Insolvency Statistics in Canada—2018
(Tables 7 and 8)
Table 7: Insolvencies Filed by Consumers by Census Metropolitan Area (CMA)
Metropolitan Area |
Prov. |
Volume |
2018 |
2018 |
2017 |
% Change |
Assets Declared at the Time of Filing ($) |
Liabilities Declared at the Time of Filing ($) |
St. John's |
N.L. |
1,146 |
1,027 |
11.6 |
178,883,798 |
200,114,165 |
Bankruptcies |
empty cell |
520 |
559 |
-7.0 |
51,196,513 |
80,878,299 |
Proposals |
empty cell |
626 |
468 |
33.8 |
127,687,285 |
119,235,866 |
Halifax |
N.S. |
2,031 |
2,068 |
-1.8 |
169,081,001 |
238,238,269 |
Bankruptcies |
empty cell |
1,193 |
1,389 |
-14.1 |
75,463,626 |
129,332,556 |
Proposals |
empty cell |
838 |
679 |
23.4 |
93,617,375 |
108,905,713 |
Moncton |
N.B. |
867 |
964 |
-10.1 |
73,624,495 |
97,153,381 |
Bankruptcies |
empty cell |
428 |
529 |
-19.1 |
25,985,044 |
46,068,613 |
Proposals |
empty cell |
439 |
435 |
0.9 |
47,639,451 |
51,084,768 |
Saint John |
N.B. |
770 |
805 |
-4.3 |
67,738,643 |
84,554,099 |
Bankruptcies |
empty cell |
360 |
429 |
-16.1 |
20,134,763 |
36,081,448 |
Proposals |
empty cell |
410 |
376 |
9.0 |
47,603,880 |
48,472,651 |
Saguenay |
Que. |
903 |
887 |
1.8 |
83,237,833 |
86,209,947 |
Bankruptcies |
empty cell |
513 |
528 |
-2.8 |
30,172,008 |
41,778,306 |
Proposals |
empty cell |
390 |
359 |
8.6 |
53,065,825 |
44,431,641 |
Québec |
Que. |
3,584 |
3,623 |
-1.1 |
279,081,745 |
387,433,521 |
Bankruptcies |
empty cell |
1,973 |
2,121 |
-7.0 |
97,612,388 |
158,161,874 |
Proposals |
empty cell |
1,611 |
1,502 |
7.3 |
181,469,357 |
229,271,647 |
Sherbrooke |
Que. |
1,096 |
1,098 |
-0.2 |
70,924,469 |
94,339,395 |
Bankruptcies |
empty cell |
694 |
742 |
-6.5 |
33,021,289 |
55,041,832 |
Proposals |
empty cell |
402 |
356 |
12.9 |
37,903,180 |
39,297,563 |
Trois-Rivières |
Que. |
874 |
887 |
-1.5 |
43,058,099 |
63,233,264 |
Bankruptcies |
empty cell |
561 |
595 |
-5.7 |
19,622,356 |
38,001,071 |
Proposals |
empty cell |
313 |
292 |
7.2 |
23,435,743 |
25,232,193 |
Montréal |
Que. |
18,877 |
19,312 |
-2.3 |
1,251,376,898 |
1,834,062,479 |
Bankruptcies |
empty cell |
9,143 |
9,879 |
-7.5 |
281,759,801 |
749,332,260 |
Proposals |
empty cell |
9,734 |
9,433 |
3.2 |
969,617,097 |
1,084,730,219 |
Ottawa – Gatineau |
Ont./Que |
4,851 |
4,853 |
0.0 |
411,356,801 |
552,228,593 |
Bankruptcies |
empty cell |
2,135 |
2,458 |
-13.1 |
99,977,768 |
217,706,883 |
Proposals |
empty cell |
2,716 |
2,395 |
13.4 |
311,379,033 |
334,521,710 |
Kingston |
Ont. |
500 |
460 |
8.7 |
31,617,832 |
44,564,312 |
Bankruptcies |
empty cell |
238 |
208 |
14.4 |
7,908,882 |
18,156,963 |
Proposals |
empty cell |
262 |
252 |
4.0 |
23,708,950 |
26,407,349 |
Peterborough |
Ont. |
359 |
364 |
-1.4 |
12,989,422 |
21,243,898 |
Bankruptcies |
empty cell |
132 |
137 |
