RioCan-HBC Limited Partnership et al.
Follow- Proceeding
- Receivership (court-appointed)section 243(1) of the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act and section 101 of the Courts of Justice Act
- File
- CV-25-00744295-00CL
RioCan-HBC Limited Partnership et al. has been in court-appointed receivership in Ontario since June 3, 2025 under BIA s. 243 and provincial Judicature Act authority, and the estate is now working through the disposition of its remaining real property. Four properties have been sold: Devonshire on June 5, 2026 for net proceeds of $4,307,000; Ottawa on June 15, 2026 for $21,092,000; and Vancouver on June 24, 2026 for net proceeds of $4,307,000. The Calgary sale was expected to close on or before July 27, 2026, with estimated net proceeds filed in a sealed confidential appendix. The Montreal property, mortgaged to Royal Bank of Canada, remains subject to a marketing process. As of July 17, 2026 the Receiver reported shortfalls of 48% to 93% across the secured lenders, whose obligations currently due include $212,169,000 on Vancouver, $113,089,000 on Calgary, $59,547,000 on Devonshire and $45,954,000 on Ottawa.
67 earlier updates, back to 3 June 2025 — subscribers.
Case update
RioCan-HBC: numbers where the names used to be
The RioCan–Hudson's Bay joint-venture entities have been renamed as bare Ontario numbers. Three of their four malls have sold, and FTI's seventh report puts the secured lenders' shortfalls at between 48% and 93% before a dollar of the $129.1 million on hand is paid out.
Case update
RioCan-HBC: $400,000 in Yorkdale costs against the estate, not the receiver
A receiver asked the court to approve a sublease of the former Hudson's Bay space at Yorkdale. The landlord opposed and won, then sought $707,229 in costs — and asked that the receiver pay them personally. Kimmel J. refused personal liability, charged the estate instead, and explained why the party actually bearing the loss is the secured creditor that designed the transaction.
Debtor
RioCan-HBC Limited Partnership et al.
Applicant
RioCan
Receiver
FTI
Bench
| Judge | Court | On this docket | Cases on record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Justice Osborne | Ontario Superior Court of Justice | 6 orders, May 2026 | 146 cases on record |
| Justice Kimmel | Ontario Superior Court of Justice | 5 orders, May 2026 – Jul 2026 | 182 cases on record |
Counsel of record
| Priority class | Creditor | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Secured | HSBC Bank Canada (as syndicate agent; syndicate includes Canadian Western Bank, United Overseas Bank, Industrial & Commercial Bank of China (Canada)) · in 54 casesas of Bewley Affidavit sworn March 7, 2025 — First mortgage on Vancouver freehold property — Vancouver HSBC First Mortgage Financing; credit agreement dated May 24, 2022; matures April 30, 2025 — debtor: RioCan-Hudson's Bay JV | $202M | Application Record |
14 transactions · 7 closed · 5 approved · 2 not completed — Status of the JV Properties as at May 31, 2026Second Interim Report of the Receiver - Section 246(2) of the BIA · 15 Sep 2026
| Purchaser | Price | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| unnamedthe Agreements, the Premises and the Real Property (Laval Nominee's, St. Bruno Nominee's, HBC's and JV Entities' interests) | not stated | Closed9 Oct 2025 | Receiver's Certificate |
| Astra Real Estate Corp.RC-HBC's and HBC's respective rights, title and interests in and to the assets described in the Agreements (collectively, the 'Purchased Assets') · real property · agreement 18 Feb 2026 | Subscribers | Not completeddate not stated | Seventh Report of the Receiver |
| Circle Retail Properties LPRC-HBC's and HBC's and Snospmis' respective rights, title and interests in and to the assets described in the Devonshire Agreements (collectively, the ' Purchased Assets ') · real property · agreement 13 Apr 2026 | not stated | Closed5 Jun 2026 | Seventh Report of the Receiver |
| RPMG Holdings Ltd.the assets described in the Vancouver Agreements (collectively, the 'Purchased Assets') · real property · nominee/assignee: 1588088 B.C. Ltd. · agreement 23 Apr 2026 | not stated | Approved25 May 2026 | Vancouver APS |
