Lawrence Ophthalmic Lab inc. et al.
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- Proceeding
- CCAACompanies' Creditors Arrangement Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-36, as amended
- File
- CV-25-00743383-00CL
Filings held70
Last activity24 Jun 2026
On the record494 days
OverviewSummary updated
Lawrence Ophthalmic Lab inc. is the subject of insolvency proceedings commenced 15 May 2025 in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, court file CV-25-00743383-00CL, which remain active. The record before the court includes a preliminary list of creditors as at May 15, 2025, submitted by the debtor without admission as to liability and naming Hakim Optical Laboratory Limited as the obligor. It shows a secured claim of CAD 16,316,927.94 in favour of 1001112855 Ontario Inc. The largest unsecured claims listed are Oxford In Trust For Square One at CAD 1,015,714.99, Invahoe Cambridge II Inc. at CAD 560,052.26, Cushman & Wakefield Asset Services (Mic Mac Mall Limited Partnership) at CAD 538,378.53, Ivanhoe Cambridge Inc. at CAD 538,323.92 and Kingsway Garden Holdings Inc. at CAD 510,241.49. Armel Corporation appears twice, at CAD 335,834.94 and CAD 81,652.09.
Proceedings AIAsk this case — answers cite the filings
Case updates78 dated entries
#Report
1. 9211128 Canada - HOLL - 31-3382891 - Certificate of Appointment dated June 5, 2026 — Court officer certificate
75 earlier updates, back to 15 May 2025 — subscribers.
Parties
Debtor
Hakim Optical Laboratory Limited et al.
Debtor
Lawrence Ophthalmic Lab inc.
Monitor
KSV
Monitor
AlixPartners
Bench and counselPer the orders and service lists on the record
Bench
| Judge | Court | On this docket | Cases on record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Justice Black | Ontario Superior Court of Justice | 10 orders, Jun 2025 – May 2026 | 176 cases on record |
| Justice Kimmel | Ontario Superior Court of Justice | 4 orders, May 2025 | 182 cases on record |
| Justice Dietrich | Ontario Superior Court of Justice | 3 orders, Aug 2025 | 89 cases on record |
| Justice Myers | Ontario Superior Court of Justice | 2 orders, Nov 2025 | 103 cases on record |
Counsel of record
| Party | Counsel | First seen | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monitor | Chaitons LLP | 2 Dec 2025 | Service list · 2 Dec 2025 |
| ApplicantLawrence Ophthalmic Lab inc. et al. | Bennett Jones LLP | 14 Jul 2025 | Order · 14 Jul 2025 |
| DebtorHakim Optical Laboratory Limited et al. | Bennett Jones LLP | 15 May 2025 | Order · 15 May 2025 |
| DebtorLawrence Ophthalmic Lab inc. | Bennett Jones LLP | 15 May 2025 | Order · 15 May 2025 |
| Creditor1383266 ONTARIO LIMITED Phuong Pham | Ggfi Law LLP | 2 Dec 2025 | Service list · 2 Dec 2025 |
| CreditorAu Ngan Leng Lo (Store #73) | Pallett Valo LLP | 2 Dec 2025 | Service list · 2 Dec 2025 |
| CreditorFima Development | Dickinson Wright LLP | 2 Dec 2025 | Service list · 2 Dec 2025 |
| CreditorFlamborough South Centre Inc | Whelton Hiutin LLP | 2 Dec 2025 | Service list · 2 Dec 2025 |
| CreditorFormer Employee Signs Maker Inc | Lee Legal Pc | 2 Dec 2025 | Service list · 2 Dec 2025 |
| CreditorHammer LP (Store #14) | Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP | 2 Dec 2025 | Service list · 2 Dec 2025 |
| CreditorInterested Third | Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP | 2 Dec 2025 | Service list · 2 Dec 2025 |
| CreditorNewcomer Women's Services Toronto | Reeves Richarz LLP | 2 Dec 2025 | Service list · 2 Dec 2025 |
| CreditorSupreme Capital Inc | Field Law | 2 Dec 2025 | Service list · 2 Dec 2025 |
| CreditorTopostar Yorkville Inc | Ormston List Frawley LLP | 2 Dec 2025 | Service list · 2 Dec 2025 |
Capital structureAs asserted in the filings
| Priority class | Creditor | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Court-ordered charges | DIP Lender's Charge — Second – DIP Lender's Charge (to the maximum amount of $2,800,000, plus accrued and unpaid interest, fees and expenses in accordance with the DIP Agreement) | $2.8M | CCAA Initial Order dated May 15, 2025 |
Sale processAs stated in the filings
| Purchaser | Price | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chiaro Ottico Ltd. ("Chiaro"), 1001410357 Ontario Ltd. ("LabCo"), and 1001410360 Ontario Ltd. ("StoreCo") | not stated | Proposed | Approval and Vesting Order dated November 18,… |
Closing termsVesting of the Purchased Assets in the Purchasers occurs upon delivery of a Monitor's Certificate confirming that all conditions of Closing have been satisfied or waived by the parties to the Sale Agreement.Approval and Vesting Order dated November 18, 2025
Sealed materialsSchedule "B2" to the Sale Agreement, attached as a confidential appendix to the Fifth ReportApproval and Vesting Order dated November 18, 2025
RecoveriesAs declared or paid
Unsecured creditors: no distribution.FinalReport on Preliminary Administration · 24 Jun 2026
| Class | Creditor | Claims | Recovery | Basis | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unsecured | subsequent ranking creditors | — | no distribution | Finalper the monitor | Report on Preliminary Administration · 24 Jun 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.