-3.6 |
2,288,166 |
7,906,541 |
Proposals |
empty cell |
227 |
227 |
0.0 |
10,701,256 |
13,337,357 |
Oshawa |
Ont. |
1,131 |
1,038 |
9.0 |
72,236,622 |
101,882,994 |
Bankruptcies |
empty cell |
380 |
385 |
-1.3 |
12,093,717 |
35,938,073 |
Proposals |
empty cell |
751 |
653 |
15.0 |
60,142,905 |
65,944,921 |
Toronto |
Ont. |
14,452 |
14,560 |
-0.7 |
774,006,506 |
1,426,872,874 |
Bankruptcies |
empty cell |
4,525 |
5,027 |
-10.0 |
119,313,704 |
556,531,581 |
Proposals |
empty cell |
9,927 |
9,533 |
4.1 |
654,692,802 |
870,341,293 |
Hamilton |
Ont. |
1,899 |
1,834 |
3.5 |
79,621,737 |
138,360,571 |
Bankruptcies |
empty cell |
709 |
726 |
-2.3 |
12,035,876 |
53,490,629 |
Proposals |
empty cell |
1,190 |
1,108 |
7.4 |
67,585,861 |
84,869,942 |
St. Catharines – Niagara |
Ont. |
1,331 |
1,330 |
0.1 |
57,319,169 |
94,963,525 |
Bankruptcies |
empty cell |
538 |
536 |
0.4 |
9,551,096 |
42,054,771 |
Proposals |
empty cell |
793 |
794 |
-0.1 |
47,768,073 |
52,908,754 |
Kitchener |
Ont. |
1,509 |
1,396 |
8.1 |
72,378,132 |
114,859,903 |
Bankruptcies |
empty cell |
545 |
583 |
-6.5 |
11,769,052 |
36,865,499 |
Proposals |
empty cell |
964 |
813 |
18.6 |
60,609,080 |
77,994,404 |
Brantford |
Ont. |
372 |
371 |
0.3 |
15,355,299 |
25,891,546 |
Bankruptcies |
empty cell |
129 |
139 |
-7.2 |
3,522,944 |
10,021,835 |
Proposals |
empty cell |
243 |
232 |
4.7 |
11,832,355 |
15,869,711 |
Guelph |
Ont. |
408 |
371 |
10.0 |
14,608,042 |
25,230,422 |
Bankruptcies |
empty cell |
198 |
159 |
24.5 |
3,285,138 |
12,194,352 |
Proposals |
empty cell |
210 |
212 |
-0.9 |
11,322,904 |
13,036,070 |
London |
Ont. |
1,758 |
1,759 |
-0.1 |
84,888,526 |
132,967,223 |
Bankruptcies |
empty cell |
695 |
733 |
-5.2 |
13,113,402 |
47,155,793 |
Proposals |
empty cell |
1,063 |
1,026 |
3.6 |
71,775,124 |
85,811,430 |
Windsor |
Ont. |
1,034 |
1,059 |
-2.4 |
46,007,652 |
79,776,356 |
Bankruptcies |
empty cell |
469 |
451 |
4.0 |
11,351,508 |
36,705,746 |
Proposals |
empty cell |
565 |
608 |
-7.1 |
34,656,144 |
43,070,610 |
Barrie |
Ont. |
815 |
762 |
7.0 |
47,285,240 |
67,286,657 |
Bankruptcies |
empty cell |
277 |
302 |
-8.3 |
8,288,147 |
22,601,074 |
Proposals |
empty cell |
538 |
460 |
17.0 |
38,997,093 |
44,685,583 |
Greater Sudbury |
Ont. |
878 |
918 |
-4.4 |
78,505,193 |
88,196,372 |
Bankruptcies |
empty cell |
339 |
367 |
-7.6 |
17,182,953 |
31,425,053 |
Proposals |
empty cell |
539 |
551 |
-2.2 |
61,322,240 |
56,771,319 |
Thunder Bay |
Ont. |
375 |
336 |
11.6 |
35,261,309 |
41,418,772 |
Bankruptcies |
empty cell |
230 |
189 |
21.7 |
12,708,857 |
21,166,613 |
Proposals |
empty cell |
145 |
147 |
-1.4 |
22,552,452 |
20,252,159 |
Winnipeg |
Man. |
1,896 |
1,687 |
12.4 |
172,393,563 |
224,502,297 |
Bankruptcies |
empty cell |
908 |
879 |
3.3 |
55,616,396 |
