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Steve’s Music Store Inc.

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NOIarticle 50.4(9) de la Loi sur la faillite et l'insolvabilité
Court
Superior Court of Québec · Commercial Division
File
500-11-066759-263
Filings held25
Last activity10 Sep 2026
On the record229 days
OverviewSummary updated

Steve's Music Store Inc. (Magasin de Musique Steve Inc.), a family-owned music retailer operating five stores in Montréal, Greenfield Park, Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Toronto and Ottawa, filed a Notice of Intention to Make a Proposal on February 4, 2026 in the Superior Court of Québec (Commercial Division) in Montréal, citing shifting consumer behaviour, online competition and rising costs. Following a February 10, 2026 court order, the Company ran liquidation sales with Continental across its locations, with store closing sales at Greenfield Park, Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Ottawa and Toronto; four stores have since closed. By the Trustee's July 8, 2026 report, a lease termination notice had been issued for the last remaining store and a liquidator engaged to auction remaining inventory, while the Company worked with the Trustee and counsel on a proposal. The Court issued a further order on July 9, 2026. The proceeding remains active.

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Case update

Steve's Music Store: the related party stood down

Five months after filing a notice of intention, the company has closed every store, auctioned the last of its inventory and disclaimed its final lease. What is left is cash, a receivable from the auctioneer and some life insurance policies — and a proposal offering creditors $750,000, made possible because the family group agreed to give up an estimated $1.4 million of its own claims.

Case update

Steve's Music: five stores down to one, and a proposal still to write

A family music store that has sold instruments since 1965 filed a notice of intention in February with five locations and more than eighty staff. Four stores are closed. What is left is one Montreal shop and a web store — now spending money to restock the shelves the liquidation sale emptied, which is why the forecast is negative and the extension matters.

Parties

Debtor

Steve’s Music Store Inc.

Proposal trustee

EY

Capital structureAs asserted in the filings
Priority classCreditorAmountSource
Secured119154 Canada Inc. ("Related Lender")Hypothec registered at RDPRM — Related party: held by a party related to the Debtor's principal and sole shareholder, for loans provided to the Debtor; consents to relief sought in the Motion; ranks last (SIXTH) per proposed order. No balance amount stated. — debtor: Steve's Music Store Inc.Motion for the Authorization and Approval of a Liquidation Services Agreement and Certain Restructuring Charges and Related Relief

“not stated” means the record names the claim without a figure; “” means not in the extracted record.

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Sale processAs stated in the filings

Liquidation in progressFollowing the auction of its inventory and the closure of its final retail location, all of the Debtor's operations ceased; a liquidation sale and auction were conductedReport of Trustee on Proposal · 31 Aug 2026

AdvisorsCICI Détail Inc./CICI Retail Inc. (liquidator)Report of the Trustee on the Financial Situation of the Debtor and on…
RecoveriesAs stated in the filings

Unsecured creditors: a distribution. Kirman Group no distribution.Under the plan · sanctionedReport of the Trustee on the Financial Situation of the Debtor and on… · 4 Aug 2026

ClassCreditorClaimsRecoveryBasisSource
Deemed trustpaid in fullUnder the plansanctionedper the debtorProposal · 3 Aug 2026
Preferredpaid in fullUnder the plansanctionedper the debtorProposal · 3 Aug 2026
Unsecureda distributionUnder the plansanctionedper the trusteeReport of the Trustee on the Financial Situation of the Debtor and on… · 4 Aug 2026
UnsecuredKirman Groupno distributionUnder the plansanctionedper the trusteeReport of the Trustee on the Financial Situation of the Debtor and on… · 4 Aug 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.

3 stated figures across 4 outcomes, each sourcedSubscribe to view
Estate financialsReported figures — never derived

