Statistics in Canada—2010 (Table 5)

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Table 5: Insolvencies Filed by Consumers by Economic Region

Table 5: Insolvencies Filed by Consumers by Economic Region
Region, Province or territory Volume 2010
2010 2009 % Change Assets Declared at the Time of Filing ($) Liabilities Declared at the Time of Filing ($)
Newfoundland and Labrador 2,521 2,667 -5.5 91,340,998 172,131,740
Bankruptcies 2,378 2,542 -6.5 78,862,201 155,312,444
Proposals 143 125 14.4 12,478,797 16,819,296
Avalon Peninsula 1,072 1,109 -3.3 34,052,635 70,600,211
Bankruptcies 995 1,037 -4.1 27,732,288 62,620,969
Proposals 77 72 6.9 6,320,347 7,979,243
South Coast – Burin Peninsula 253 275 -8.0 8,208,410 14,083,745
Bankruptcies 245 267 -8.2 7,192,377 12,889,582
Proposals 8 8 0.0 1,016,033 1,194,163
West Coast – Northern Peninsula – Labrador 494 548 -9.9 19,174,538 34,080,871
Bankruptcies 460 528 -12.9 16,510,753 31,160,279
Proposals 34 20 70.0 2,663,785 2,920,592
Notre Dame – Central Bonavista Bay 702 735 -4.5 29,905,415 53,366,913
Bankruptcies 679 710 -4.4 27,426,783 48,641,614
Proposals 24 24 0.0 2,478,632 4,725,299
Prince Edward Island 576 546 5.5 32,610,847 60,331,038
Bankruptcies 512 513 -0.2 26,105,641 51,449,170
Proposals 64 33 93.9 6,505,206 8,881,868
Nova Scotia 5,130 5,314 -3.5 335,285,526 454,728,678
Bankruptcies 4,180 4,579 -8.7 229,782,770 355,623,768
Proposals 950 735 29.3 105,502,756 99,104,910
Cape Breton 979 1,027 -4.7 46,480,061 66,257,704
Bankruptcies 764 824 -7.3 27,811,379 47,636,026
Proposals 215 203 5.9 18,668,682 18,621,678
North Shore 907 881 3.0 53,774,637 78,097,312
Bankruptcies 711 749 -5.1 34,953,006 58,627,205
Proposals 197 132 49.2 18,821,631 19,470,107
Annapolis Valley 720 728 -1.1 52,998,448 66,982,829
Bankruptcies 623 662 -5.9 40,767,875 56,882,429
Proposals 97 66 47.0 12,230,573 10,100,400
Southern 636 675 -5.8 44,657,220 59,030,102
Bankruptcies 514 597 -13.9 31,385,094 46,742,337
Proposals 122 78 56.4 13,272,126 12,287,765
Halifax 1,888 2,002 -5.7 137,375,160 184,360,731
Bankruptcies 1,568 1,746 -10.2 94,865,417 145,735,771
Proposals 319 256 24.6 42,509,744 38,624,960
New Brunswick 3,713 3,842 -3.4 248,552,366 415,617,461
Bankruptcies 3,109 3,287 -5.4 179,419,730 332,709,987
Proposals 604 555 8.8 69,132,636 82,907,474
Campbellton – Miramichi 721 756 -4.6 38,512,733 68,373,770
Bankruptcies 621 699 -11.2 28,995,582 56,771,512
Proposals 100 58 72.4 9,517,151 11,602,259
Moncton – Richibucto 1,072 1,218 -12.0 77,567,664 120,424,307
Bankruptcies 875 1,024 -14.6 53,210,093 92,909,851
Proposals 197 194 1.5 24,357,570 27,514,456
Saint John – St. Stephen 858 758 13.2 59,323,258 101,593,516
Bankruptcies 723 619 16.8 41,167,619 80,662,520
Proposals 135 139 -2.9 18,155,639 20,930,995
Fredericton – Oromocto 624 700 -10.9 43,361,118 70,330,553
Bankruptcies 511 578 -11.6 32,395,005 54,983,109
Proposals 113 122 -7.4 10,966,113 15,347,444
Edmundston – Woodstock 439 409 7.3 29,787,594 54,895,315
Bankruptcies 380 367 3.5 23,651,430 47,382,994
Proposals 59 42 40.5 6,136,163 7,512,321
Quebec 37,771 41,588 -9.2 1,874,752,157 4,184,111,007
Bankruptcies 28,100 33,989 -17.3 909,276,962 3,161,837,115
Proposals 9,671 7,599 27.3 965,475,195 1,022,273,892
Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine 344 422 -18.5 10,987,808 17,546,225
