Insolvency Statistics in Canada—2012 (Table 4)

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Table 4: Insolvencies by North American Industry Classification Economic Sectors, Canada
Economic Sector Volume 2012
2012 2011 % Change Assets Declared at the Time of Filing ($) Liabilities Declared at the Time of Filing ($)
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting 115 134 -14.2 13,627,076 89,394,027
Bankruptcies 86 91 -5.5 7,188,167 57,484,492
Proposals 29 43 -32.6 6,438,909 31,909,535
Mining and Oil and Gas Extraction 36 26 38.5 29,009,907 112,594,684
Bankruptcies 27 20 35.0 28,820,955 100,486,269
Proposals 9 6 50.0 188,952 12,108,415
Utilities 20 14 42.9 3,665,393 13,592,252
Bankruptcies 11 10 10.0 1,894,938 10,986,594
Proposals 9 4 125.0 1,770,455 2,605,658
Construction 833 782 6.5 120,533,447 408,727,015
Bankruptcies 607 620 -2.1 71,000,724 252,406,684
Proposals 226 162 39.5 49,532,723 156,320,331
Manufacturing 435 554 -21.5 137,336,312 1,156,745,355
Bankruptcies 308 393 -21.6 100,324,483 784,621,302
Proposals 127 161 -21.1 37,011,829 372,124,053
Wholesale Trade 240 261 -8.0 34,046,804 265,993,973
Bankruptcies 176 198 -11.1 23,068,698 179,240,790
Proposals 64 63 1.6 10,978,106 86,753,183
Retail Trade 571 648 -11.9 56,376,948 352,796,995
Bankruptcies 435 505 -13.9 40,453,800 206,908,608
Proposals 136 143 -4.9 15,923,148 145,888,387
Transportation and Warehousing 259 310 -16.5 31,507,914 233,468,521
Bankruptcies 213 252 -15.5 25,252,215 212,459,093
Proposals 46 58 -20.7 6,255,699 21,009,428
Information and Cultural Industries 62 78 -20.5 1,909,145 37,102,084
Bankruptcies 53 53 0.0 1,540,416 35,099,660
Proposals 9 25 -64.0 368,729 2,002,424
Finance and Insurance 72 107 -32.7 7,384,561 96,297,389
Bankruptcies 59 80 -26.3 6,668,633 90,190,534
Proposals 13 27 -51.9 715,928 6,106,855
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 114 142 -19.7 76,722,499 199,817,549
Bankruptcies 77 104 -26.0 71,729,041 132,085,805
Proposals 37 38 -2.6 4,993,458 67,731,744
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services 273 290 -5.9 23,876,793 279,731,975
Bankruptcies 197 198 -0.5 16,669,466 146,289,117
Proposals 76 92 -17.4 7,207,327 133,442,858
Management of Companies and Enterprises 65 52 25.0 60,992,020 284,879,282
Bankruptcies 51 43 18.6 60,267,469 227,189,489
Proposals 14 9 55.6 724,551 57,689,793
Administrative and Support, Waste Management and Remediation Services 202 213 -5.2 28,783,301 136,946,930
Bankruptcies 146 164 -11.0 22,615,741 104,467,958
Proposals 56 49 14.3 6,167,560 32,478,972
Educational Services 31 32 -3.1 4,307,733 45,016,991
Bankruptcies 26 23 13.0 899,797 13,442,452
Proposals 5 9 -44.4 3,407,936 31,574,539
Health Care and Social Assistance 53 85 -37.6 14,914,767 39,348,165
Bankruptcies 44 63 -30.2 14,755,857 35,806,715
Proposals 9 22 -59.1 158,910 3,541,450
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation 77 86 -10.5 13,569,585 65,930,380
Bankruptcies 62 74 -16.2 12,589,158 56,116,771
Proposals 15 12 25.0 980,427 9,813,609
Accommodation and Food Services 624 658 -5.2 65,026,363 356,890,935
Bankruptcies 440 510 -13.7 54,922,638 248,083,614
Proposals 184 148 24.3 10,103,725 108,807,321
Other Services (except Public Administration) 268 297 -9.8 14,472,197 194,062,866
Bankruptcies 216 238 -9.2 11,720,547 172,551,170
Proposals 52 59 -11.9 2,751,650 21,511,696
Public Administration 3 5 -40.0 1 1,160,038
Bankruptcies 2 3 -33.3 0 763,864
Proposals 1 2 -50.0 1 396,174
Total 4,353 4,775 -8.8 738,062,766 4,370,497,406
Bankruptcies 3,236 3,643 -11.2 572,382,743 3,066,680,981
Proposals 1,117 1,132 -1.3 165,680,023 1,303,816,425