Cumulative receipts

$470K

As at 8 Jul 2026Fifth Report of the Trustee

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Documents
25 filings
DateDocumentFile
Order Approving Proposal
  • Order date 10 September 2026
PDF · Subscribers
Report of Trustee on Proposal
  • Sale outcome Liquidation in progress — Following the auction of its inventory and the closure of its final retail location, all of the Debtor's operations ceased; a liquidation sale and auction were conducted
  • Financial position · Stalking horse Subscribers
PDF · Subscribers
Form 31 - Proof of ClaimPDF · Subscribers
How to Complete a Proof of Claim Form and a Proxy FormPDF · Subscribers
Notice of Proposal to Creditors
  • Financial position · Secured creditors · Unsecured creditors Subscribers
PDF · Subscribers
ProxyPDF · Subscribers
Voting LetterPDF · Subscribers
Report of the Trustee on the Financial Situation of the Debtor and on the Proposal
  • Recovery outcome Entries: per plan; per plan · Table missing:
  • Sale advisor CICI Détail Inc./CICI Retail Inc. (liquidator)
  • Sale outcome Sale closed — The Company proceeded with an auction of its remaining inventory on July 22 and 23, 2026, following a liquidation sale conducted with Continental from February to March 2026.
  • Stalking horse Subscribers
PDF · Subscribers
Proposal
  • Recovery outcome Entries: per plan; per plan; per plan; per plan; per plan · Table missing:
PDF · Subscribers
Stay Extension Order to August 4th, 2026 (in French)
  • Court Cour supérieure (Chambre commerciale), District de Montréal
  • Debtor names MAGASIN DE MUSIQUE STEVE INC./STEVE’S MUSIC STORE INC.
  • Order date 9 July 2026
  • Presiding officer Registrar Patrick Gosselin
  • + 1 more extracted fact
PDF · Subscribers
Fifth Report of the Trustee
  • Commencement date 4 February 2026
  • Court Superior Court, Commercial Division
  • Court file no 500-11-066759-263
  • Cash on hand Subscribers
  • + 10 more extracted facts
PDF · Subscribers
Fourth Report of the Trustee
  • Operational summary The Company continued to normalize operations with only one retail location following the closure of the other four retail locations, worked with the Trustee and legal counsel on developing a proposal, and managed operations in the ordinary course of business.
  • Cash on hand · Professional fees · Receipts cumulative Subscribers
  • + 2 more extracted facts
PDF · Subscribers
Motion to Extend the Delay to Make a ProposalPDF · Subscribers
Stay Extension Order extending Stay of proceedings to May 31, 2026 (in French)PDF · Subscribers
Third Report of the Trustee
  • Operational summary Since the issuance of the Court order dated February 10, 2026, the Company, with the assistance of Continental, has conducted a liquidation sale across all its retail locations. Store closing sales have been implemented at the Greenfield Park, Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Ottawa and Toronto locations.
  • Cash on hand · Professional fees · Receipts cumulative Subscribers
  • + 2 more extracted facts
PDF · Subscribers
Motion to Extend the Delay to Make a Proposal to June 3, 2026PDF · Subscribers
Stay Extension Order extending Stay of proceedings to April 19, 2026 (in French)PDF · Subscribers
Second Report of the Trustee
  • Operational summary The following paragraphs set out the Trustee’s explanations for the more significant variances between the Company’s actual cash flows and the cash flow forecast
  • Cash on hand · Professional fees · Receipts cumulative Subscribers
  • + 2 more extracted facts
PDF · Subscribers
Motion to Extend the Delay to Make a Proposal until April 20, 2026
  • Applicant Magasin de Musique Steve Inc./Steve's Music Store Inc.
  • Appointee Ernst & Young Inc.
  • Appointee role trustee
  • Commencement date 26 February 2026
  • + 4 more extracted facts
PDF · Subscribers
Order Authorizing and Approving a Liquidation Services Agreement and Certain Restructuring Charges
  • Order date 10 February 2026
  • Presiding officer Registrar Patrick Gosselin
  • Sale advisor CICI Détail Inc./CICI Retail Inc. (liquidator)
  • Stalking horse Subscribers
PDF · Subscribers
First Report of the Trustee
  • Operational summary Steve's Music Store Inc., a family-owned music retailer operating five stores in Montréal, Greenfield Park, Dollard des Ormeaux, Toronto and Ottawa, filed a Notice of Intention to Make a Proposal on February 4, 2026 due to financial difficulties from shifting consumer behaviour, online competition and rising costs. The Company intends to conduct a liquidation sale across all stores using Continental's liquidation services while pursuing an operational restructuring, supported by interim financing from a related party and various court-ordered charges (KERP, Administration, Interim Financing, and Continental charges).
  • Cash on hand · Professional fees · Receipts cumulative Subscribers
  • + 2 more extracted facts
PDF · Subscribers
Notice to Creditors
  • Financial position · Secured creditors · Unsecured creditors Subscribers
PDF · Subscribers
Motion for the Authorization and Approval of a Liquidation Services Agreement and Certain Restructuring Charges and Related Relief
  • Applicant MAGASIN DE MUSIQUE STEVE INC./STEVE'S MUSIC STORE INC.
  • Appointee Ernst & Young Inc.
  • Appointee role Trustee
  • Court SUPERIOR COURT (Commercial Division)
  • + 5 more extracted facts
PDF · Subscribers
Amended Certificate of Filing of a Notice of Intention to Make a ProposalPDF · Subscribers
Certificate of Filing a Notice of IntentionPDF · Subscribers

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CiteProceedings., “Steve’s Music Store Inc.” (NOI), Superior Court of Québec · Commercial Division. Retrieved 20 September 2026, https://proceedings.ca/case/steve-s-music-store-inc

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