| RioCan Acquisitions Inc.all of RC-HBC's right, title and interest in and to the Oakville Purchased Interest · real property · nominee/assignee: such other affiliate of the Purchaser as the Purchaser may designate as its assignee · agreement 8 Aug 2025 | not stated | Closed5 Jan 2026 | Receiver's Certificate (Oakville and Georgian) |
| RioCan Acquisitions Inc.all of RC-HBC's right, title and interest in and to the Georgian Purchased Interest · real property · nominee/assignee: such other affiliate of the Purchaser as the Purchaser may designate as its assignee · agreement 8 Aug 2025 | not stated | Approved25 May 2026 | Transaction Approval Order (Oakville/Georgian) |
| purchaser(s) of Oakville and Georgian Co-Ownership Interests under RioCan Term Sheets, unnamedthe RioCan Term Sheets ... Co-Ownership Interests · real property | not stated | Approved | First Interim Report of the Receiver - Section… |
| purchaser(s) of Laval and St. Bruno Leasehold Interests, unnamedtransactions regarding Laval and St. Bruno · real property | not stated | Approved | First Interim Report of the Receiver - Section… |
| no transaction entered for Scarborough and Square One; nil recoverySquare One and Scarborough · real property | not stated | Not completed | First Interim Report of the Receiver - Section… |
| 2921979 Ontario Inc.the Ottawa Real Property · real property · agreement 30 Mar 2026 | not stated | Closed | Seventh Report of the Receiver |
| Onni Development Capital Corp.the Vancouver Real Property · real property · nominee/assignee: RPMG Holdings Ltd. · agreement 23 Apr 2026 | not stated | Closed | Seventh Report of the Receiver |
| purchaser of the Oakville JV Entity interests, unnamed in this excerptthe JV Entities' interests of the Oakville and Georgian JV Entities to Riocan · share sale | Subscribers | Closed | Second Interim Report of the Receiver - Section… |
| purchaser of the Georgian JV Entity interests, unnamed in this excerptthe JV Entities' interests of the Oakville and Georgian JV Entities to Riocan · share sale | Subscribers | Closed5 Jan 2026 | Second Interim Report of the Receiver - Section… |
| purchasers under executed asset purchase agreements for Calgary, Vancouver, Ottawa and Devonshire, unnamed in this excerptCalgary, Vancouver, Ottawa and Devonshire properties · asset sale | not stated | Approved | Second Interim Report of the Receiver - Section… |
Unsecured creditors: no distribution. HBC not yet estimated.EstimatedSecond Interim Report of the Receiver - Section 246(2) of the BIA · 15 Sep 2026
| Class | Creditor | Claims | Recovery | Basis | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Secured | Secured Lenders (Ottawa Senior Secured Lender, Devonshire Senior Mortgage Holder, Vancouver Senior Secured Lender, Calgary Senior Secured Lender) | — | shortfall | Estimatedper the receiver | Seventh Report of the Receiver · 17 Jul 2026 |
| Secured | Georgian Second Mortgage Holder (affiliate of RioCan) | — | paid in full | per the receiver | Third Report of the Receiver · 15 Sep 2025 |
| Unsecured | — | — | no distribution | Estimatedper the receiver | Second Interim Report of the Receiver - Section 246(2) of the BIA · 15 Sep 2026 |
| Equity | HBC | — | not yet estimatedconditional | Estimatedper the receiver | Third Report of the Receiver · 15 Sep 2025 |
| class not placed | 2491815 Ontario Limited Partnership (rejected Yorkdale lease) | — | no distribution | Finalper the receiver | Second Interim Report of the Receiver - Section 246(2) of the BIA · 15 Sep 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.
1 engagement · 1 firm — Thornton Grout Finnigan LLP, —Aide Memoire of Oxford Properties · 1 May 2026
| Firm | Period | Hours | Fees | Rates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thornton Grout Finnigan LLPCounsel | —Sought | — | ••• | •••8 people | Aide Memoire of Oxford Properties · 1 May 2026 |
The debtor’s own statement of its total assets and liabilities at filing is in the record — Subscribers
Cash on hand
$129M
As at 17 Jul 2026Seventh Report of the Receiver
| Date | Document | File |
|---|---|---|
Second Interim Report of the Receiver - Section 246(2) of the BIA
| PDF · Subscribers | |
Distribution Order
| PDF · Subscribers | |
Endorsement of Justice Kimmel
| PDF · Subscribers | |
Factum of the Receiver (July 22, 2026)
| PDF · Subscribers | |
Motion Record returnable July 24
