Canada Corporation Registry

SPARTAN BIOSCIENCE INC.

Active Federal corporation 6338704 Ottawa, ON Since 2005 Checked Nov 8, 2026

SPARTAN BIOSCIENCE INC. is an active federal corporation (corporation number 6338704). Its business number is 855952438. It was incorporated on Jan 21, 2005 under the Canada Business Corporations Act and its registered office is in Ottawa, Ontario. No annual return has been filed since the one for 2021.

Restructuring under the CCAA (ended)

The Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy lists a court-supervised restructuring under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act for “Spartan Bioscience Inc.”, with a first court order on Jun 21, 2021 and a discharge order on Dec 8, 2021.

Court-supervised restructuring

Court
Ontario Superior Court of Justice, Judicial District of Ottawa
Court file number
CV-21-00086797-0000
First order
Jun 21, 2021
Discharge order
Dec 8, 2021
Court-appointed monitor
Ernst & Young Inc.

The records list names the company “Spartan Bioscience Inc.”; it is shown here because no other corporation on this site has that exact name. The monitor's page has the court documents.

Corporate details

Corporation number
6338704
Business number
855952438
Status
Active
Governing law
Canada Business Corporations Act
Incorporated
Jan 21, 2005
Corporation type
Non-distributing corporation with more than 50 shareholdersAs declared in its 2020 annual return.
Registered office
2934 Baseline Road
Suite 500
Ottawa ON K2H 1B2
Number of directors
At least 1, at most 10As the articles allow.

Annual filings

Anniversary date
Jan 21The date of incorporation, amalgamation or continuance.
Annual filing period
Jan 21 to Mar 22 each year
Last annual meeting
Jun 20, 2019
Annual returns by year
YearAnnual returnAnnual meeting
2022 to 2026Overdue 5 years
2021Filed

The last annual return filed, and each year since.

Directors

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Federal grants and contributions

8 agreements since 2017, worth $7,034,525 in all.

Federal grants and contributions
DepartmentProgramValueStarts
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario815966$2,833,986Oct 6, 2020
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario815966$2,833,986Oct 6, 2020
National Research Council CanadaEntering European Markets with Spartan’s Medical Platform: rapid CYP2C19 testing and portable COVID19 testing$75,000Jul 1, 2020
National Research Council CanadaCOVID-19 Test Development$687,928Mar 23, 2020
Health Canada1920-HQ-000294$150,000Mar 6, 2020
National Research Council CanadaCreating international markets for on-site Legionella DNA testing$74,625Oct 2, 2019
National Research Council CanadaTemperature-stable DNA test cartridges for Legionella$349,000Aug 1, 2018
National Research Council CanadaYOUTH: Legionella Detection System user interface$30,000Nov 13, 2017

As each federal department publishes them (proactive disclosure). A value is the agreement's total as last amended; the money may be paid over several years. Search every federal grant.

Lobbying the federal government

Registered to lobby the federal government from 2018 until Jul 1, 2021; no registration is active now.

Registrations
4Each consultant hired, and its own in-house registration, is a registration of its own.
Who lobbies
Consultants, including Earnscliffe Strategy Group Inc.
Subjects
Health, Economic Development, Environment, Government Procurement, Research and Development, Science and Technology
Institutions lobbied
Health Canada (HC), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC), Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Finance Canada (FIN), House of Commons, National Defence (DND), Privy Council Office (PCO), Senate of CanadaThe ten named most often.

In its latest registration, in its own words

  • Supporting Spartan Bioscience to inform and educate key members of the federal government on Spartan Bioscience and their COVID-19 testing device.
  • Pursuing contract with Health Canada for COVID-19 tests

From the Registry of Lobbyists (Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying), which lists the client as “Spartan Bioscience Inc.”. Shown here because the client's name is this corporation's exact name, and its postal area matches this corporation's registered office. The names of lobbyists and of the officials they met are left out. Contains information licensed under the Open Data Licence Agreement – Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying. Not this company? Tell us.

Names

Names in use
NameFormIn use since
SPARTAN BIOSCIENCE INC.NameJun 1, 2005

Filings and certificates

Filings and certificates
WhatDate
Articles amendedMar 6, 2015
ProxyFeb 26, 2015
IncorporatedJan 21, 2005

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