Quebec · Bankruptcy
Notice of Bankruptcy and First Meeting of Creditors
Notice to creditors · 2 October 2026
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- appointeeErnst & Young Inc.
- appointee rolesyndic de l'actif
- commencement date29 September 2026
- courtCOUR SUPÉRIEURE
- court file no200-11-031150-264
- provinceQUÉBEC
- statutory basisparagraphe 102(1) de la Loi sur la faillite et l’insolvabilité
- financial positionnote: Assets are bank deposits of $22,561.16 plus three $1.00 placeholder items (advance to shareholders, patents, shares). Liabilities: secured $0.00, preferred $0.00, unsecured $20,045,207.40, contingent $0.00. Form states a deficit of $20,022,643.24 (also labelled 'Surplus' on the liability side). Debtor cites poor financial results, poor management and tax debts as causes of financial difficulty. Form 78 states no secured creditors (Créanciers garantis 0.00); this is a nil in the liabilities summary, not a narrative statement. · page: 5 · as at: 2026-09-29 · basis: Form 78 (Bilan – faillite d'entreprise déposée par une entité), original, sworn by Claude Labrie on 29 Sept 2026; debtor's own declared and estimated figures, unaudited · scope: Endorecherche Inc. (entity only) · currency: CAD · total assets: 22564.16 · total liabilities: 20045207.4
- unsecured creditorsnote: Related-party intercompany loan ("Prêts entre entreprises liées"); same address as debtor's head office (2989, rue de la Promenade). Amount is as declared by the debtor, not a filed proof of claim. · page: 7 · as of: 2026-09-29 · basis: Form 78 sworn statement of debtor's liabilities (not audited or proven) · amount: 11457715 · debtor: Endorecherche Inc. · creditor: 2751-8901 Québec Inc. · currency: CAD
- unsecured creditorsnote: Accounts payable. Identical amount to Université Laval's entry (4,125,812.00); amount as declared by debtor. · page: 7 · as of: 2026-09-29 · basis: Form 78 sworn statement of debtor's liabilities (not audited or proven) · amount: 4125812 · debtor: Endorecherche Inc. · creditor: CHU Québec · currency: CAD
- unsecured creditorsnote: Accounts payable. Identical amount to CHU Québec's entry (4,125,812.00); amount as declared by debtor. · page: 7 · as of: 2026-09-29 · basis: Form 78 sworn statement of debtor's liabilities (not audited or proven) · amount: 4125812 · debtor: Endorecherche Inc. · creditor: Université Laval · currency: CAD
- unsecured creditorsnote: Accounts payable, listed in the unsecured column with no priority claimed on the face of the list; the debtor also cites tax debts ("Dettes fiscales") as a cause of its financial difficulties. Not characterised as deemed trust in the document. · page: 7 · as of: 2026-09-29 · basis: Form 78 sworn statement of debtor's liabilities (not audited or proven) · amount: 158825.54 · debtor: Endorecherche Inc. · creditor: Agence du Revenu du Canada · currency: CAD
- unsecured creditorsnote: Accounts payable; New York, USA address. Listed amount is under the Canadian-dollar form; the document does not state a foreign currency. · page: 7 · as of: 2026-09-29 · basis: Form 78 sworn statement of debtor's liabilities (not audited or proven) · amount: 123553.41 · debtor: Endorecherche Inc. · creditor: *Ostrolenk Faber · currency: CAD
- unsecured creditorsnote: Accounts payable. · page: 7 · as of: 2026-09-29 · basis: Form 78 sworn statement of debtor's liabilities (not audited or proven) · amount: 51035.66 · debtor: Endorecherche Inc. · creditor: Iron Mountain · currency: CAD
- unsecured creditorsnote: Accounts payable. · page: 7 · as of: 2026-09-29 · basis: Form 78 sworn statement of debtor's liabilities (not audited or proven) · amount: 1837.11 · debtor: Endorecherche Inc. · creditor: Groupe RDL · currency: CAD
- unsecured creditorsnote: Accounts payable; same address as debtor (2989, rue de la Promenade); also the individual who swore the Form 78 on behalf of the debtor. · page: 7 · as of: 2026-09-29 · basis: Form 78 sworn statement of debtor's liabilities (not audited or proven) · amount: 616.68 · debtor: Endorecherche Inc. · creditor: Claude Labrie · currency: CAD
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