Bankruptcies 231 313 -26.2 6,388,433 12,288,305
Proposals 114 109 4.6 4,599,375 5,257,920
Bas-Saint-Laurent 690 702 -1.7 24,101,150 47,498,280
Bankruptcies 544 564 -3.5 15,135,710 33,088,166
Proposals 146 138 5.8 8,965,439 14,410,115
Capitale-Nationale 2,420 2,725 -11.2 83,212,648 147,729,314
Bankruptcies 1,927 2,372 -18.8 42,294,589 97,676,471
Proposals 493 353 39.7 40,918,059 50,052,843
Chaudière – Appalaches 1,298 1,452 -10.6 52,516,566 80,992,017
Bankruptcies 980 1,239 -20.9 27,666,193 50,682,597
Proposals 318 213 49.3 24,850,374 30,309,420
Estrie 1,362 1,477 -7.8 68,924,090 96,230,285
Bankruptcies 1,117 1,331 -16.1 41,945,204 70,550,277
Proposals 246 146 68.5 26,978,886 25,680,008
Centre-du-Québec 1,059 1,240 -14.6 47,418,619 85,805,068
Bankruptcies 836 1,045 -20.0 27,874,091 63,878,615
Proposals 223 195 14.4 19,544,528 21,926,454
Montérégie 6,784 7,394 -8.2 411,050,210 601,538,425
Bankruptcies 4,992 6,019 -17.1 196,451,435 390,508,926
Proposals 1,792 1,376 30.2 214,598,775 211,029,499
Montréal 9,958 10,615 -6.2 270,213,729 1,830,905,058
Bankruptcies 7,540 8,613 -12.5 130,682,853 1,639,070,459
Proposals 2,418 2,002 20.8 139,530,876 191,834,599
Laval 2,075 2,225 -6.7 134,945,417 230,225,128
Bankruptcies 1,462 1,697 -13.8 56,186,285 142,964,951
Proposals 613 528 16.1 78,759,131 87,260,177
Lanaudière 2,847 3,038 -6.3 240,070,010 319,124,565
Bankruptcies 1,942 2,322 -16.4 110,189,965 205,105,672
Proposals 905 716 26.4 129,880,045 114,018,893
Laurentides 3,584 3,796 -5.6 261,339,230 357,372,333
Bankruptcies 2,450 2,990 -18.1 110,433,756 209,591,113
Proposals 1,134 806 40.7 150,905,474 147,781,221
Outaouais 2,196 2,570 -14.6 142,555,378 183,961,632
Bankruptcies 1,552 2,073 -25.1 66,719,589 109,248,381
Proposals 645 497 29.8 75,835,789 74,713,251
Abitibi – Témiscamingue 595 795 -25.2 23,110,121 34,560,676
Bankruptcies 484 698 -30.7 14,922,069 25,697,193
Proposals 112 98 14.3 8,188,052 8,863,483
Mauricie 1,165 1,355 -14.0 47,514,767 69,524,453
Bankruptcies 924 1,143 -19.2 27,283,054 51,158,195
Proposals 241 212 13.7 20,231,712 18,366,259
Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean 1,091 1,352 -19.3 45,862,388 63,019,550
Bankruptcies 887 1,190 -25.5 28,040,136 46,800,353
Proposals 204 162 25.9 17,822,253 16,219,197
Côte-Nord 254 372 -31.7 8,502,128 14,625,789
Bankruptcies 198 327 -39.4 5,393,300 11,045,220
Proposals 56 45 24.4 3,108,828 3,580,569
Nord-du-Québec 47 57 -17.5 2,427,898 3,452,208
Bankruptcies 35 52 -32.7 1,670,299 2,482,222
Proposals 12 5 140.0 757,599 969,986
Ontario 56,619 66,935 -15.4 4,885,542,739 6,640,305,900
Bankruptcies 33,000 46,521 -29.1 1,937,412,379 3,595,765,219
Proposals 23,619 20,414 15.7 2,948,130,360 3,044,540,681
Ottawa 4,306 5,293 -18.6 295,817,114 420,923,194
Bankruptcies 2,870 4,023 -28.7 146,390,484 262,470,697
Proposals 1,436 1,270 13.1 149,426,631 158,452,497
Kingston – Pembroke 1,966 2,422 -18.8 148,106,826 188,428,852
Bankruptcies 1,329 1,902 -30.1 72,659,480 118,274,095
Proposals 636 520 22.3 75,447,346 70,154,756
Muskoka – Kawarthas 1,459 1,690 -13.7 132,426,022 173,412,365
Bankruptcies 929 1,225 -24.2 54,884,406 100,838,095
Proposals 530 465 14.0 77,541,616 72,574,270
Toronto 24,670 27,877 -11.5 2,139,266,779 3,093,304,973
Bankruptcies 11,951 16,718 -28.5 638,505,246 1,432,931,127
