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Insolvency Statistics in Canada—Third Quarter of 2017
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Tables
- Table 1: Total Insolvencies
- Table 2: Insolvencies Filed by Consumers
- Table 3: Insolvencies Filed by Businesses
- Table 4: Insolvencies by NAICS Economic Sectors, Canada
- Table 5: Insolvencies Filed by Consumers by Economic Region (ER)
- Table 6: Insolvencies Filed by Businesses by Economic Region (ER)
- Table 7: Insolvencies Filed by Consumers by Census Metropolitan Area (CMA)
- Table 8: Insolvencies Filed by Businesses by Census Metropolitan Area (CMA)
Glossary
- 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 percent or more of total liabilities as a result of operating a business.
- Census Metropolitan Area (CMA):
- Each area consists of one or more adjacent municipalities situated around a major urban core. To form a census metropolitan area, the urban core must have a population of at least 100,000. For Statistics Canada's geographical definitions of the CMAs, go to CMA and CA: Detailed definition.
- Consumer:
- An individual with more than 50 percent of total liabilities related to consumer goods and services.
- Economic Region (ER):
- Standard geographical units created for analysis of regional economic activity. For Statistics Canada's geographical definitions of ERs, go to Economic region (ER).
- NAICS:
- North American Industry Classification System.
- 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.
province | Volume | % Change | 12-Month Period Ending | |||||
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Q3 2017 | Q2 2017 | Q3 2016 | Q2 2017 to Q3 2017 | Q3 2016 to Q3 2017 | 09-30-2017 | 09-30-2016 | % Change | |
Newfoundland and Labrador | 599 | 655 | 601 | -8.5 | -0.3 | 2,434 | 2,322 | 4.8 |
Bankruptcies | 314 | 381 | 386 | -17.6 | -18.7 | 1,396 | 1,568 | -11.0 |
Proposals | 285 | 274 | 215 | 4.0 | 32.6 | 1,038 | 754 | 37.7 |
Prince Edward Island | 169 | 167 | 209 | 1.2 | -19.1 | 712 | 838 | -15.0 |
Bankruptcies | 100 | 113 | 134 | -11.5 | -25.4 | 432 | 527 | -18.0 |
Proposals | 69 | 54 | 75 | 27.8 | -8.0 | 280 | 311 | -10.0 |
Nova Scotia | 1,496 | 1,566 | 1,593 | -4.5 | -6.1 | 5,906 | 5,922 | -0.3 |
Bankruptcies | 994 | 1,104 | 1,090 | -10.0 | -8.8 | 4,032 | 4,172 | -3.4 |
Proposals | 502 | 462 | 503 | 8.7 | -0.2 | 1,874 | 1,750 | 7.1 |
New Brunswick | 1,126 | 1,197 | 1,111 | -5.9 | 1.4 | 4,479 | 4,370 | 2.5 |
Bankruptcies | 632 | 724 | 715 | -12.7 | -11.6 | 2,659 | 2,880 | -7.7 |
Proposals | 494 | 473 | 396 | 4.4 | 24.7 | 1,820 | 1,490 | 22.1 |
Quebec | 10,311 | 11,422 | 10,726 | -9.7 | -3.9 | 43,681 | 45,586 | -4.2 |
Bankruptcies | 5,823 | 6,497 | 6,157 | -10.4 | -5.4 | 24,607 | 26,060 | -5.6 |
