Nick Bernard

Nick Bernard, a Quebec debtor, remains subject to active insolvency proceedings in which tax authorities and commercial lenders assert claims against two immovables. The Ministère du Revenu du Québec holds a legal hypothec on 500 chemin St-Roch and 2 rue Maille for a registered amount of $1,353,000 as of January 15, 2025, the same amount appearing against both properties, and the Agence du revenu du Canada registered a legal hypothec on the same immovables, stated as "505 M$", as of February 18, 2025. 9419-4651 Québec Inc. registered a hypothec of $8,053,000 on 2 rue Maille in Boisbriand as of March 26, 2024, a registered figure rather than a confirmed balance. The statutory statement of affairs at September 26, 2025 lists ordinary claims of $4,000,000 by Banque Laurentienne du Canada, $2,500,000 by Q-8 Capital, S.E.C. and Q-12 Capital, S.E.C., $1,800,000 by the ARC and MRQ, and three further ordinary claims. As of October 9, 2025, proofs of claim had been filed for $2,472,141 by the Q-8 and Q-12 partnerships and $1,525,400 by the tax authorities; Banque Laurentienne had not filed.