What can I do to enforce a judgment against a numbered company with hidden assets in Ontario?

Enforcing a judgment against a numbered company that appears to have no visible assets often starts with using Ontario's tools to find out what the company actually owns, rather than assuming there's genuinely nothing to collect. An examination in aid of execution allows a creditor to question a representative of the corporate debtor under oath about its income, assets, bank accounts, and any property it holds, which can reveal assets that weren't obvious from the outside. Corporate registry searches can also help confirm the company's directors and officers, and sometimes reveal related numbered companies or a pattern of asset movement worth investigating further.

If assets were deliberately moved out of the company to defeat the judgment, the transfer itself may potentially be challenged and unwound, similar to a fraudulent conveyance involving an individual debtor. In some circumstances, it may also be possible to pursue directors or officers personally if they've acted improperly, though that generally requires its own separate legal basis rather than simply being frustrated that the company itself has no assets. Because numbered companies can be used specifically to obscure ownership and assets, working with a lawyer experienced in judgment enforcement tends to meaningfully improve the odds of actually collecting.