ALVAREZ & MARSAL CANADA INC.
TO CUSTOMERS OF HUDSON’S BAY: LAST DAY FOR THE USE OF OUTSTANDING HUDSON'S BAY GIFT CARDS AND GIFT CERTIFICATES IS APRIL 6, 2025
March 7, 2025
On March 7, 2025, Hudson’s Bay Company ULC Compagnie De La Baie D’Hudson SRI, HBC Canada Parent Holdings Inc., HBC Canada Parent Holdings 2 Inc., HBC Bay Holdings I Inc., HBC Bay Holdings II ULC, The Bay Holdings ULC, HBC Centerpoint GP Inc., HBC YSS 1 LP Inc., HBC YSS 2 LP Inc., HBC Holdings GP Inc., Snospmis Limited, 2472596 Ontario Inc., and 2472598 Ontario Inc. (together, “Hudson’s Bay Canada” or the “Applicants”) made an application to the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (Commercial List) (the “Court”) and was granted an order (the “Initial Order”), which, among other things, provides for a stay of proceedings pursuant to the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-36, as amended (the “CCAA”).
Pursuant to the Initial Order, Alvarez & Marsal Canada Inc. was appointed as monitor (the “Monitor”) of the business and financial affairs of the Applicants
August 12, 2025
Pursuant to an order of the Court dated June 3, 2025, the Court approved the sale transaction (the “Transaction”) contemplated by an agreement of purchase and sale between The Bay Limited Partnership and Canadian Tire Corporation, Limited.
Pursuant to an order of the Court dated June 23, 2025, the Court authorized the Applicants and certain of their affiliates to execute and file articles of amendment or such other documents or instruments as may be required to change their respective legal and business names after closing of the Transaction. The Transaction closed on June 25, 2025.
Following the closing of the Transaction, on August 12, 2025, the legal names of the Applicants and certain of their affiliates were changed as follows:
Former Name | New Name | |
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1. | HBC Centrepoint GP Inc. | 2745263 Ontario Inc. |
2. | HBC Holdings GP Inc. | 2745270 Ontario Inc. |
3. | Hudson’s Bay Company ULC Compagnie de la Baie d’Hudson SRI | 1242939 B.C. Unlimited Liability Company |
4. | HBC Canada Parent Holdings Inc. | 1241423 B.C. Ltd. |
5. | HBC Canada Parent Holdings 2 Inc. | 1330096 B.C. Ltd. |
6. | HBC Bay Holdings I Inc. | 1330094 B.C. Ltd. |
7. | HBC Bay Holdings II ULC | 1330092 B.C. Unlimited Liability Company |
8. | The Bay Holdings ULC | 1329608 B.C. Unlimited Liability Company |
9. | The Bay Limited Partnership | 1329608 B.C. Limited Partnership |
10. | HBC Centrepoint LP | 2745263 Ontario Limited Partnership |
11. | HBC Holdings LP | 2745270 Ontario Limited Partnership |
Alvarez & Marsal Canada Inc.
Royal Bank Plaza, South Tower
200 Bay Street, Suite 3501
P.O. Box 22
Toronto ON M5J 2J1
Canada
HudsonsBay@alvarezandmarsal.com
Monitor Hotline: 1-416-847-5157