Map Art Publishing Corporation filed an assignment in bankruptcy on May 1, 2026, under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act in Ontario, the estate carrying court file number 31-3368063. The record fixes the date and time of bankruptcy as May 1, 2026 at 16:12. A claims process was approved as of the same date, and court officer reporting on file confirms both the assignment and the hour it took effect. The proceeding remains active, and nothing further in the record speaks to claims filed, realizations or distributions.
The officer filed report no. Preliminary Report. The Company ceased operations prior to bankruptcy after its President left amid cash flow difficulties; staff were terminated in mid-to-late April 2026 and the Company filed an assignment in bankruptcy on May 1, 2026, with no ongoing operations since. Court file 31-3368063.
2 earlier updates, back to 1 May 2026 — subscribers.
Outcome brief
Map Art: $600,000 of road maps, and no liquidator would take them
A Pickering company that had published road maps across Canada since the 1990s carried $600,000 of inventory on its books. Its statement of affairs values that inventory at nil, and the trustee reports that of the several liquidators approached before the bankruptcy, none was willing to buy or even remove it. There are no secured creditors, which is why the unsecured ones may actually be paid something.
Debtor
Map Art Publishing Corporation
Trustee in bankruptcy
MNP
| Priority class | Creditor | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsecured | PRONTO REPRODUCTIONS LTDNature of liability: Other (AP) — debtor: Map Art Publishing Corporation · as of 1 May 2026 | $184K | Notice to Creditors |
Unsecured creditors: not yet estimated.EstimatedTrustee's Preliminary Report to Creditors · 22 May 2026
| Class | Creditor | Claims | Recovery | Basis | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unsecured | — | — | not yet estimated | Estimatedper the trustee | Trustee's Preliminary Report to Creditors · 22 May 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
Cash on hand
$125K
As at 22 May 2026Trustee's Preliminary Report to Creditors
| Date | Document | File |
|---|---|---|
Trustee's Preliminary Report to Creditors
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| Tear Sheet | PDF · Subscribers | |
Affidavit of Mailing
| PDF · Subscribers | |
Notice to Creditors
| PDF · Subscribers | |
Certificate of Appointment
| PDF · Subscribers | |
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CiteProceedings., “Map Art Publishing Corporation” (Bankruptcy). Retrieved 20 September 2026, https://proceedings.ca/case/map-art-publishing-corporation
Sources last checked · summary updated 9 August 2026 · Report a correction · Printed from proceedings.ca/case/map-art-publishing-corporation
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