 16 Feb 2026 |
| Unsecured | Ducimus Capital Inc. | — | a distribution | Under the plansanctionedper the court | Sanction Order · 10 Apr 2026 |
| Unsecured | Park Lawn Cemetery Care and Maintenance Trust | — | a distribution | Under the plansanctionedper the court | Sanction Order · 10 Apr 2026 |
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.
The debtor’s own statement of its total assets and liabilities at filing is in the record — Subscribers
Cumulative receipts
$16.9M
As at 21 May 2026Seventh Report of the Monitor
| Date | Document | File |
|---|---|---|
| Notice of Constitutional Issue | PDF · Subscribers | |
Monitor's Supplemental Report (to the Seventh Report to the Court)
| PDF · Subscribers | |
Order Staying Distribution
| PDF · Subscribers | |
Amended and Restated Initial Order – dated 2026-06-03
| PDF · Subscribers | |
| Affidavit of Steve Harold McMullin | PDF · Subscribers | |
Notice of Motion
| PDF · Subscribers | |
Service List
| PDF · Subscribers | |
Seventh Report of the Monitor
| PDF · Subscribers | |
Amended and Restated Initial Order – dated 2026-04-10
| PDF · Subscribers | |
Sanction Order
| PDF · Subscribers | |
Sixth Report of the Monitor
| PDF · Subscribers | |
| Amended Plan of Compromise and Arrangement | PDF · Subscribers | |
| Notice of Termination of the Refinancing and/or Investment Solicitation Process | PDF · Subscribers | |
Notice of First Meeting of Creditors
| PDF · Subscribers | |
Proxy Form
| PDF · Subscribers | |
Amended and Restated Initial Order – dated 2026-03-04
| PDF · Subscribers | |
Meeting Order
| PDF · Subscribers | |
Amended and Restated Initial Order – dated 2026-02-20
| PDF · Subscribers | |
Return of Deposit Order
| PDF · Subscribers | |
Fifth Report of the Monitor
| PDF · Subscribers | |
| Plan of Compromise and Arrangement | PDF · Subscribers | |
Amended and Restated Initial Order – dated 2026-01-29
| PDF · Subscribers | |
| Fourth Report of the Monitor | PDF · Subscribers | |
| Notice to Creditors – dated 2025-12-22 | PDF · Subscribers | |
Amended and Restated Initial Order – dated 2025-12-19
| PDF · Subscribers | |
Claims Process Court Order
| PDF · Subscribers | |
Third Report of the Monitor
| PDF · Subscribers | |
| Second Notice of Extension of the Offer Deadline | PDF · Subscribers | |
| Notice of Extension of the Offer Deadline | PDF · Subscribers | |
| Notice of RISP Approval Order and RISP Procedures | PDF · Subscribers | |
Amended and Restated Initial Order – dated 2025-10-17
| PDF · Subscribers | |
Court Order (Refinancing and/or Investment Sollicitation Process Procedures)
| PDF · Subscribers | |
RISP Procedures
| PDF · Subscribers | |
Second Report of the Monitor
| PDF · Subscribers | |
Amended and Restated Initial Order
| PDF · Subscribers | |
| First Report of the Monitor | PDF · Subscribers | |
| List of Creditors | PDF · Subscribers | |
| Notice to Creditors | PDF · Subscribers | |
Initial Order
| PDF · Subscribers | |
Pre-Filing Report of the Proposed Monitor
| PDF · Subscribers | |
Affidavit of G. Hurst
| PDF · Subscribers | |
Initial Application
| PDF · Subscribers | |
Filing titles and dates are public, and so is each filing's own page. The figures read from them are for subscribers.
CiteProceedings., “Grafton Connor Group” (CCAA), Supreme Court of Nova Scotia. Retrieved 20 September 2026, https://proceedings.ca/case/grafton-connor-group