J. E. Smith

The applicants sought the appointment of an Inspector to investigate several corporations, including a not-for-profit foundation, under the OBCA and CNPCA.

The respondents moved to strike the appointment regarding the foundation, arguing the applicants lacked standing.

The court found the foundation was an affiliate of the OBCA corporations and that the applicants were debt obligation holders under the CNPCA, dismissing the motion to strike.

The media sought to lift a publication ban on the proceedings and the Inspector's reports.

The court lifted the ban on the proceedings but ordered the Inspector to edit its reports to remove conclusions of wrongdoing before they could be published.

Investors brought an application seeking the appointment and confirmation of an inspector to investigate several corporations involved in investment development projects.

An interim order had already appointed an inspector ex parte and required service of the application on the respondents.

At the return hearing, the inspector sought confirmation of the appointment, expanded investigative authority including examinations of additional individuals, and a non‑publication order for investigative reports.

The respondents requested an adjournment to file responding materials and raised jurisdictional issues concerning whether a charitable foundation governed by federal not‑for‑profit legislation could be subject to the inspection.

The court adjourned the application, continued most provisions of the interim order, authorized examinations of specified individuals, and granted a temporary non‑publication order regarding the inspector’s reports.