Proposals | 4,488 | 4,925 | 4,569 | -8.9 | -1.8 | 19,074 | 19,526 | -2.3 |
Ontario | 9,397 | 10,300 | 9,694 | -8.8 | -3.1 | 39,225 | 41,071 | -4.5 |
Bankruptcies | 3,783 | 4,376 | 4,178 | -13.6 | -9.5 | 16,273 | 18,082 | -10.0 |
Proposals | 5,614 | 5,924 | 5,516 | -5.2 | 1.8 | 22,952 | 22,989 | -0.2 |
Manitoba | 644 | 637 | 635 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 2,604 | 2,546 | 2.3 |
Bankruptcies | 345 | 346 | 361 | -0.3 | -4.4 | 1,376 | 1,423 | -3.3 |
Proposals | 299 | 291 | 274 | 2.7 | 9.1 | 1,228 | 1,123 | 9.3 |
Saskatchewan | 823 | 853 | 789 | -3.5 | 4.3 | 3,220 | 2,912 | 10.6 |
Bankruptcies | 332 | 419 | 371 | -20.8 | -10.5 | 1,465 | 1,489 | -1.6 |
Proposals | 491 | 434 | 418 | 13.1 | 17.5 | 1,755 | 1,423 | 23.3 |
Alberta | 3,331 | 3,426 | 3,278 | -2.8 | 1.6 | 13,414 | 12,743 | 5.3 |
Bankruptcies | 1,210 | 1,343 | 1,305 | -9.9 | -7.3 | 5,251 | 5,338 | -1.6 |
Proposals | 2,121 | 2,083 | 1,973 | 1.8 | 7.5 | 8,163 | 7,405 | 10.2 |
British Columbia | 2,397 | 2,660 | 2,595 | -9.9 | -7.6 | 10,134 | 11,405 | -11.1 |
Bankruptcies | 961 | 1,190 | 1,125 | -19.2 | -14.6 | 4,361 | 5,152 | -15.4 |
Proposals | 1,436 | 1,470 | 1,470 | -2.3 | -2.3 | 5,773 | 6,253 | -7.7 |
Northwest Territories | 24 | 16 | 19 | 50.0 | 26.3 | 68 | 66 | 3.0 |
Bankruptcies | 18 | 10 | 9 | 80.0 | 100.0 | 43 | 36 | 19.4 |
Proposals | 6 | 6 | 10 | 0.0 | -40.0 | 25 | 30 | -16.7 |
Yukon | 8 | 8 | 13 | 0.0 | -38.5 | 33 | 51 | -35.3 |
Bankruptcies | 3 | 7 | 7 | -57.1 | -57.1 | 16 | 26 | -38.5 |
Proposals | 5 | 1 | 6 | 400.0 | -16.7 | 17 | 25 | -32.0 |
Nunavut | 0 | 0 | 1 | n/a | -100.0 | 2 | 11 | -81.8 |
Bankruptcies | 0 | 0 | 1 | n/a | -100.0 | 0 | 5 | -100.0 |
Proposals | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | 2 | 6 | -66.7 |
Canada | 30,325 | 32,907 | 31,264 | -7.8 | -3.0 | 125,912 | 129,843 | -3.0 |
Bankruptcies | 14,515 | 16,510 | 15,839 | -12.1 | -8.4 | 61,911 | 66,758 | -7.3 |
Proposals | 15,810 | 16,397 | 15,425 | -3.6 | 2.5 | 64,001 | 63,085 | 1.5 |
Province | Volume | % Change | 12-Month Period Ending | |||||
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Q3 2017 | Q2 2017 | Q3 2016 | Q2 2017 to Q3 2017 | Q3 2016 to Q3 2017 | 09-30-2017 | 09-30-2016 | % Change | |
Newfoundland and Labrador | 592 | 646 | 595 | -8.4 | -0.5 | 2,398 | 2,297 | 4.4 |
Bankruptcies | 308 | 373 | 381 | -17.4 | -19.2 | 1,369 | 1,550 | -11.7 |
Proposals | 284 | 273 | 214 | 4.0 | 32.7 | 1,029 | 747 | 37.8 |
Prince Edward Island | 167 | 163 | 206 | 2.5 | -18.9 | 699 | 823 | -15.1 |
Bankruptcies | 98 | 111 | 131 | -11.7 | -25.2 | 422 | 517 | -18.4 |
Proposals | 69 | 52 | 75 | 32.7 | -8.0 | 277 | 306 | -9.5 |
Nova Scotia | 1,479 | 1,553 | 1,574 | -4.8 | -6.0 | 5,849 | 5,848 | 0.0 |
Bankruptcies | 980 | 1,092 | 1,073 | -10.3 | -8.7 | 3,984 | 4,106 | -3.0 |
Proposals | 499 | 461 | 501 | 8.2 | -0.4 | 1,865 | 1,742 | 7.1 |
New Brunswick | 1,120 | 1,174 | 1,097 | -4.6 | 2.1 | 4,429 | 4,303 | 2.9 |
Bankruptcies | 626 | 706 | 704 | -11.3 | -11.1 | 2,616 | 2,826 | -7.4 |
Proposals | 494 | 468 | 393 | 5.6 | 25.7 | 1,813 | 1,477 | 22.7 |
Quebec | 9,871 | 10,877 | 10,249 | -9.2 | -3.7 | 41,625 | 43,334 | -3.9 |
Bankruptcies | 5,495 | 6,060 | 5,805 | -9.3 | -5.3 | 23,045 | 24,353 | -5.4 |
Proposals | 4,376 | 4,817 | 4,444 | -9.2 | -1.5 | 18,580 | 18,981 | -2.1 |
Ontario | 9,182 | 10,090 | 9,477 | -9.0 | -3.1 | 38,351 | 40,101 | -4.4 |
Bankruptcies | 3,626 | 4,218 | 4,011 | -14.0 | -9.6 | 15,638 | 17,352 | -9.9 |
Proposals | 5,556 | 5,872 | 5,466 | -5.4 | 1.6 | 22,713 | 22,749 | -0.2 |
Manitoba | 637 | 627 | 625 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 2,561 | 2,497 | 2.6 |
Bankruptcies | 341 | 337 | 352 | 1.2 | -3.1 | 1,344 | 1,387 | -3.1 |
Proposals | 296 | 290 | 273 | 2.1 | 8.4 | 1,217 | 1,110 | 9.6 |
Saskatchewan | 801 | 812 | 764 | -1.4 | 4.8 | 3,099 | 2,792 | 11.0 |
Bankruptcies | 314 | 387 | 350 | -18.9 | -10.3 | 1,375 | 1,397 | -1.6 |
Proposals | 487 | 425 | 414 | 14.6 | 17.6 | 1,724 | 1,395 | 23.6 |
Alberta | 3,283 | 3,366 | 3,243 | -2.5 | 1.2 | 13,208 | 12,609 | 4.8 |
Bankruptcies | 1,182 | 1,302 | 1,278 | -9.2 | -7.5 | 5,111 | 5,238 | -2.4 |
Proposals | 2,101 | 2,064 | 1,965 | 1.8 | 6.9 | 8,097 | 7,371 | 9.8 |
British Columbia | 2,371 | 2,623 | 2,553 | -9.6 | -7.1 | 9,975 | 11,176 | -10.7 |
Bankruptcies | 939 | 1,159 | 1,095 | -19.0 | -14.2 | 4,230 | 4,990 | -15.2 |
Proposals | 1,432 | 1,464 | 1,458 | -2.2 | -1.8 | 5,745 | 6,186 | -7.1 |
Northwest Territories | 24 | 15 | 19 | 60.0 | 26.3 | 67 | 66 | 1.5 |
Bankruptcies | 18 | 9 | 9 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 42 | 36 | 16.7 |
Proposals | 6 | 6 | 10 | 0.0 | -40.0 | 25 | 30 | -16.7 |
Yukon | 8 | 8 | 13 | 0.0 | -38.5 | 33 | 51 | -35.3 |
Bankruptcies | 3 | 7 | 7 | -57.1 | -57.1 | 16 | 26 | -38.5 |
Proposals | 5 | 1 | 6 | 400.0 | -16.7 | 17 | 25 | -32.0 |
Nunavut | 0 | 0 | 1 | n/a | -100.0 | 2 | 10 | -80.0 |
Bankruptcies | 0 | 0 | 1 | n/a | -100.0 | 0 | 4 | -100.0 |
Proposals | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | 2 | 6 | -66.7 |
Canada | 29,535 | 31,954 | 30,416 | -7.6 | -2.9 | 122,296 | 125,907 | -2.9 |
Bankruptcies | 13,930 | 15,761 | 15,197 | -11.6 | -8.3 | 59,192 | 63,782 | -7.2 |
Proposals | 15,605 | 16,193 | 15,219 | -3.6 | 2.5 | 63,104 | 62,125 | 1.6 |
Province | Volume | % Change | 12-Month Period Ending | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Q3 2017 | Q2 2017 | Q3 2016 | Q2 2017 to Q3 2017 | Q3 2016 to Q3 2017 | 09-30-2017 | 09-30-2016 | % Change | |
Newfoundland and Labrador | 7 | 9 | 6 | -22.2 | 16.7 | 36 | 25 | 44.0 |
Bankruptcies | 6 | 8 | 5 | -25.0 | 20.0 | 27 | 18 | 50.0 |
Proposals | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9 | 7 | 28.6 |
Prince Edward Island | 2 | 4 | 3 | -50.0 | -33.3 | 13 | 15 | -13.3 |
Bankruptcies | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | -33.3 | 10 | 10 | 0.0 |
Proposals | 0 | 2 | 0 | -100.0 | n/a | 3 | 5 | -40.0 |
Nova Scotia | 17 | 13 | 19 | 30.8 | -10.5 | 57 | 74 | -23.0 |
Bankruptcies | 14 | 12 | 17 | 16.7 | -17.6 | 48 | 66 | -27.3 |
Proposals | 3 | 1 | 2 | 200.0 | 50.0 | 9 | 8 | 12.5 |
New Brunswick | 6 | 23 | 14 | -73.9 | -57.1 | 50 | 67 | -25.4 |
Bankruptcies | 6 | 18 | 11 | -66.7 | -45.5 | 43 | 54 | -20.4 |
Proposals | 0 | 5 | 3 | -100.0 | -100.0 | 7 | 13 | -46.2 |
Quebec | 440 | 545 | 477 | -19.3 | -7.8 | 2,056 | 2,252 | -8.7 |
Bankruptcies | 328 | 437 | 352 | -24.9 | -6.8 | 1,562 | 1,707 | -8.5 |
Proposals | 112 | 108 | 125 | 3.7 | -10.4 | 494 | 545 | -9.4 |
Ontario | 215 | 210 | 217 | 2.4 | -0.9 | 874 | 970 | -9.9 |
Bankruptcies | 157 | 158 | 167 | -0.6 | -6.0 | 635 | 730 | -13.0 |
Proposals | 58 | 52 | 50 | 11.5 | 16.0 | 239 | 240 | -0.4 |
Manitoba | 7 | 10 | 10 | -30.0 | -30.0 | 43 | 49 | -12.2 |
Bankruptcies | 4 | 9 | 9 | -55.6 | -55.6 | 32 | 36 | -11.1 |
Proposals | 3 | 1 | 1 | 200.0 | 200.0 | 11 | 13 | -15.4 |
Saskatchewan | 22 | 41 | 25 | -46.3 | -12.0 | 121 | 120 | 0.8 |
Bankruptcies | 18 | 32 | 21 | -43.8 | -14.3 | 90 | 92 | -2.2 |
Proposals | 4 | 9 | 4 | -55.6 | 0.0 | 31 | 28 | 10.7 |
Alberta | 48 | 60 | 35 | -20.0 | 37.1 | 206 | 134 | 53.7 |
Bankruptcies | 28 | 41 | 27 | -31.7 | 3.7 | 140 | 100 | 40.0 |
Proposals | 20 | 19 | 8 | 5.3 | 150.0 | 66 | 34 | 94.1 |
British Columbia | 26 | 37 | 42 | -29.7 | -38.1 | 159 | 229 | -30.6 |
Bankruptcies | 22 | 31 | 30 | -29.0 | -26.7 | 131 | 162 | -19.1 |
Proposals | 4 | 6 | 12 | -33.3 | -66.7 | 28 | 67 | -58.2 |
Northwest Territories | 0 | 1 | 0 | -100.0 | n/a | 1 | 0 | n/a |
Bankruptcies | 0 | 1 | 0 | -100.0 | n/a | 1 | 0 | n/a |
Proposals | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | 0 | 0 | n/a |
Yukon | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | 0 | 0 | n/a |
Bankruptcies | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | 0 | 0 | n/a |
Proposals | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | 0 | 0 | n/a |
Nunavut | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | 0 | 1 | -100.0 |
Bankruptcies | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | 0 | 1 | -100.0 |
Proposals | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | 0 | 0 | n/a |
Canada | 790 | 953 | 848 | -17.1 | -6.8 | 3,616 | 3,936 | -8.1 |
Bankruptcies | 585 | 749 | 642 | -21.9 | -8.9 | 2,719 | 2,976 | -8.6 |
Proposals | 205 | 204 | 206 | 0.5 | -0.5 | 897 | 960 | -6.6 |