Proposals 12,719 11,159 14.0 1,500,761,533 1,660,373,847
Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie 5,644 7,022 -19.6 608,530,741 741,207,384
Bankruptcies 3,395 5,022 -32.4 248,598,064 415,017,014
Proposals 2,249 2,000 12.5 359,932,676 326,190,370
Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula 6,728 7,775 -13.5 608,210,310 779,295,094
Bankruptcies 3,998 5,532 -27.7 253,391,382 435,122,426
Proposals 2,730 2,243 21.7 354,818,928 344,172,668
London 3,765 4,388 -14.2 352,297,047 420,255,626
Bankruptcies 2,629 3,518 -25.3 186,205,497 260,096,526
Proposals 1,136 870 30.6 166,091,550 160,159,100
Windsor – Sarnia 3,548 4,762 -25.5 300,589,655 380,450,048
Bankruptcies 2,478 3,834 -35.4 166,604,669 251,839,857
Proposals 1,070 928 15.3 133,984,987 128,610,191
Stratford – Bruce Peninsula 875 1,128 -22.4 76,220,069 100,256,318
Bankruptcies 663 912 -27.3 46,621,997 71,205,030
Proposals 211 216 -2.3 29,598,072 29,051,289
Northeast 2,859 3,507 -18.5 175,457,762 263,449,848
Bankruptcies 2,148 2,934 -26.8 94,751,862 192,521,494
Proposals 711 573 24.1 80,705,901 70,928,354
Northwest 799 1,070 -25.3 48,620,413 79,322,198
Bankruptcies 608 901 -32.5 28,799,292 55,448,859
Proposals 191 169 13.0 19,821,120 23,873,339
Manitoba 2,673 3,082 -13.3 165,817,556 246,422,880
Bankruptcies 1,994 2,443 -18.4 99,065,016 176,264,072
Proposals 679 639 6.3 66,752,540 70,158,808
Southeast 193 191 1.0 17,614,978 23,310,012
Bankruptcies 147 162 -9.3 10,574,038 16,757,551
Proposals 45 29 55.2 7,040,940 6,552,461
South Central 113 98 15.3 9,388,698 12,551,126
Bankruptcies 93 83 12.0 6,757,239 9,749,603
Proposals 20 15 33.3 2,631,459 2,801,523
Southwest 322 351 -8.3 18,846,771 20,547,324
Bankruptcies 208 264 -21.2 5,839,923 11,059,372
Proposals 114 88 29.5 13,006,848 9,487,952
North Central 80 97 -17.5 6,927,087 11,019,038
Bankruptcies 51 75 -32.0 3,937,036 5,533,258
Proposals 29 22 31.8 2,990,052 5,485,779
Winnipeg 1,663 2,018 -17.6 91,105,714 146,135,166
Bankruptcies 1,266 1,601 -20.9 56,613,341 107,400,128
Proposals 397 416 -4.6 34,492,373 38,735,039
Interlake 130 143 -9.1 12,528,024 18,907,452
Bankruptcies 106 113 -6.2 9,023,259 15,303,825
Proposals 24 30 -20.0 3,504,766 3,603,627
Parklands 73 78 -6.4 4,910,527 5,642,192
Bankruptcies 54 61 -11.5 3,996,275 4,492,265
Proposals 19 16 18.8 914,252 1,149,927
North 100 106 -5.7 4,495,757 8,310,570
Bankruptcies 69 84 -17.9 2,323,907 5,968,071
Proposals 32 22 45.5 2,171,850 2,342,499
Saskatchewan 2,326 2,433 -4.4 206,766,670 256,144,381
Bankruptcies 1,528 1,794 -14.8 99,816,709 155,848,986
Proposals 798 639 24.9 106,949,961 100,295,395
Regina – Moose Mountain 657 653 0.6 55,016,288 67,711,216
Bankruptcies 395 457 -13.6 22,954,213 36,575,336
Proposals 262 196 33.7 32,062,075 31,135,880
Swift Current – Moose Jaw 245 255 -3.9 21,386,182 26,995,344
Bankruptcies 159 203 -21.7 11,589,332 18,770,951
Proposals 85 52 63.5 9,796,850 8,224,394
Saskatoon – Biggar 742 729 1.8 67,426,438 83,050,792
Bankruptcies 501 530 -5.5 30,536,362 46,738,564
Proposals 241 199 21.1 36,890,076 36,312,229
Yorkton – Melville 183 200 -8.5 18,015,739 21,130,985
Bankruptcies 120 156 -23.1 11,942,742 15,590,152
Proposals 63 43 46.5 6,072,997 5,540,833
Prince Albert 456 520 -12.3 41,889,137 52,925,186
Bankruptcies 316 390 -19.0 20,584,532 34,559,392
Proposals 140 130 7.7 21,304,605 18,365,794