Fees and ratesAs stated in the filings
3 engagements · 2 firms — latest: KSV Restructuring Inc., 1 Apr – 31 Jul 2025Third Report of the Monitor · 25 Aug 2025
| Firm | Period | Hours | Fees | Rates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaitons LLPCounsel to the monitor | — | — | — | ••• | Third Report of the Monitor · 25 Aug 2025 |
| KSV Restructuring Inc.Monitorperiod 2 of 2 | 1 Apr – 31 Jul 2025 | — | — | ••• | Third Report of the Monitor · 25 Aug 2025 |
| KSV Restructuring Inc.Proposal trusteeperiod 1 of 2 | 1 Apr – 30 Apr 2025 | — | — | ••• | First Report of the Proposal Trustee · 9 May 2025 |
Estate financialsReported figures — never derived
The debtor’s own statement of its total assets and liabilities at filing is in the record — Subscribers
Cumulative receipts
$3.15M
As at 14 Nov 2025Fifth Report of the Monitor dated November 14, 2025
Documents
70 filings
| Date | Document | File |
|---|---|---|
Report on Preliminary Administration dated June 24, 2026
| PDF · Subscribers | |
| Notice to Creditors dated June 9, 2026 | PDF · Subscribers | |
1. 9211128 Canada - HOLL - 31-3382891 - Certificate of Appointment dated June 5, 2026
| PDF · Subscribers | |
| 9223142 Canada - (LOLI) - 31-3382884 - Certificate of Appointment dated June 5, 2026 | PDF · Subscribers | |
| HOWL - 31-3382875 - Certificate of Appointment dated June 5, 2026 | PDF · Subscribers | |
| Monitor's Termination Certificate dated May 29, 2026 | PDF · Subscribers | |
| Aide Memoire of the Landlord for Case Conference on May 22, 2026 | PDF · Subscribers | |
Endorsement of Justice Black dated May 22, 2026
| PDF · Subscribers | |
| Aide Memoire of the Purchasers dated May 21, 2026 | PDF · Subscribers | |
Endorsement of Justice Black dated March 27, 2026
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Endorsement of Justice Black dated March 4, 2026
| PDF · Subscribers | |
| Aide Memoire of the Purchasers dated March 3, 2026 | PDF · Subscribers | |
| Aide Memoire of the Monitor dated March 2, 2026 | PDF · Subscribers | |
| Aide Memoire of Mantella Sons dated February 27, 2026 | PDF · Subscribers | |
| Monitor's Certificate dated December 2, 2025 | PDF · Subscribers | |
Service List as at December 2, 2025
| PDF · Subscribers | |
Approval and Vesting Order dated November 18, 2025
| PDF · Subscribers | |
CCAA Termination Order dated November 18, 2025
| PDF · Subscribers | |
Court Order dated November 18, 2025
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Endorsement of Justice Black dated November 18, 2025
| PDF · Subscribers | |
| Factum of the Applicants dated November 17, 2025 | PDF · Subscribers | |
Second Supplement to the Fifth Report of the Monitor dated November 17, 2025
| PDF · Subscribers | |
Supplement to the Fifth Report of the Monitor dated November 17, 2025
| PDF · Subscribers | |
Fifth Report of the Monitor dated November 14, 2025
| PDF · Subscribers | |
| Motion Record of the Applicants dated November 11, 2025 | PDF · Subscribers | |
Court Order dated November 4, 2025
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Endorsement of Justice Myers dated November 4, 2025
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Fourth Report of the Monitor dated October 29, 2025
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| Motion Record of the Applicants dated October 28, 2025 | PDF · Subscribers | |
SISP Process Letter dated September 3, 2025
