PrimeWest Mortgage Investment Corporation

PrimeWest Mortgage Investment Corporation, a Saskatoon, Saskatchewan-based secondary lender, was placed in voluntary liquidation on October 31. Following the replacement of key personnel in 2016, the company conducted an in-depth review of, among other things, its mortgage portfolio, the results of which necessitated increases to its loan loss provisions and, ultimately, a restatement of its 2014 and 2015 financial statements. The company attempted to mitigate its mortgage portfolio losses in 2017 through a number of initiatives but was unable to return the company to profitability. Potential sales were also explored but no bona fide offers were received. The board and management therefore determined that a court-supervised liquidation was the best available option for winding up the corporation's affairs and returning any remaining capital to the shareholders. KPMG was appointed liquidator. McDougall Gauley is counsel for the company.