#Order
Reasons for Decision of the Honourable Justice B. B. Johnston filed October 27, 2026 — Endorsement / reasons
Sunshine Oilsands Ltd
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- Proceeding
- Receivership (court-appointed)section 13(2) of the Judicature Act, RSA 2000, c J-2, section 99(a) of the Business Corporations Act, RSA 2000, c B-9 and section 106.1 of the Oil and Gas Conservation Act, RSA 2000, c O-6
- File
- 2501-07517
- Industry
- Energy · Oil & gas production
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Last activity27 Oct 2026
On the record3 days
OverviewSummary updated
Sunshine Oilsands Ltd is in court-appointed receivership in Alberta, with PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc., LIT acting as Receiver under an order pronounced October 23, 2026 by the Court of King's Bench of Alberta in file 2501-07517. The application was brought by the Orphan Well Association, which sought the appointment under section 13(2) of the Judicature Act, section 99(a) of the Business Corporations Act and section 106.1 of the Oil and Gas Conservation Act. The receivership remains active.
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#Order
Court of King's Bench of Alberta appointed PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc., LIT as Receiver over Sunshine Oilsands Ltd on the Orphan Well Association's application.
Source: Receivership Order (signed)
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Filing brief
Sunshine Oilsands: the Orphan Well Association needed no orphan designation
Over Sunshine Oilsands' opposition, Justice B.B. Johnston appointed PricewaterhouseCoopers receiver and manager of its Alberta property on the Orphan Well Association's application, holding that the association's delegated power to seek a receiver requires no prior orphan designation, and cut the proposed no-approval sale limits to $150,000 a transaction and $1.5 million in all.
Parties
Debtor
Sunshine Oilsands Ltd
Receiver
PwC
Documents2 filings
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Receivership Order (signed)
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Reasons for Decision of the Honourable Justice B. B. Johnston filed October 27, 2026
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CiteProceedings., “Sunshine Oilsands Ltd” (Receivership (court-appointed)), Court of King's Bench of Alberta. Retrieved 2 November 2026, https://proceedings.ca/case/sunshine-oilsands-ltd