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Endorsement of Justice Dietrich dated August 28, 2025
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SISP Approval Order dated August 28, 2025
| PDF · Subscribers | |
| Factum of the Applicants dated August 25, 2025 | PDF · Subscribers | |
Third Report of the Monitor dated August 25, 2025
| PDF · Subscribers | |
| Motion Record of the Applicants dated August 21, 2025 | PDF · Subscribers | |
Endorsement of Justice J. Dietrich dated August 8, 2025
| PDF · Subscribers | |
Stay Extension and DIP Amendment Order dated August 8, 2025
| PDF · Subscribers | |
| Factum of the Applicants dated August 6, 2025 | PDF · Subscribers | |
Second Report of the Monitor dated August 6, 2025
| PDF · Subscribers | |
| Motion Record of the Applicants dated August 5, 2025 | PDF · Subscribers | |
Endorsement of Justice Black dated July 14, 2025
| PDF · Subscribers | |
Stay Extension Order dated July 14, 2025
| PDF · Subscribers | |
| Factum of the Applicants dated July 10, 2025 | PDF · Subscribers | |
| Motion Record of the Applicants dated July 8, 2025 | PDF · Subscribers | |
Supplement to the First Report of the Monitor dated July 8, 2025
| PDF · Subscribers | |
Amended and Restated Initial Order dated June 27, 2025
| PDF · Subscribers | |
Endorsement of Justice Black dated June 27, 2025
| PDF · Subscribers | |
| Factum of the Applicants dated June 24, 2025 | PDF · Subscribers | |
First Report of the Monitor dated June 24, 2025
| PDF · Subscribers | |
| Motion Record of the Applicant dated June 23, 2025 | PDF · Subscribers | |
| CCAA Notice to Creditors dated May 20, 2025 | PDF · Subscribers | |
CCAA Initial Order dated May 15, 2025
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Endorsement of Justice Kimmel dated May 15, 2025
| PDF · Subscribers | |
Hakim Optical - NOI Termination Order dated May 15, 2025
| PDF · Subscribers | |
Hakim Optical Laboratory Limited - List of Creditors
| PDF · Subscribers | |
| Lawrence Ophthalmic Lab Inc. - List of Creditors | PDF · Subscribers | |
Lawrence Ophthalmic Lab Inc. - NOI Termination Order dated May 15, 2025
| PDF · Subscribers | |
| Teaser | PDF · Subscribers | |
Affidavit of Linda Fraser-Richardson Sworn May 14, 2025
| PDF · Subscribers | |
| Factum of the Applicants dated May 13, 2025 | PDF · Subscribers | |
Pre-Filing Report of the Proposed Monitor dated May 9, 2025
| PDF · Subscribers | |
Motion Record of the Applicants dated May 8, 2025 (Vol 1)
| PDF · Subscribers | |
Motion Record of the Applicants dated May 8, 2025 (Vol 2)
| PDF · Subscribers | |
Motion Record of the Applicants dated May 8, 2025 (Vol 3)
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| Notice to Creditors dated April 23, 2025 - Lawrence Ophthalmic Lab Inc. | PDF · Subscribers | |
| Certificate for the Notice of Intention dated April 22, 2025 - Lawrence Ophthalmic Lab Inc. | PDF · Subscribers | |
| Notice to Creditors dated April 21, 2025 - Hakim Optical Laboratory Limited | PDF · Subscribers | |
| Certificate for the Notice of Intention dated April 16, 2025 - Hakim Optical Laboratory Limited | PDF · Subscribers | |
| Non-Disclosure Agreement | PDF · Subscribers | |
SISP
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Filing titles and dates are public, and so is each filing's own page. The figures read from them are for subscribers.
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