The Applicants, a group of affiliated cannabis companies, sought and were granted an initial order under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA) due to insolvency and an urgent liquidity crisis.
The court declared them eligible for CCAA protection, appointed FTI Consulting Canada Inc. as Monitor, approved a debtor-in-possession (DIP) credit facility of up to $2.4 million for initial working capital, granted a 10-day stay of proceedings, extended the stay to non-applicant affiliated entities and their directors/officers, approved administration and directors' charges, and provided relief from certain securities reporting obligations.
The court found Ontario to be the chief place of business, establishing jurisdiction.