Definitions
- Bankruptcy
- The state of a consumer or a business that has made an assignment in bankruptcy or against whom a bankruptcy order has been made.
- Business
- Any commercial entity or organization other than an individual, or an individual who has incurred 50% or more of total liabilities as a result of operating a business.
- Consumer
- An individual with more than 50% of total liabilities related to consumer goods and services.
- Corporation
- A commercial entity or organization.
- Individual Business
- An individual who has incurred 50% or more of total liabilities as a result of operating a business.
- North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)
- System that classifies economic units that have similar production processes in the same industry. This is a supply-based or production-oriented economic concept.
- Proposal
- An offer to creditors to settle debts under conditions other than the existing terms. A proposal is a formal agreement under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act.
Note:
Monthly statistics for insolvency volumes tend to vary widely. Quarterly and annual statistics can be more indicative of the evolution of insolvency volume.
| Province | Volume | % Change | 12-Month Period Ending | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2021 | November 2021 | December 2020 | Nov. 2021 to Dec. 2021 | Dec. 2020 to Dec. 2021 | 12-31-2021 | 12-31-2020 | % Change | |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 101 | 149 | 129 | -32.2 | -21.7 | 1,749 | 1,883 | -7.1 |
| Bankruptcies | 37 | 47 | 45 | -21.3 | -17.8 | 653 | 778 | -16.1 |
| Proposals | 64 | 102 | 84 | -37.3 | -23.8 | 1,096 | 1,105 | -0.8 |
| Prince Edward Island | 31 | 44 | 40 | -29.5 | -22.5 | 388 | 428 | -9.3 |
| Bankruptcies | 10 | 16 | 14 | -37.5 | -28.6 | 172 | 204 | -15.7 |
| Proposals | 21 | 28 | 26 | -25.0 | -19.2 | 216 | 224 | -3.6 |
| Nova Scotia | 198 | 259 | 245 | -23.6 | -19.2 | 3,024 | 3,517 | -14.0 |
| Bankruptcies | 80 | 95 | 106 | -15.8 | -24.5 | 1,281 | 1,615 | -20.7 |
| Proposals | 118 | 164 | 139 | -28.0 | -15.1 | 1,743 | 1,902 | -8.4 |
| New Brunswick | 217 | 237 | 284 | -8.4 | -23.6 | 2,997 | 3,389 | -11.6 |
| Bankruptcies | 83 | 82 | 123 | 1.2 | -32.5 | 1,251 | 1,502 | -16.7 |
| Proposals | 134 | 155 | 161 | -13.5 | -16.8 | 1,746 | 1,887 | -7.5 |
| Quebec | 1,794 | 2,333 | 1,910 | -23.1 | -6.1 | 25,197 | 28,282 | -10.9 |
| Bankruptcies | 797 | 1,062 | 977 | -25.0 | -18.4 | 11,373 | 12,972 | -12.3 |
| Proposals | 997 | 1,271 | 933 | -21.6 | 6.9 | 13,824 | 15,310 | -9.7 |
| Ontario | 2,444 | 2,805 | 2,660 | -12.9 | -8.1 | 30,940 | 34,751 | -11.0 |
| Bankruptcies | 666 | 716 | 833 | -7.0 | -20.0 | 8,027 | 9,749 | -17.7 |
| Proposals | 1,778 | 2,089 | 1,827 | -14.9 | -2.7 | 22,913 | 25,002 | -8.4 |
| Manitoba | 208 | 240 | 196 | -13.3 | 6.1 | 2,538 | 2,562 | -0.9 |
| Bankruptcies | 73 | 59 | 64 | 23.7 | 14.1 | 807 | 815 | -1.0 |
| Proposals | 135 | 181 | 132 | -25.4 | 2.3 | 1,731 | 1,747 | -0.9 |
| Saskatchewan | 245 | 226 | 262 | 8.4 | -6.5 | 2,772 | 2,689 | 3.1 |
| Bankruptcies | 56 | 63 | 76 | -11.1 | -26.3 | 780 | 918 | -15.0 |
| Proposals | 189 | 163 | 186 | 16.0 | 1.6 | 1,992 | 1,771 | 12.5 |
| Alberta | 1,056 | 1,292 | 1,090 | -18.3 | -3.1 | 14,095 | 13,249 | 6.4 |
