Surrey Super Market Ltd. et al

Receivership

Page last updated: April 26, 2026

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Status of file as of April 22, 2026

Pursuant to the Approval and Vesting Order, on April 22, 2026 (the “Date of Bankruptcy”), the Receiver made an assignment of 1583884 B.C. LTD. (“ResidualCo”) into Bankruptcy. PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc., LIT (“PwC”) was appointed as Licensed Insolvency Trustee of the estate of ResidualCo.

A Notice of Bankruptcy and the First Meeting of Creditors (the “Meeting”) and materials relating to the Bankruptcy proceedings (the “Notice”), will be circulated to all known creditors and made available on this website under a new tab titled “Bankruptcy Documents”.

Status of file as of April 16, 2026

Following the Court’s approval on April 8, 2026, Surrey Super Market Ltd. et al. has been purchased in its entirety by 1578478 B.C. Ltd. (the “Purchaser”). This transaction was completed in line with the contemplated RVO Subscription Agreement. The Filed Receiver's Certificate has been saved under the "Court Materials" tab.

The Receiver will continue to remit payment for goods delivered and services provided up to April 16, 2026 (“the Closing Date”). 

All goods delivered or services provided after the Closing Date will be paid by the Purchaser.

For creditors with balances due from prior to the Receivership Filing Date on October 31, 2025, unless part of an assigned contract, these liabilities have been vested off by the Court to ResidualCo, which remains in Receivership. The Receiver intends to assign this entity into Bankruptcy and will be in touch with the creditors in due course.

Status of file as of April 8, 2026

A Court hearing was held on April 8, 2026. At this hearing, the Court approved the following in relation to the Receiver's March 24, 2026 application:

  • Approval of the Receiver’s activities since the Receivership Date;
  • Approval of the RVO Subscription Agreement for the sale of assets to the successful bidder and authorization for the Receiver to complete the transaction contemplated therein;
  • Approval of the Proposed Distribution, as detailed in the Receiver’s Confidential Supplemental First Report; and
  • Approval of the Sealing Order, sealing the Receiver’s Confidential Supplemental First Report until completion of the transaction.

The Approval and Reverse Vesting Order and the Sealing Order have been saved under the “Court Orders” tab.

Status of file as of March 24, 2026

A Court hearing has been scheduled for April 8, 2026. During this hearing, the Receiver will be seeking the following:

  • Approval of the Receiver's activities since the Receivership Date;
  • Approval of the RVO Subscription Agreement for the sale of assets to a successful bidder and authorisation for the Receiver to complete the Transaction contemplated in that agreement;
  • Approval of the Proposed Distribution (as detailed in the Receiver’s Confidential Supplemental First Report); and
  • Approval of the Sealing Order, sealing the Receiver's Confidential Supplemental First Report until the Transaction is completed. 

The Receiver's First Report has been posted under the "Receiver's Report" tab and the related Notice of Application materials can be found in the "Court Materials" tab. 

Status of File as of October 31, 2025

On October 31, 2025, the Supreme Court of British Columbia granted an Order appointing PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc. as the Receiver and Manager of all present and after-acquired property, assets, and undertakings of 1265056 BC Ltd., Abbotsford Super Market Ltd., Amol & Jas Holdings Ltd., Bains Brothers Holdings (2020) Ltd., Surrey Super Market 104 Ltd., Surrey Super Market Ltd., and Surrey Super Trading Ltd., pursuant to section 243(1) of the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (Canada) and section 39 of the Law and Equity Act (British Columbia). The Order can be found under the Court Orders section.

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