104,380,988 |
Proposals |
empty cell |
988 |
808 |
22.3 |
116,777,167 |
120,121,309 |
Regina |
Sask. |
896 |
813 |
10.2 |
145,984,189 |
142,926,205 |
Bankruptcies |
empty cell |
230 |
269 |
-14.5 |
30,414,562 |
41,720,647 |
Proposals |
empty cell |
666 |
544 |
22.4 |
115,569,627 |
101,205,558 |
Saskatoon |
Sask. |
993 |
924 |
7.5 |
186,013,739 |
171,487,922 |
Bankruptcies |
empty cell |
391 |
432 |
-9.5 |
52,254,649 |
65,626,035 |
Proposals |
empty cell |
602 |
492 |
22.4 |
133,759,090 |
105,861,887 |
Calgary |
Alta. |
4,982 |
4,551 |
9.5 |
773,939,862 |
960,475,761 |
Bankruptcies |
empty cell |
1,683 |
1,529 |
10.1 |
199,397,765 |
362,745,384 |
Proposals |
empty cell |
3,299 |
3,022 |
9.2 |
574,542,097 |
597,730,377 |
Edmonton |
Alta. |
4,661 |
4,314 |
8.0 |
726,496,984 |
898,834,891 |
Bankruptcies |
empty cell |
1,475 |
1,605 |
-8.1 |
186,232,057 |
322,109,285 |
Proposals |
empty cell |
3,186 |
2,709 |
17.6 |
540,264,927 |
576,725,606 |
Kelowna |
B.C. |
554 |
512 |
8.2 |
31,949,428 |
55,639,190 |
Bankruptcies |
empty cell |
229 |
218 |
5.0 |
8,162,647 |
26,622,488 |
Proposals |
empty cell |
325 |
294 |
10.5 |
23,786,781 |
29,016,702 |
Abbotsford |
B.C. |
358 |
394 |
-9.1 |
14,648,148 |
27,203,252 |
Bankruptcies |
empty cell |
147 |
167 |
-12.0 |
2,740,840 |
13,832,210 |
Proposals |
empty cell |
211 |
227 |
-7.0 |
11,907,308 |
13,371,042 |
Vancouver |
B.C. |
4,623 |
4,607 |
0.3 |
166,344,301 |
431,689,517 |
Bankruptcies |
empty cell |
1,646 |
1,675 |
-1.7 |
45,238,283 |
226,378,795 |
Proposals |
empty cell |
2,977 |
2,932 |
1.5 |
121,106,018 |
205,310,722 |
Victoria |
B.C. |
1,040 |
937 |
11.0 |
46,492,838 |
81,711,953 |
Bankruptcies |
empty cell |
352 |
352 |
0.0 |
7,096,443 |
29,689,169 |
Proposals |
empty cell |
688 |
585 |
17.6 |
39,396,395 |
52,022,784 |
Table 8: Insolvencies Filed by Businesses by Census Metropolitan Area (CMA)
Metropolitan Area |
Prov. |
Volume |
2018 |
2018 |
2017 |
% Change |
Assets Declared at the Time of Filing ($) |
Liabilities Declared at the Time of Filing ($) |
St. John's |
N.L. |
13 |
23 |
-43.5 |
9,855,622 |
34,420,197 |
Bankruptcies |
empty cell |
11 |
13 |
-15.4 |
9,855,622 |
17,558,501 |
Proposals |
empty cell |
2 |
10 |
-80.0 |
0 |
16,861,696 |
Halifax |
N.S. |
30 |
27 |
11.1 |
15,292,874 |
58,621,100 |
Bankruptcies |
empty cell |
22 |
24 |
-8.3 |
12,647,941 |
48,933,283 |
Proposals |
empty cell |
8 |
3 |
166.7 |
2,644,933 |
9,687,817 |
Moncton |
N.B. |
8 |
17 |
-52.9 |
3,911,225 |
13,672,927 |
Bankruptcies |
|
6 |
8 |
-25.0 |
3,777,825 |
6,580,095 |
Proposals |
|
2 |
9 |
-77.8 |
133,400 |
7,092,832 |
Saint John |
N.B. |
9 |
8 |
12.5 |
5,376,449 |
13,730,012 |
Bankruptcies |
empty cell |
9 |
7 |
28.6 |
5,376,449 |
13,730,012 |
Proposals |
empty cell |
0 |
1 |
-100.0 |
0 |