| Bankruptcies | 198 | 246 | 280 | -19.5 | -29.3 | 2,819 | 3,724 | -24.3 |
| Proposals | 858 | 1,046 | 810 | -18.0 | 5.9 | 11,276 | 9,525 | 18.4 |
| British Columbia | 710 | 735 | 697 | -3.4 | 1.9 | 8,773 | 8,398 | 4.5 |
| Bankruptcies | 153 | 169 | 178 | -9.5 | -14.0 | 2,221 | 2,689 | -17.4 |
| Proposals | 557 | 566 | 519 | -1.6 | 7.3 | 6,552 | 5,709 | 14.8 |
| Northwest Territories | 10 | 4 | 6 | 150.0 | 66.7 | 53 | 47 | 12.8 |
| Bankruptcies | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | 9 | 10 | -10.0 |
| Proposals | 9 | 3 | 6 | 200.0 | 50.0 | 44 | 37 | 18.9 |
| Yukon | 5 | 3 | 4 | 66.7 | 25.0 | 34 | 36 | -5.6 |
| Bankruptcies | 1 | 0 | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 9 | 11 | -18.2 |
| Proposals | 4 | 3 | 3 | 33.3 | 33.3 | 25 | 25 | 0.0 |
| Nunavut | 1 | 3 | 4 | -66.7 | -75.0 | 12 | 13 | -7.7 |
| Bankruptcies | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | 1 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Proposals | 1 | 3 | 4 | -66.7 | -75.0 | 11 | 12 | -8.3 |
| Canada | 7,020 | 8,330 | 7,527 | -15.7 | -6.7 | 92,572 | 99,244 | -6.7 |
| Bankruptcies | 2,155 | 2,556 | 2,697 | -15.7 | -20.1 | 29,403 | 34,988 | -16.0 |
| Proposals | 4,865 | 5,774 | 4,830 | -15.7 | 0.7 | 63,169 | 64,256 | -1.7 |
| Province | Volume | % Change | 12-Month Period Ending | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2021 | November 2021 | December 2020 | Nov. 2021 to Dec. 2021 | Dec. 2020 to Dec. 2021 | 12-31-2021 | 12-31-2020 | % Change | |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 100 | 149 | 129 | -32.9 | -22.5 | 1,737 | 1,873 | -7.3 |
| Bankruptcies | 37 | 47 | 45 | -21.3 | -17.8 | 642 | 768 | -16.4 |
| Proposals | 63 | 102 | 84 | -38.2 | -25.0 | 1,095 | 1,105 | -0.9 |
| Prince Edward Island | 30 | 43 | 40 | -30.2 | -25.0 | 384 | 426 | -9.9 |
| Bankruptcies | 9 | 15 | 14 | -40.0 | -35.7 | 169 | 203 | -16.7 |
| Proposals | 21 | 28 | 26 | -25.0 | -19.2 | 215 | 223 | -3.6 |
| Nova Scotia | 197 | 258 | 245 | -23.6 | -19.6 | 3,007 | 3,498 | -14.0 |
| Bankruptcies | 80 | 94 | 106 | -14.9 | -24.5 | 1,268 | 1,599 | -20.7 |
| Proposals | 117 | 164 | 139 | -28.7 | -15.8 | 1,739 | 1,899 | -8.4 |
| New Brunswick | 215 | 236 | 279 | -8.9 | -22.9 | 2,985 | 3,365 | -11.3 |
| Bankruptcies | 81 | 81 | 122 | 0.0 | -33.6 | 1,241 | 1,486 | -16.5 |
| Proposals | 134 | 155 | 157 | -13.5 | -14.6 | 1,744 | 1,879 | -7.2 |
| Quebec | 1,627 | 2,174 | 1,775 | -25.2 | -8.3 | 23,667 | 26,683 | -11.3 |
| Bankruptcies | 660 | 935 | 856 | -29.4 | -22.9 | 10,113 | 11,714 | -13.7 |
| Proposals | 967 | 1,239 | 919 | -22.0 | 5.2 | 13,554 | 14,969 | -9.5 |
| Ontario | 2,362 | 2,750 | 2,600 | -14.1 | -9.2 | 30,327 | 33,992 | -10.8 |
| Bankruptcies | 608 | 676 | 787 | -10.1 | -22.7 | 7,580 | 9,213 | -17.7 |
| Proposals | 1,754 | 2,074 | 1,813 | -15.4 | -3.3 | 22,747 | 24,779 | -8.2 |
| Manitoba | 206 | 240 | 194 | -14.2 | 6.2 | 2,507 | 2,527 | -0.8 |
| Bankruptcies | 72 | 59 | 62 | 22.0 | 16.1 | 782 | 787 | -0.6 |
| Proposals | 134 | 181 | 132 | -26.0 | 1.5 | 1,725 | 1,740 | -0.9 |
| Saskatchewan | 241 | 224 | 257 | 7.6 | -6.2 | 2,724 | 2,640 | 3.2 |
| Bankruptcies | 52 | 62 | 71 | -16.1 | -26.8 | 744 | 878 | -15.3 |
| Proposals | 189 | 162 | 186 | 16.7 | 1.6 | 1,980 | 1,762 | 12.4 |
| Alberta | 1,044 | 1,287 | 1,083 | -18.9 | -3.6 | 13,956 | 13,089 | 6.6 |
| Bankruptcies | 191 | 242 | 276 | -21.1 | -30.8 | 2,731 | 3,602 | -24.2 |
| Proposals | 853 | 1,045 | 807 | -18.4 | 5.7 | 11,225 | 9,487 | 18.3 |
| British Columbia | 707 | 731 | 694 | -3.3 | 1.9 | 8,699 | 8,270 | 5.2 |
| Bankruptcies | 151 | 165 | 176 | -8.5 | -14.2 | 2,172 | 2,609 | -16.7 |
| Proposals | 556 | 566 | 518 | -1.8 | 7.3 | 6,527 | 5,661 | 15.3 |
| Northwest Territories | 10 | 4 | 6 | 150.0 | 66.7 | 53 | 47 | 12.8 |
| Bankruptcies | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | 9 | 10 | -10.0 |
| Proposals | 9 | 3 | 6 | 200.0 | 50.0 | 44 | 37 | 18.9 |
| Yukon | 5 | 3 | 4 | 66.7 | 25.0 | 34 | 36 | -5.6 |
| Bankruptcies | 1 | 0 | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 9 | 11 | -18.2 |
| Proposals | 4 | 3 | 3 | 33.3 | 33.3 | 25 | 25 | 0.0 |
| Nunavut | 1 | 3 | 4 | -66.7 | -75.0 | 12 | 12 | 0.0 |
| Bankruptcies | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | 1 | 0 | -- |
| Proposals | 1 | 3 | 4 | -66.7 | -75.0 | 11 | 12 | -8.3 |
| Canada | 6,745 | 8,102 | 7,310 | -16.7 | -7.7 | 90,092 | 96,458 | -6.6 |
| Bankruptcies | 1,943 | 2,377 | 2,516 | -18.3 | -22.8 | 27,461 | 32,880 | -16.5 |
| Proposals | 4,802 | 5,725 | 4,794 | -16.1 | 0.2 | 62,631 | 63,578 | -1.5 |
| Province | Volume | % Change | 12-Month Period Ending | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2021 | November 2021 | December 2020 | Nov. 2021 to Dec. 2021 | Dec. 2020 to Dec. 2021 | 12-31-2021 | 12-31-2020 | % Change | |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 1 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | 12 | 10 | 20.0 |
| Bankruptcies | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | 11 | 10 | 10.0 |
| Proposals | 1 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | 1 | 0 | -- |
| Prince Edward Island | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | 4 | 2 | 100.0 |
| Bankruptcies | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | 3 | 1 | 200.0 |
| Proposals | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | 1 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Nova Scotia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | 17 | 19 | -10.5 |
| Bankruptcies | 0 | 1 | 0 | -100.0 | -- | 13 | 16 | -18.8 |
| Proposals | 1 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | 4 | 3 | 33.3 |
| New Brunswick | 2 | 1 | 5 | 100.0 | -60.0 | 12 | 24 | -50.0 |
| Bankruptcies | 2 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 10 | 16 | -37.5 |
| Proposals | 0 | 0 | 4 | -- | -100.0 | 2 | 8 | -75.0 |
| Quebec | 167 | 159 | 135 | 5.0 | 23.7 | 1,530 | 1,599 | -4.3 |
| Bankruptcies | 137 | 127 | 121 | 7.9 | 13.2 | 1,260 | 1,258 | 0.2 |
| Proposals | 30 | 32 | 14 | -6.3 | 114.3 | 270 | 341 | -20.8 |
| Ontario | 82 | 55 | 60 | 49.1 | 36.7 | 613 | 759 | -19.2 |
| Bankruptcies | 58 | 40 | 46 | 45.0 | 26.1 | 447 | 536 | -16.6 |
| Proposals | 24 | 15 | 14 | 60.0 | 71.4 | 166 | 223 | -25.6 |
| Manitoba | 2 | 0 | 2 | -- | 0.0 | 31 | 35 | -11.4 |
| Bankruptcies | 1 | 0 | 2 | -- | -50.0 | 25 | 28 | -10.7 |
| Proposals | 1 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | 6 | 7 | -14.3 |
| Saskatchewan | 4 | 2 | 5 | 100.0 | -20.0 | 48 | 49 | -2.0 |
| Bankruptcies | 4 | 1 | 5 | 300.0 | -20.0 | 36 | 40 | -10.0 |
| Proposals | 0 | 1 | 0 | -100.0 | -- | 12 | 9 | 33.3 |
| Alberta | 12 | 5 | 7 | 140.0 | 71.4 | 139 | 160 | -13.1 |
| Bankruptcies | 7 | 4 | 4 | 75.0 | 75.0 | 88 | 122 | -27.9 |
| Proposals | 5 | 1 | 3 | 400.0 | 66.7 | 51 | 38 | 34.2 |
| British Columbia | 3 | 4 | 3 | -25.0 | 0.0 | 74 | 128 | -42.2 |
| Bankruptcies | 2 | 4 | 2 | -50.0 | 0.0 | 49 | 80 | -38.8 |
| Proposals | 1 | 0 | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 25 | 48 | -47.9 |
| Northwest Territories | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Bankruptcies | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Proposals | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Yukon | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Bankruptcies | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Proposals | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Nunavut | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | 1 | -100.0 |
| Bankruptcies | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | 1 | -100.0 |
| Proposals | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Canada | 275 | 228 | 217 | 20.6 | 26.7 | 2,480 | 2,786 | -11.0 |
| Bankruptcies | 212 | 179 | 181 | 18.4 | 17.1 | 1,942 | 2,108 | -7.9 |
| Proposals | 63 | 49 | 36 | 28.6 | 75.0 | 538 | 678 | -20.6 |
| Province | Volume | % Change | 12-Month Period Ending | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2021 | November 2021 | December 2020 | Nov. 2021 to Dec. 2021 | Dec. 2020 to Dec. 2021 | 12-31-2021 | 12-31-2020 | % Change | |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 1 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | 5 | 3 | 66.7 |
| Bankruptcies | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | 4 | 3 | 33.3 |
| Proposals | 1 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | 1 | 0 | -- |
| Prince Edward Island | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | 1 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Bankruptcies | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | 1 | 0 | -- |
| Proposals | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | 1 | -100.0 |
| Nova Scotia | 0 | 1 | 0 | -100.0 | -- | 6 | 11 | -45.5 |
| Bankruptcies | 0 | 1 | 0 | -100.0 | -- | 5 | 9 | -44.4 |
| Proposals | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | 1 | 2 | -50.0 |
| New Brunswick | 2 | 1 | 2 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 9 | 14 | -35.7 |
| Bankruptcies | 2 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 7 | 12 | -41.7 |
| Proposals | 0 | 0 | 1 | -- | -100.0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Quebec | 152 | 135 | 126 | 12.6 | 20.6 | 1,338 | 1,414 | -5.4 |
| Bankruptcies | 130 | 115 | 115 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 1,147 | 1,138 | 0.8 |
| Proposals | 22 | 20 | 11 | 10.0 | 100.0 | 191 | 276 | -30.8 |
| Ontario | 66 | 35 | 36 | 88.6 | 83.3 | 435 | 490 | -11.2 |
| Bankruptcies | 50 | 29 | 31 | 72.4 | 61.3 | 349 | 381 | -8.4 |
| Proposals | 16 | 6 | 5 | 166.7 | 220.0 | 86 | 109 | -21.1 |
| Manitoba | 0 | 0 | 1 | -- | -100.0 | 13 | 14 | -7.1 |
| Bankruptcies | 0 | 0 | 1 | -- | -100.0 | 10 | 9 | 11.1 |
| Proposals | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | 3 | 5 | -40.0 |
| Saskatchewan | 0 | 0 | 3 | -- | -100.0 | 15 | 13 | 15.4 |
| Bankruptcies | 0 | 0 | 3 | -- | -100.0 | 12 | 11 | 9.1 |
| Proposals | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | 3 | 2 | 50.0 |
| Alberta | 7 | 1 | 3 | 600.0 | 133.3 | 81 | 96 | -15.6 |
| Bankruptcies | 6 | 1 | 2 | 500.0 | 200.0 | 57 | 76 | -25.0 |
| Proposals | 1 | 0 | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 24 | 20 | 20.0 |
| British Columbia | 2 | 3 | 1 | -33.3 | 100.0 | 39 | 85 | -54.1 |
| Bankruptcies | 2 | 3 | 0 | -33.3 | -- | 28 | 54 | -48.1 |
| Proposals | 0 | 0 | 1 | -- | -100.0 | 11 | 31 | -64.5 |
| Northwest Territories | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Bankruptcies | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Proposals | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Yukon | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Bankruptcies | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Proposals | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Nunavut | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | 1 | -100.0 |
| Bankruptcies | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | 1 | -100.0 |
| Proposals | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Canada | 230 | 176 | 172 | 30.7 | 33.7 | 1,942 | 2,142 | -9.3 |
| Bankruptcies | 190 | 150 | 153 | 26.7 | 24.2 | 1,620 | 1,694 | -4.4 |
| Proposals | 40 | 26 | 19 | 53.8 | 110.5 | 322 | 448 | -28.1 |
| Province | Volume | % Change | 12-Month Period Ending | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2021 | November 2021 | December 2020 | Nov. 2021 to Dec. 2021 | Dec. 2020 to Dec. 2021 | 12-31-2021 | 12-31-2020 | % Change | |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | 7 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Bankruptcies | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | 7 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Proposals | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Prince Edward Island | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | 3 | 1 | 200.0 |
| Bankruptcies | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | 2 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Proposals | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | 1 | 0 | -- |
| Nova Scotia | 1 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | 11 | 8 | 37.5 |
| Bankruptcies | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | 8 | 7 | 14.3 |
| Proposals | 1 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | 3 | 1 | 200.0 |
| New Brunswick | 0 | 0 | 3 | -- | -100.0 | 3 | 10 | -70.0 |
| Bankruptcies | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | 3 | 4 | -25.0 |
| Proposals | 0 | 0 | 3 | -- | -100.0 | 0 | 6 | -100.0 |
| Quebec | 15 | 24 | 9 | -37.5 | 66.7 | 192 | 185 | 3.8 |
| Bankruptcies | 7 | 12 | 6 | -41.7 | 16.7 | 113 | 120 | -5.8 |
| Proposals | 8 | 12 | 3 | -33.3 | 166.7 | 79 | 65 | 21.5 |
| Ontario | 16 | 20 | 24 | -20.0 | -33.3 | 178 | 269 | -33.8 |
| Bankruptcies | 8 | 11 | 15 | -27.3 | -46.7 | 98 | 155 | -36.8 |
| Proposals | 8 | 9 | 9 | -11.1 | -11.1 | 80 | 114 | -29.8 |
| Manitoba | 2 | 0 | 1 | -- | 100.0 | 18 | 21 | -14.3 |
| Bankruptcies | 1 | 0 | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 15 | 19 | -21.1 |
| Proposals | 1 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | 3 | 2 | 50.0 |
| Saskatchewan | 4 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 33 | 36 | -8.3 |
| Bankruptcies | 4 | 1 | 2 | 300.0 | 100.0 | 24 | 29 | -17.2 |
| Proposals | 0 | 1 | 0 | -100.0 | -- | 9 | 7 | 28.6 |
| Alberta | 5 | 4 | 4 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 58 | 64 | -9.4 |
| Bankruptcies | 1 | 3 | 2 | -66.7 | -50.0 | 31 | 46 | -32.6 |
| Proposals | 4 | 1 | 2 | 300.0 | 100.0 | 27 | 18 | 50.0 |
| British Columbia | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | -50.0 | 35 | 43 | -18.6 |
| Bankruptcies | 0 | 1 | 2 | -100.0 | -100.0 | 21 | 26 | -19.2 |
| Proposals | 1 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | 14 | 17 | -17.6 |
| Northwest Territories | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Bankruptcies | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Proposals | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Yukon | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Bankruptcies | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Proposals | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Nunavut | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Bankruptcies | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Proposals | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Canada | 45 | 52 | 45 | -13.5 | 0.0 | 538 | 644 | -16.5 |
| Bankruptcies | 22 | 29 | 28 | -24.1 | -21.4 | 322 | 414 | -22.2 |
| Proposals | 23 | 23 | 17 | 0.0 | 35.3 | 216 | 230 | -6.1 |
| sector | Volume | % Change | 12-Month Period Ending | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2021 | November 2021 | December 2020 | Nov. 2021 to Dec. 2021 | Dec. 2020 to Dec. 2021 | 12-31-2021 | 12-31-2020 | % Change | |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting | 3 | 6 | 5 | -50.0 | -40.0 | 51 | 61 | -16.4 |
| Bankruptcies | 3 | 5 | 3 | -40.0 | 0.0 | 44 | 44 | 0.0 |
| Proposals | 0 | 1 | 2 | -100.0 | -100.0 | 7 | 17 | -58.8 |
| Mining and Oil and Gas Extraction | 0 | 0 | 2 | -- | -100.0 | 39 | 36 | 8.3 |
| Bankruptcies | 0 | 0 | 2 | -- | -100.0 | 28 | 25 | 12.0 |
| Proposals | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | 11 | 11 | 0.0 |
| Utilities | 0 | 1 | 0 | -100.0 | -- | 3 | 5 | -40.0 |
| Bankruptcies | 0 | 1 | 0 | -100.0 | -- | 2 | 5 | -60.0 |
| Proposals | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | 1 | 0 | -- |
| Construction | 37 | 35 | 18 | 5.7 | 105.6 | 369 | 338 | 9.2 |
| Bankruptcies | 25 | 24 | 17 | 4.2 | 47.1 | 277 | 258 | 7.4 |
| Proposals | 12 | 11 | 1 | 9.1 | 1100.0 | 92 | 80 | 15.0 |
| Manufacturing | 16 | 16 | 16 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 224 | 231 | -3.0 |
| Bankruptcies | 10 | 13 | 14 | -23.1 | -28.6 | 171 | 165 | 3.6 |
| Proposals | 6 | 3 | 2 | 100.0 | 200.0 | 53 | 66 | -19.7 |
| Wholesale Trade | 17 | 9 | 10 | 88.9 | 70.0 | 101 | 139 | -27.3 |
| Bankruptcies | 11 | 8 | 6 | 37.5 | 83.3 | 81 | 110 | -26.4 |
| Proposals | 6 | 1 | 4 | 500.0 | 50.0 | 20 | 29 | -31.0 |
| Retail Trade | 27 | 22 | 22 | 22.7 | 22.7 | 255 | 377 | -32.4 |
| Bankruptcies | 24 | 16 | 19 | 50.0 | 26.3 | 201 | 270 | -25.6 |
