We would love to invite you to our annual lender conference being held in Toronto on Wednesday June 17, 2026. The event will be an exclusive morning for lenders and restructuring professionals in Toronto to come together and discuss key areas of concern, trends and best practices that we are seeing in the Canadian lending and workout space.

Date and Time

Wednesday, June 17, 2026, 8:30 am to 12:00 pm.

Location

Toronto offices of Gowling WLG
100 King St W Suite 1600, Toronto, ON M5X 1G5

Who Should Attend

If you work in commercial banking, asset-based lending, secondary lending or special loans, you will not want to miss this morning!

Insolvency professionals should also attend to meet lenders and learn about the latest lending trends and issues.

Spots are limited and will be taken quickly, so please register today to reserve your seat!

Agenda

8:30 to 9:15 - Registration & Networking Breakfast

9:15 to 9:45 Panel 1: What the Market Is Telling Us: Early Warning Signs and Portfolio Stress

Lenders are under pressure across multiple sectors, and the practitioners closest to it are developing sharper instincts for catching problems earlier. This panel focuses on the practical: what are the early warning signs that a loan is deteriorating, what should lenders be doing in the first 90 days of stress, and what are the red flags that experienced practitioners have learned to catch before a file becomes a crisis? Panelists will draw on what they are seeing across their own portfolios and mandates, which sectors are generating the most volume, how borrower behaviour is changing, and what the current environment is revealing about monitoring and covenant practices that need to evolve. The goal is to give the audience a grounded, actionable read on what to watch for and what to do when they see it.

9:45 to 10:15 Panel 2: The Forbearance Period: Getting It Right

The forbearance period is one of the most consequential and least understood phases of a distressed file. Lenders are managing competing pressures: credit committees, regulatory expectations, borrower relationships, and the need to keep enforcement options open, often with incomplete information and little time. This panel brings together a special loans banker, a turnaround advisor, and a lawyer to share practical guidance on how to navigate that period effectively. What should lenders be asking for and documenting from the outset? How do you structure a forbearance agreement that keeps your options open? When does bringing in a CRO or financial advisor genuinely change outcomes? And how do you position yourself for the best possible result if the borrower cannot deliver on their commitments?

10:15 to 10:45 Networking Break

10:45 to 11:00 Fireside Chat: Collateral Damage: What Lenders Get Wrong About Asset Realization

Lenders often have a number in their head for what their collateral is worth. Alex Hennick of A.D. Hennick & Associates often has a very different one. In this candid conversation, Alex shares what he actually sees when assets go to market in Ontario and what lenders need to understand about the full range of situations where a liquidator can add value. From clearing excess inventory to generate cash flow, to store closing sales, to full enforcement and wind-down, each situation has its own dynamics, its own timing considerations, and its own gap between expectation and reality. Alex will share what lenders consistently underestimate about collateral values, what the current market for distressed assets looks like, and what the numbers actually tell us about timing and recovery across different asset classes and situations.

11:00 to 11:15 Industry in Focus: TBD

11:15 to 11:45 Panel 3: From the File: Real Scenarios, Real Solutions

In this rapid-fire session, an insolvency lawyer and a licensed insolvency trustee work through real scenarios drawn from recent Ontario practice. Each situation is one a lender in this room could face tomorrow: a borrower whose inventory and receivables turn out to be something other than what was reported; a debtor who pre-empts enforcement by filing an NOI or seeking CCAA protection before the lender can move; and a receiver appointed over a distressed Ontario company running a sale process where the strategic decisions start immediately, including how broad the process should be, how long it should run, and whether a stalking horse makes sense. For each scenario, panelists break down the decisions made, the options available, and the practical lessons lenders should take away.

11:45 to 12:00 Open Q&A: All Panelists

12:00 - Closing Remarks and Final Networking

Panelists

Panelists will be announced shortly.

CPD

The learning portions of the event will be eligible for CPD credit for both lawyers and accountants.

Pricing

No cost for lenders.

$249 + HST for insolvency professionals.

We very much hope that you can join us for this morning. And please do pass along the invitation to your colleagues. We'd love for them to join as well!

Just make sure to register right away as the spots will be taken quickly. Registration can be done in under a minute.

Looking forward to seeing you!

Dina Kovacevic
Editor-in-Chief
Insolvency Insider

Sponsors

Thanks to our generous sponsors for making this conference possible: