Insolvency Statistics in Canada — 2020 (Table 5)

Table 5: Insolvencies Filed by Consumers by ER
- Volume 2020
2020 2019 % Change Assets Declared at the Time of Filing ($) Liabilities Declared at the Time of Filing ($)
Newfoundland and Labrador 1,873 3,221 -41.9 232,124,827 283,357,349
Bankruptcies 768 1,466 -47.6 70,331,055 108,204,797
Proposals 1,105 1,755 -37.0 161,793,772 175,152,552
Avalon Peninsula 1,016 1,768 -42.5 144,560,447 173,470,344
Bankruptcies 418 773 -45.9 45,039,987 68,359,700
Proposals 598 995 -39.9 99,520,460 105,110,645
South Coast - Burin Peninsula 135 226 -40.3 12,861,048 14,688,385
Bankruptcies 49 108 -54.6 2,929,094 4,345,464
Proposals 86 118 -27.1 9,931,954 10,342,921
West Coast - Northern Peninsula - Labrador 309 435 -29.0 30,693,954 38,447,925
Bankruptcies 120 187 -35.8 7,366,103 12,433,409
Proposals 189 248 -23.8 23,327,851 26,014,516
Notre Dame - Central Bonavista Bay 411 792 -48.1 44,009,378 56,750,695
Bankruptcies 179 399 -55.1 14,995,871 23,066,224
Proposals 232 393 -41.0 29,013,507 33,684,471
Prince Edward Island 426 749 -43.1 22,452,617 35,004,204
Bankruptcies 203 386 -47.4 7,012,773 17,776,343
Proposals 223 363 -38.6 15,439,844 17,227,861
Nova Scotia 3,498 6,040 -42.1 253,022,790 364,089,310
Bankruptcies 1,599 3,193 -49.9 79,088,944 165,586,906
Proposals 1,899 2,847 -33.3 173,933,846 198,502,404
Cape Breton 588 1,090 -46.1 41,435,707 54,303,578
Bankruptcies 273 525 -48.0 13,482,762 23,974,114
Proposals 315 565 -44.2 27,952,945 30,329,464
North Shore 657 1,162 -43.5 48,423,405 66,926,702
Bankruptcies 288 622 -53.7 13,531,715 26,394,561
Proposals 369 540 -31.7 34,891,690 40,532,141
Annapolis Valley 415 813 -49.0 32,486,287 53,358,773
Bankruptcies 203 464 -56.3 10,727,192 29,057,356
Proposals 212 349 -39.3 21,759,094 24,301,418
Southern 446 851 -47.6 33,694,545 48,260,552
Bankruptcies 231 476 -51.5 11,205,366 24,208,053
Proposals 215 375 -42.7 22,489,179 24,052,499
Halifax 1,389 2,125 -34.6 96,982,847 141,239,705
Bankruptcies 602 1,107 -45.6 30,141,909 61,952,822
Proposals 787 1,018 -22.7 66,840,938 79,286,883
New Brunswick 3,365 4,851 -30.6 246,416,430 340,893,361
Bankruptcies 1,486 2,343 -36.6 67,032,206 141,324,006
Proposals 1,879 2,508 -25.1 179,384,224 199,569,355
Campbellton - Miramichi 731 1,029 -29.0 51,644,618 71,778,591
Bankruptcies 302 514 -41.2 12,995,685 27,468,033
Proposals 429 515 -16.7 38,648,933 44,310,558
Moncton - Richibucto 963 1,477 -34.8 68,823,471 96,441,981
Bankruptcies 431 666 -35.3 19,086,040 40,072,693
Proposals 532 811 -34.4 49,737,431 56,369,289
Saint John - St. Stephen 801 989 -19.0 63,009,303 83,846,050
Bankruptcies 360 506 -28.9 16,578,787 35,227,592
Proposals 441 483 -8.7 46,430,516 48,618,458
Fredericton - Oromocto 486 866 -43.9 33,560,286 49,773,997
Bankruptcies 234 415 -43.6 11,152,356 23,013,699
Proposals 252 451 -44.1 22,407,929 26,760,298
Edmundston - Woodstock 388 493 -21.3 29,378,752 39,052,741
Bankruptcies 161 244 -34.0 7,219,337 15,541,989
Proposals 227 249 -8.8 22,159,414 23,510,752
Quebec 26,683 42,865 -37.8 1,731,487,985 2,480,653,793
Bankruptcies 11,714 20,038 -41.5 416,644,597 960,272,889
Proposals 14,969 22,827 -34.4 1,314,843,388 1,520,380,904
Gaspésie - Îles-de-la-Madeleine 302 495 -39.0 18,069,294 26,738,975
Bankruptcies 118 205 -42.4 3,528,373 9,396,160
Proposals 184 290 -36.6 14,540,920 17,342,815
Bas-Saint-Laurent 623 984 -36.7 37,465,803 50,904,820
Bankruptcies 283 491 -42.4 10,899,861 21,435,105
Proposals 340 493 -31.0 26,565,942 29,469,714
Capitale-Nationale 2,433 3,735 -34.9 188,258,907 236,165,276
Bankruptcies 1,088 1,887 -42.3 51,089,671 90,001,042
Proposals 1,345 1,848 -27.2 137,169,236 146,164,235
Chaudière - Appalaches 1,230 1,808 -32.0 98,668,699 120,874,013
Bankruptcies 570 960 -40.6 30,830,828 46,070,454
Proposals 660 848 -22.2 67,837,870 74,803,560
Estrie 979 1,540 -36.4 66,660,354 91,028,165
Bankruptcies 495 875 -43.4 23,453,060 43,211,142
Proposals 484 665 -27.2 43,207,294 47,817,022
Centre-du-Québec 834 1,206 -30.8 44,587,006 81,604,582
Bankruptcies 410 576 -28.8 12,455,877 37,436,576
Proposals 424 630 -32.7 32,131,129 44,168,006
Montérégie 4,969 8,125 -38.8 327,305,975 474,604,132
Bankruptcies 1,997 3,530 -43.4 63,460,026 156,184,883
Proposals 2,972 4,595 -35.3 263,845,949 318,419,249
Montréal 5,340 8,520 -37.3 181,535,001 406,126,601
Bankruptcies 2,477 4,073 -39.2 35,210,692 189,437,992
Proposals 2,863 4,447 -35.6 146,324,310 216,688,609
Laval 1,237 2,025 -38.9 91,853,740 128,036,383
Bankruptcies 492 874 -43.7 13,752,919 40,950,402
Proposals 745 1,151 -35.3 78,100,821 87,085,981
Lanaudière 2,031 3,286 -38.2 162,364,705 204,073,628
Bankruptcies 815 1,329 -38.7 34,002,848 69,112,868
Proposals 1,216 1,957 -37.9 128,361,857 134,960,760
Laurentides 2,478 4,269 -42.0 205,423,073 268,475,330
Bankruptcies 1,030 1,905 -45.9 46,895,933 95,466,771
Proposals 1,448 2,364 -38.7 158,527,140 173,008,560
Outaouais 1,557 2,631 -40.8 126,144,547 154,527,326
Bankruptcies 637 1,087 -41.4 25,694,026 51,454,942
Proposals 920 1,544 -40.4 100,450,521 103,072,384
Abitibi - Témiscamingue 440 740 -40.5 28,061,920 35,048,851
Bankruptcies 149 286 -47.9 7,797,913 11,658,439
Proposals 291 454 -35.9 20,264,006 23,390,412
Mauricie 984 1,587 -38.0 52,886,827 76,918,443
Bankruptcies 518 926 -44.1 17,105,125 33,340,361
Proposals 466 661 -29.5 35,781,701 43,578,082
Saguenay - Lac-Saint-Jean 896 1,421 -36.9 71,861,839 91,071,645
Bankruptcies 475 772 -38.5 31,175,750 50,576,721
Proposals 421 649 -35.1 40,686,089 40,494,924
Côte-Nord 316 432 -26.9 27,376,924 31,718,887
Bankruptcies 144 242 -40.5 7,697,776 12,985,077
Proposals 172 190 -9.5 19,679,148 18,733,810
Nord-du-Québec 36 61 -41.0 2,963,372 2,736,735
Bankruptcies 17 18 -5.6 1,593,918 1,553,954
Proposals 19 43 -55.8 1,369,454 1,182,781
Ontario 33,992 44,852 -24.2 2,031,818,742 2,978,193,670
Bankruptcies 9,213 14,577 -36.8 250,373,497 886,864,265
Proposals 24,779 30,275 -18.2 1,781,445,245 2,091,329,405
Ottawa 3,146 4,492 -30.0 182,948,130 274,217,402
Bankruptcies 1,083 1,783 -39.3 37,894,711 94,981,501
Proposals 2,063 2,709 -23.8 145,053,419 179,235,900
Kingston - Pembroke 1,199 1,794 -33.2 75,253,601 101,406,762
Bankruptcies 379 654 -42.0 12,034,038 33,242,371
Proposals 820 1,140 -28.1 63,219,563 68,164,391
Muskoka - Kawarthas 841 1,286 -34.6 59,951,782 74,925,441
Bankruptcies 238 397 -40.1 6,453,786 22,088,082
Proposals 603 889 -32.2 53,497,995 52,837,359
Toronto 15,241 19,041 -20.0 913,193,354 1,405,252,524
Bankruptcies 3,432 5,147 -33.3 77,148,205 384,041,896
Proposals 11,809 13,894 -15.0 836,045,149 1,021,210,628
Kitchener - Waterloo - Barrie 3,431 4,552 -24.6 194,200,499 279,355,246
Bankruptcies 920 1,544 -40.4 24,926,771 82,617,079
Proposals 2,511 3,008 -16.5 169,273,729 196,738,168
Hamilton - Niagara Peninsula 3,413 4,584 -25.5 193,753,421 287,929,536
Bankruptcies 994 1,524 -34.8 25,903,121 95,289,450
Proposals 2,419 3,060 -20.9 167,850,300 192,640,086
London 1,836 2,505 -26.7 89,915,638 132,196,451
Bankruptcies 536 852 -37.1 9,532,216 39,066,611
Proposals 1,300 1,653 -21.4 80,383,422 93,129,840
Windsor - Sarnia 1,593 2,266 -29.7 78,979,736 117,320,448
Bankruptcies 501 882 -43.2 9,414,263 38,182,932
Proposals 1,092 1,384 -21.1 69,565,473 79,137,516
Stratford - Bruce Peninsula 498 635 -21.6 24,094,292 34,569,014
Bankruptcies 177 277 -36.1 5,488,542 12,515,351
Proposals 321 358 -10.3 18,605,750 22,053,662
Northeast 1,934 3,115 -37.9 184,491,551 222,855,614
Bankruptcies 631 1,191 -47.0 30,185,950 62,842,666
Proposals 1,303 1,924 -32.3 154,305,601 160,012,948
Northwest 858 584 46.9 35,036,738 48,165,233
Bankruptcies 323 325 -0.6 11,391,895 21,996,326
Proposals 535 259 106.6 23,644,843 26,168,907
Manitoba 2,527 3,146 -19.7 286,805,565 335,207,816
Bankruptcies 787 1,344 -41.4 56,274,973 115,477,167
Proposals 1,740 1,802 -3.4 230,530,592 219,730,649
Southeast 198 248 -20.2 31,800,259 38,146,693
Bankruptcies 74 123 -39.8 8,060,638 16,938,699
Proposals 124 125 -0.8 23,739,621 21,207,994
South Central 97 98 -1.0 9,144,531 10,028,912
Bankruptcies 26 50 -48.0 1,116,744 2,347,012
Proposals 71 48 47.9 8,027,786 7,681,900
Southwest 262 352 -25.6 31,261,901 31,996,466
Bankruptcies 85 138 -38.4 7,866,023 11,434,761
Proposals 177 214 -17.3 23,395,878 20,561,705
North Central 52 104 -50.0 5,746,374 6,757,661
Bankruptcies 18 45 -60.0 1,830,776 2,883,998
Proposals 34 59 -42.4 3,915,597 3,873,663
Winnipeg 1,649 2,019 -18.3 168,991,449 198,840,317
Bankruptcies 477 834 -42.8 26,934,283 58,382,830
Proposals 1,172 1,185 -1.1 142,057,166 140,457,487
Interlake 131 190 -31.1 26,222,138 23,784,739
Bankruptcies 46 91 -49.5 5,119,446 7,578,695
Proposals 85 99 -14.1 21,102,692 16,206,044
Parklands 71 76 -6.6 7,723,009 12,376,446
Bankruptcies 39 33 18.2 3,676,518 7,493,044
Proposals 32 43 -25.6 4,046,491 4,883,402
North 66 53 24.5 5,915,904 13,276,583
Bankruptcies 21 27 -22.2 1,670,544 8,418,128
Proposals 45 26 73.1 4,245,360 4,858,455
Saskatchewan 2,640 3,453 -23.5 431,320,965 433,559,522
Bankruptcies 878 1,317 -33.3 115,197,645 156,430,732
Proposals 1,762 2,136 -17.5 316,123,320 277,128,790
Regina - Moose Mountain 903 1,224 -26.2 182,567,972 170,830,015
Bankruptcies 224 369 -39.3 33,569,267 45,072,106
Proposals 679 855 -20.6 148,998,705 125,757,909
Swift Current - Moose Jaw 238 273 -12.8 29,112,686 30,222,972
Bankruptcies 91 127 -28.3 8,711,878 10,901,038
Proposals 147 146 0.7 20,400,808 19,321,934
Saskatoon - Biggar 843 1,096 -23.1 126,962,674 128,409,318
Bankruptcies 307 439 -30.1 36,858,623 50,524,632
Proposals 536 657 -18.4 90,104,051 77,884,686
Yorkton - Melville 189 193 -2.1 27,018,885 30,990,056
Bankruptcies 71 84 -15.5 9,618,843 13,802,741
Proposals 118 109 8.3 17,400,042 17,187,316
Prince Albert 426 603 -29.4 61,976,651 69,335,948
Bankruptcies 173 269 -35.7 25,913,773 34,798,960
Proposals 253 334 -24.3 36,062,877 34,536,988
Northern 38 61 -37.7 3,682,097 3,771,212
Bankruptcies 10 27 -63.0 525,261 1,331,255
Proposals 28 34 -17.6 3,156,836 2,439,958
Alberta 13,089 16,675 -21.5 2,108,987,895 2,677,653,544
Bankruptcies 3,602 5,589 -35.6 472,572,723 969,780,444
Proposals 9,487 11,086 -14.4 1,636,415,172 1,707,873,100
Lethbridge - Medicine Hat 995 1,301 -23.5 111,555,606 125,273,380
Bankruptcies 219 406 -46.1 21,645,762 31,845,301
Proposals 776 895 -13.3 89,909,845 93,428,079
Camrose - Drumheller 471 605 -22.1 73,685,717 87,957,801
Bankruptcies 191 225 -15.1 30,079,317 42,148,797
Proposals 280 380 -26.3 43,606,401 45,809,004
Calgary 4,726 6,092 -22.4 821,124,043 1,074,010,333
Bankruptcies 1,367 2,170 -37.0 182,694,304 426,840,007
Proposals 3,359 3,922 -14.4 638,429,739 647,170,326
Banff - Jasper - Rocky Mountain House 239 269 -11.2 24,760,958 33,278,724
Bankruptcies 82 106 -22.6 6,760,295 11,674,947
Proposals 157 163 -3.7 18,000,663 21,603,777
Red Deer 861 1,100 -21.7 126,711,760 141,999,869
Bankruptcies 239 334 -28.4 29,203,497 44,926,188
Proposals 622 766 -18.8 97,508,263 97,073,681
Edmonton 4,568 5,757 -20.7 721,633,280 936,963,707
Bankruptcies 1,146 1,816 -36.9 139,010,797 316,217,217
Proposals 3,422 3,941 -13.2 582,622,482 620,746,490
Athabasca - Grande Prairie - Peace River 676 860 -21.4 107,161,568 125,541,264
Bankruptcies 202 319 -36.7 28,441,576 42,142,389
Proposals 474 541 -12.4 78,719,992 83,398,875
Wood Buffalo - Cold Lake 550 689 -20.2 122,354,963 152,628,466
Bankruptcies 153 213 -28.2 34,737,176 53,985,597
Proposals 397 476 -16.6 87,617,787 98,642,868
British Columbia 8,270 11,221 -26.3 474,744,883 843,491,676
Bankruptcies 2,609 4,134 -36.9 107,947,030 361,536,366
Proposals 5,661 7,087 -20.1 366,797,853 481,955,310
Vancouver Island and Coast 1,719 2,367 -27.4 95,072,320 145,443,836
Bankruptcies 552 936 -41.0 18,713,265 50,012,003
Proposals 1,167 1,431 -18.4 76,359,055 95,431,833
Lower Mainland - Southwest 4,497 6,075 -26.0 217,152,289 425,106,490
Bankruptcies 1,360 2,086 -34.8 54,959,361 187,225,881
Proposals 3,137 3,989 -21.4 162,192,928 237,880,609
Thompson - Okanagan 1,184 1,621 -27.0 72,422,734 148,887,515
Bankruptcies 372 607 -38.7 10,319,851 70,948,559
Proposals 812 1,014 -19.9 62,102,882 77,938,956
Kootenay 236 346 -31.8 24,575,904 28,560,836
Bankruptcies 75 147 -49.0 5,006,489 9,076,133
Proposals 161 199 -19.1 19,569,415 19,484,702
Cariboo 359 491 -26.9 32,682,715 44,284,931
Bankruptcies 154 232 -33.6 7,370,845 17,921,680
Proposals 205 259 -20.8 25,311,869 26,363,251
North Coast 61 58 5.2 3,130,319 5,692,626
Bankruptcies 21 21 0.0 987,191 2,114,110
Proposals 40 37 8.1 2,143,129 3,578,516
Nechako 54 72 -25.0 6,906,986 8,484,142
Bankruptcies 19 38 -50.0 1,177,075 2,865,977
Proposals 35 34 2.9 5,729,912 5,618,164
Northeast 165 190 -13.2 22,801,616 37,031,302
Bankruptcies 59 68 -13.2 9,412,953 21,372,023
Proposals 106 122 -13.1 13,388,663 15,659,279
Northwest Territories 47 66 -28.8 6,968,069 7,059,459
Bankruptcies 10 9 11.1 1,458,438 1,596,355
Proposals 37 57 -35.1 5,509,631 5,463,104
Yukon 36 33 9.1 2,243,050 3,490,832
Bankruptcies 11 13 -15.4 96,580 735,237
Proposals 25 20 25.0 2,146,470 2,755,595
Nunavut 12 6 100.0 623,189 860,857
Bankruptcies 0 0 n/a 0 0
Proposals 12 6 100.0 623,189 860,857