| Proposals | 3 | 6 | 3 | -50.0 | 0.0 | 54 | 107 | -49.5 |
| Transportation and Warehousing | 22 | 15 | 15 | 46.7 | 46.7 | 190 | 164 | 15.9 |
| Bankruptcies | 16 | 13 | 10 | 23.1 | 60.0 | 156 | 123 | 26.8 |
| Proposals | 6 | 2 | 5 | 200.0 | 20.0 | 34 | 41 | -17.1 |
| Information and Cultural Industries | 3 | 6 | 4 | -50.0 | -25.0 | 40 | 48 | -16.7 |
| Bankruptcies | 2 | 6 | 3 | -66.7 | -33.3 | 34 | 36 | -5.6 |
| Proposals | 1 | 0 | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 6 | 12 | -50.0 |
| Finance and Insurance | 5 | 7 | 7 | -28.6 | -28.6 | 53 | 38 | 39.5 |
| Bankruptcies | 4 | 4 | 7 | 0.0 | -42.9 | 44 | 28 | 57.1 |
| Proposals | 1 | 3 | 0 | -66.7 | -- | 9 | 10 | -10.0 |
| Real Estate and Rental and Leasing | 16 | 13 | 21 | 23.1 | -23.8 | 118 | 140 | -15.7 |
| Bankruptcies | 7 | 11 | 21 | -36.4 | -66.7 | 84 | 102 | -17.6 |
| Proposals | 9 | 2 | 0 | 350.0 | -- | 34 | 38 | -10.5 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 19 | 19 | 19 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 170 | 186 | -8.6 |
| Bankruptcies | 16 | 17 | 16 | -5.9 | 0.0 | 141 | 142 | -0.7 |
| Proposals | 3 | 2 | 3 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 29 | 44 | -34.1 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | 8 | 4 | 8 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 64 | 96 | -33.3 |
| Bankruptcies | 7 | 2 | 8 | 250.0 | -12.5 | 49 | 68 | -27.9 |
| Proposals | 1 | 2 | 0 | -50.0 | -- | 15 | 28 | -46.4 |
| Administrative and Support, Waste Management and Remediation Services | 20 | 11 | 13 | 81.8 | 53.8 | 145 | 120 | 20.8 |
| Bankruptcies | 15 | 8 | 9 | 87.5 | 66.7 | 108 | 84 | 28.6 |
| Proposals | 5 | 3 | 4 | 66.7 | 25.0 | 37 | 36 | 2.8 |
| Educational Services | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 26 | 39 | -33.3 |
| Bankruptcies | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | -33.3 | 21 | 32 | -34.4 |
| Proposals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | 5 | 7 | -28.6 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 7 | 4 | 5 | 75.0 | 40.0 | 66 | 68 | -2.9 |
| Bankruptcies | 7 | 4 | 4 | 75.0 | 75.0 | 48 | 53 | -9.4 |
| Proposals | 0 | 0 | 1 | -- | -100.0 | 18 | 15 | 20.0 |
| Arts, Entertainment and Recreation | 7 | 5 | 6 | 40.0 | 16.7 | 68 | 117 | -41.9 |
| Bankruptcies | 6 | 2 | 4 | 200.0 | 50.0 | 49 | 93 | -47.3 |
| Proposals | 1 | 3 | 2 | -66.7 | -50.0 | 19 | 24 | -20.8 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 53 | 40 | 31 | 32.5 | 71.0 | 367 | 441 | -16.8 |
| Bankruptcies | 48 | 34 | 25 | 41.2 | 92.0 | 296 | 357 | -17.1 |
| Proposals | 5 | 6 | 6 | -16.7 | -16.7 | 71 | 84 | -15.5 |
| Other Services (except Public Administration) | 12 | 10 | 12 | 20.0 | 0.0 | 126 | 139 | -9.4 |
| Bankruptcies | 9 | 7 | 10 | 28.6 | -10.0 | 103 | 111 | -7.2 |
| Proposals | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 23 | 28 | -17.9 |
| Public Administration | 0 | 1 | 0 | -100.0 | -- | 4 | 3 | 33.3 |
| Bankruptcies | 0 | 1 | 0 | -100.0 | -- | 4 | 2 | 100.0 |
| Proposals | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | 1 | -100.0 |
| Canada | 275 | 227 | 217 | 21.1 | 26.7 | 2,479 | 2,786 | -11.0 |
| Bankruptcies | 212 | 178 | 181 | 19.1 | 17.1 | 1,941 | 2,108 | -7.9 |
| Proposals | 63 | 49 | 36 | 28.6 | 75.0 | 538 | 678 | -20.6 |