A Ssense shop in Old Montreal, Que. Photo by Allen McInnis/MONTREAL GAZETTE files

The end of a duty exemption for small shipments to the United States was the last straw for Canadian luxury fashion retailer Ssense, according to a court filing in the company’s bankruptcy-protection case .

A group of creditors led by Bank of Montreal were seeking repayment from Ssense under Canada’s Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act and force a sale of the company. Both sides reached an agreement instead to have Ssense file the application for creditor protection, Justice Andres C. Garin of the Quebec Superior Court said in an order.

“With the support of our lenders, we now have the foundation to develop and implement a restructuring plan aimed at securing Ssense’s long-term future,” chief exec

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