Grafton Connor Group
- 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.
The stay of proceedings was extended to 2026-11-01.
Source: Amended and Restated Initial Order – dated 2026-06-03
The officer filed report no. Seventh Report. The Company has continued normal day-to-day restaurant/hospitality operations without significant interruption, managed cash flow within its Extended Forecast, worked through the CCAA distribution process under the Amended Plan, and repaid the DIP Lender's Facility in full.
Source: Seventh Report of the Monitor
The stay of proceedings was extended to 2026-06-01.
Source: Amended and Restated Initial Order – dated 2026-04-10
Notice of Termination of the Refinancing and/or Investment Solicitation Process — Stakeholder communication
The stay of proceedings was extended to 2026-04-10.
Source: Amended and Restated Initial Order – dated 2026-03-04
The stay of proceedings was extended to 2026-03-27.
Source: Amended and Restated Initial Order – dated 2026-02-20
The officer filed report no. Fifth Report. The Company continued ordinary-course operations without significant service interruption, advanced the RISP with 323 NS as successful refinancing offeror, secured DIP financing, and worked toward finalizing a Plan of Compromise and Arrangement.
Source: Fifth Report of the Monitor
The officer filed report no. Fourth Report. Since the TARIO, the Company has continued day-to-day operations without unexpected interruption, maintained forecasted sales levels, advanced RISP negotiations with the successful refinancing bidder and senior secured lenders, secured DIP financing terms, and implemented the Claims Process.
Source: Fourth Report of the Monitor
The stay of proceedings was extended to 2026-02-20.
Source: Amended and Restated Initial Order – dated 2026-01-29
The stay of proceedings was extended.
Source: Amended and Restated Initial Order – dated 2025-12-19
The officer filed report no. Third Report. The Company continued day-to-day operations across its restaurants, pubs and nightclubs, maintained forecasted sales levels and cash flow without service interruption, though it has not remitted all GST/HST obligations (approx. $200,000 outstanding); the RISP process concluded with two competing offers received.
Source: Third Report of the Monitor
The court approved a sale and investment solicitation process. A bid deadline of 2025-12-05.
Source: RISP Procedures
The stay of proceedings was extended to 2025-12-19.
Source: Amended and Restated Initial Order – dated 2025-10-17
Court Order (Refinancing and/or Investment Sollicitation Process Procedures) was filed.
Source: Court Order (Refinancing and/or Investment Sollicitation Process Procedures)
The officer filed report no. Second Report. The Company has continued day-to-day operations without unexpected interruption, maintained forecasted sales levels, and is developing a refinancing/investment solicitation process (RISP) while also managing CRA obligations and a regulatory appeal affecting one of its nightclub venues.
Source: Second Report of the Monitor
The officer filed report no. First Report. Since the Initial Order, the Company's operations have continued without unexpected interruption, maintaining forecasted sales levels while pursuing a refinancing and investment solicitation process (RISP) as part of its restructuring.
Source: First Report of the Monitor
Guide
What to do when a company that owes you money goes bankrupt in Canada
When a Canadian company that owes you money goes bankrupt or into creditor protection, what you actually get back is usually a fraction of the debt, often nothing, and only if your claim is in on time. How to find the case, file a claim, meet a bar date, vote on a plan, take back goods and get paid, drawn from the court record.
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 | 8 orders, Oct 2025 – Apr 2026 | 6 cases on record |
Counsel of record
| Party | Counsel | First seen | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| MonitorMNP | Borden Ladner Gervais LLP | 17 Oct 2025 | Service list · 21 May 2026 |
| ApplicantGrafton Connor Group | O'Keefe & Sullivan | 17 Oct 2025 | Order · 17 Oct 2025 |
| Creditor3234647 Nova Scotia Limited | BoyneClarke LLP | 21 May 2026 | Service list · 21 May 2026 |
| CreditorDucimus Capital Inc | McInnes Cooper | 17 Oct 2025 | Order · 17 Oct 2025 |
| CreditorFrançois D. Gagnon | Borden Ladner Gervais LLP | 19 Dec 2025 | Order · 19 Dec 2025 |
| CreditorPark Lawn Cemetery Care and Maintenance Trust Gavin D | Cox & Palmer | 17 Oct 2025 | Order · 17 Oct 2025 |
| # | Priority class | Creditor | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 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 |
| 3 | Deemed trusts (CRA and other) | |||
| 4 | Secured | |||
| 4 | Secured |
3 more claims in 2 classes The stack holds Deemed trusts (CRA and other) and Secured claims.
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See all plansLiquidation 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.Sixth Report of the Monitor · 8 Apr 2026
| Class | Creditor | Claims | Recovery | Basis | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Secured | Secured Creditor Class (each Secured Creditor, limited to the Secured Claim Amount) | — | shortfallconditional | Under the plansanctionedper the court | Sanction Order · 8 Apr 2026 |
| Preferred | Municipal Property Tax Priority Claims | — | paid in fullconditional | Under the plansanctionedper the monitor | Fifth Report of the Monitor · 16 Feb 2026 |
| Unsecured | — | per the monitor | Sixth Report of the Monitor · 8 Apr 2026 |
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Cumulative receipts
$16.9M
As at 21 May 2026Seventh Report of the Monitor
Cumulative disbursements
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Cash on hand
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Professional fees
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3 more reported figures, and the total the debtor stated at filing
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See all plans| 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 | |
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CiteProceedings., “Grafton Connor Group” (CCAA), Supreme Court of Nova Scotia. Retrieved 4 November 2026, https://proceedings.ca/case/grafton-connor-group