Northern 43 76 -43.4 3,032,886 4,330,857
Bankruptcies 36 58 -37.9 2,209,529 3,614,592
Proposals 7 18 -61.1 823,357 716,265
Alberta 10,870 12,076 -10.0 1,420,271,842 2,294,174,324
Bankruptcies 8,150 9,986 -18.4 958,799,491 1,722,268,651
Proposals 2,720 2,090 30.1 461,472,351 571,905,673
Lethbridge – Medicine Hat 1,041 1,174 -11.3 110,518,121 138,493,229
Bankruptcies 815 1,003 -18.7 74,213,554 98,949,081
Proposals 226 171 32.2 36,304,568 39,544,148
Camrose – Drumheller 443 451 -1.8 53,839,745 69,771,866
Bankruptcies 326 398 -18.1 36,043,776 51,258,396
Proposals 117 53 120.8 17,795,969 18,513,470
Calgary 3,762 4,109 -8.4 577,430,703 1,103,919,285
Bankruptcies 2,953 3,448 -14.4 426,860,359 934,615,027
Proposals 809 661 22.4 150,570,344 169,304,258
Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House 225 298 -24.5 23,598,494 34,841,821
Bankruptcies 175 249 -29.7 16,169,122 27,087,321
Proposals 49 49 0.0 7,429,373 7,754,500
Red Deer 552 786 -29.8 65,726,022 87,941,880
Bankruptcies 450 692 -35.0 49,605,778 69,953,178
Proposals 102 94 8.5 16,120,244 17,988,702
Edmonton 3,832 4,061 -5.6 463,171,395 685,077,635
Bankruptcies 2,698 3,205 -15.8 278,964,873 421,047,681
Proposals 1,134 856 32.5 184,206,523 264,029,954
Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River 798 980 -18.6 104,117,055 141,087,404
Bankruptcies 587 814 -27.9 66,762,243 99,918,363
Proposals 212 166 27.7 37,354,812 41,169,041
Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake 217 216 0.5 21,870,306 33,041,205
Bankruptcies 146 176 -17.0 10,179,786 19,439,604
Proposals 71 40 77.5 11,690,520 13,601,600
British Columbia 12,723 13,129 -3.1 1,160,737,280 1,781,123,683
Bankruptcies 9,674 10,639 -9.1 716,392,634 1,311,952,057
Proposals 3,049 2,490 22.4 444,344,646 469,171,626
Vancouver Island and Coast 2,563 2,663 -3.8 215,165,149 347,743,730
Bankruptcies 2,042 2,180 -6.3 147,743,269 274,754,305
Proposals 521 484 7.6 67,421,879 72,989,425
Lower Mainland – Southwest 6,721 7,116 -5.6 591,150,122 921,940,871
Bankruptcies 5,059 5,637 -10.3 347,979,398 657,656,855
Proposals 1,662 1,479 12.4 243,170,724 264,284,015
Thompson – Okanagan 1,924 1,897 1.4 205,356,038 300,093,048
Bankruptcies 1,402 1,573 -10.9 120,329,927 216,800,658
Proposals 522 324 61.1 85,026,110 83,292,390
Kootenay 420 414 1.4 49,720,276 63,565,097
Bankruptcies 306 339 -9.7 31,098,193 45,950,182
Proposals 115 74 55.4 18,622,083 17,614,914
Cariboo 588 654 -10.1 52,912,850 83,111,685
Bankruptcies 454 575 -21.0 36,505,440 64,808,251
Proposals 134 79 69.6 16,407,410 18,303,434
North Coast 158 140 12.9 11,687,673 17,754,848
Bankruptcies 133 121 9.9 8,316,053 14,846,899
Proposals 25 18 38.9 3,371,619 2,907,949
Nechako 131 96 36.5 12,025,586 14,976,233
Bankruptcies 108 89 21.3 9,439,031 12,695,438
Proposals 23 7 228.6 2,586,555 2,280,795
Northeast 219 150 46.0 22,719,588 31,938,171
Bankruptcies 172 125 37.6 14,981,322 24,439,468
Proposals 47 24 95.8 7,738,266 7,498,703
Northwest Territories 43 47 -8.5 1,866,143 3,907,529
Bankruptcies 31 39 -20.5 1,242,890 2,838,305
Proposals 12 8 50.0 623,253 1,069,224
Yukon Territory 39 44 -11.4 2,412,987 14,944,223
Bankruptcies 34 41 -17.1 593,292 2,625,446
Proposals 5 3 66.7 1,819,695 12,318,777
Nunavut 4 9 -55.6 16,261 199,587
Bankruptcies 4 8 -50.0 16,261 199,587
Proposals 0 1 -100.0 0 0