| PDF · Subscribers | |
Seventh Report of the Receiver
| PDF · Subscribers | |
First Interim Report of the Receiver - Section 246(2) of the BIA
| PDF · Subscribers | |
| Second Supplement to the Sixth Report | PDF · Subscribers | |
Appointment Order (appointing Receiver)
| PDF · Subscribers | |
Approval and Vesting Order of Justice Kimmel
| PDF · Subscribers | |
Approval of fees
| PDF · Subscribers | |
Calgary APS
| PDF · Subscribers | |
Cost Endorsement of Justice Kimmel
| PDF · Subscribers | |
Devonshire APS
| PDF · Subscribers | |
Endorsement
| PDF · Subscribers | |
Endorsement of Justice Osborne
| PDF · Subscribers | |
Lease Surrender Approval Order
| PDF · Subscribers | |
Motion Dismissal Order
| PDF · Subscribers | |
Order (Amending Appointment Order)
| PDF · Subscribers | |
| Order (Re: Legal and Business Names of JV Entities) | PDF · Subscribers | |
Receiver's Certificate
| PDF · Subscribers | |
Receiver's Certificate (Oakville and Georgian)
| PDF · Subscribers | |
Transaction Approval Order (Oakville/Georgian)
| PDF · Subscribers | |
Vancouver APS
| PDF · Subscribers | |
Factum of the Receiver returnable May 25, 2026
| PDF · Subscribers | |
| Motion Record Returnable May 25th | PDF · Subscribers | |
| Supplement to the Sixth Report | PDF · Subscribers | |
Approval and Vesting Order (Ottawa)
| PDF · Subscribers | |
| Blackline 1 - Approval and Vesting Order and Approval and Vesting Order (Ottawa) | PDF · Subscribers | |
| Blackline 2 - Approval and Vesting Order and Approval and Vesting Order (Ottawa) | PDF · Subscribers | |
Affidavit of Dennis Blasutti
| PDF · Subscribers | |
Aide Memoire
| PDF · Subscribers | |
| Aide Memoire - Oxford Properties Group, et al | PDF · Subscribers | |
Aide Memoire of Oxford Properties
| PDF · Subscribers | |
| Aide Memoire of Oxford Properties Group | PDF · Subscribers | |
| Aide Memoire of the Receiver | PDF · Subscribers | |
Application Record
| PDF · Subscribers | |
Case Conference Brief of the Receiver
| PDF · Subscribers | |
| Cost Submissions of Oxford Properties | PDF · Subscribers | |
Factum - Oxford Properties Group (Jan 9, 2026)
| PDF · Subscribers | |
| Factum of the Applicant (Jan 2, 2026) | PDF · Subscribers | |
Factum of the Receiver (Jan 2, 2026)
| PDF · Subscribers | |
| Factum of the Receiver 19 September 2025 | PDF · Subscribers | |
Factum of the Reciever (re:Ottawa - ReturnableMay 4, 2026)
| PDF · Subscribers | |
| Motion Record (re: Amendment to Appointment Order) | PDF · Subscribers | |
Motion Record (re: Co-Ownership Transactions)
| PDF · Subscribers | |
| Motion Record (re: Lease Surrender) | PDF · Subscribers | |
Motion Record (re: Legal and Business Names of JV Entities)
| PDF · Subscribers | |
| Motion Record (re: Sur-reply Affidavit of Nadia Corrado) | PDF · Subscribers | |
| Motion Record (re: Yorkdale Sublease) | PDF · Subscribers | |
| Motion Record of FTI Consulting Returnable May 4 2026 | PDF · Subscribers | |
| Reply Cost Submissions of Oxford Properties | PDF · Subscribers | |
Reply Record of the Receiver
| PDF · Subscribers | |
| Responding Cost Submissions of the Receiver | PDF · Subscribers | |
| Timetable for Yorkdale Sublease Proceedings (Superseded) | PDF · Subscribers | |
| [Volume 1 of 3] Responding Motion Record - Oxford Properties Group, et al. | PDF · Subscribers | |
| [Volume 2 of 3] Responding Motion Record - Oxford Properties Group, et al. | PDF · Subscribers | |
| [Volume 3 of 3] Responding Motion Record - Oxford Properties Group, et al. | PDF · Subscribers | |
| Sixth Report of the Receiver | PDF · Subscribers | |
| Supplement to the Fifth Report | PDF · Subscribers | |
Service List
| PDF · Subscribers | |
| Fifth Report of the Receiver | PDF · Subscribers | |
| Summary of Name Changes | PDF · Subscribers | |
| Fourth Report of the Receiver | PDF · Subscribers | |
First Report of the Receiver
| PDF · Subscribers | |
| Second Report of the Receiver | PDF · Subscribers | |
Third Report of the Receiver
| PDF · Subscribers | |
| List of Known Creditors | PDF · Subscribers | |
| Notice to Creditors | 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., “RioCan-HBC Limited Partnership et al.” (Receivership (court-appointed)), Ontario Superior Court of Justice. Retrieved 20 September 2026, https://proceedings.ca/case/riocan-hbc-limited-partnership-et-al