0 |
Saguenay |
Que. |
32 |
32 |
0.0 |
1,617,791 |
15,367,642 |
Bankruptcies |
empty cell |
25 |
26 |
-3.8 |
1,579,997 |
6,988,325 |
Proposals |
empty cell |
7 |
6 |
16.7 |
37,794 |
8,379,317 |
Québec |
Que. |
235 |
242 |
-2.9 |
22,161,905 |
134,663,199 |
Bankruptcies |
|
177 |
193 |
-8.3 |
18,460,798 |
83,161,736 |
Proposals |
|
58 |
49 |
18.4 |
3,701,107 |
51,501,463 |
Sherbrooke |
Que. |
33 |
31 |
6.5 |
1,936,256 |
31,240,728 |
Bankruptcies |
empty cell |
31 |
27 |
14.8 |
1,936,254 |
30,721,407 |
Proposals |
empty cell |
2 |
4 |
-50.0 |
2 |
519,321 |
Trois-Rivières |
Que. |
51 |
59 |
-13.6 |
4,469,391 |
14,307,184 |
Bankruptcies |
empty cell |
34 |
47 |
-27.7 |
2,285,260 |
8,018,493 |
Proposals |
empty cell |
17 |
12 |
41.7 |
2,184,131 |
6,288,691 |
Montréal |
Que. |
1,069 |
1,084 |
-1.4 |
74,306,979 |
1,121,474,254 |
Bankruptcies |
empty cell |
817 |
797 |
2.5 |
49,641,360 |
563,196,614 |
Proposals |
empty cell |
252 |
287 |
-12.2 |
24,665,619 |
558,277,640 |
Ottawa – Gatineau |
Ont./Que |
152 |
137 |
10.9 |
15,036,882 |
63,449,534 |
Bankruptcies |
empty cell |
112 |
96 |
16.7 |
10,254,162 |
53,092,449 |
Proposals |
empty cell |
40 |
41 |
-2.4 |
4,782,720 |
10,357,085 |
Kingston |
Ont. |
6 |
2 |
200.0 |
40,006 |
1,027,178 |
Bankruptcies |
empty cell |
5 |
1 |
400.0 |
40,006 |
1,027,178 |
Proposals |
empty cell |
1 |
1 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
Peterborough |
Ont. |
4 |
5 |
-20.0 |
22,980 |
590,252 |
Bankruptcies |
empty cell |
4 |
2 |
100.0 |
22,980 |
590,252 |
Proposals |
empty cell |
0 |
3 |
-100.0 |
0 |
0 |
Oshawa |
Ont. |
29 |
24 |
20.8 |
6,159,591 |
33,977,422 |
Bankruptcies |
empty cell |
25 |
21 |
19.0 |
6,137,587 |
33,727,882 |
Proposals |
empty cell |
4 |
3 |
33.3 |
22,004 |
249,540 |
Toronto |
Ont. |
491 |
434 |
13.1 |
94,488,552 |
4,059,801,339 |
Bankruptcies |
empty cell |
351 |
303 |
15.8 |
65,093,653 |
3,745,570,167 |
Proposals |
empty cell |
140 |
131 |
6.9 |
29,394,899 |
314,231,172 |
Hamilton |
Ont. |
45 |
52 |
-13.5 |
6,306,039 |
184,589,803 |
Bankruptcies |
empty cell |
32 |
38 |
-15.8 |
5,657,658 |
182,240,932 |
Proposals |
empty cell |
13 |
14 |
-7.1 |
648,381 |
2,348,871 |
St. Catharines – Niagara |
Ont. |
21 |
25 |
-16.0 |
1,056,315 |
11,824,139 |
Bankruptcies |
empty cell |
16 |
19 |
-15.8 |
441,740 |
9,418,021 |
Proposals |
empty cell |
5 |
6 |
-16.7 |
614,575 |
2,406,118 |
Kitchener |
Ont. |
15 |
19 |
-21.1 |
1,868,298 |
9,406,073 |
Bankruptcies |
empty cell |
13 |
15 |
-13.3 |
1,755,324 |
8,884,805 |
Proposals |
empty cell |
2 |
4 |
-50.0 |
112,974 |
521,268 |
Brantford |
Ont. |
9 |
12 |
-25.0 |
135,933 |
1,175,775 |
Bankruptcies |
empty cell |
5 |
10 |
-50.0 |
124,842 |
1,129,214 |
Proposals |
empty cell |
4 |
2 |
100.0 |
11,091 |
46,561 |
Guelph |
Ont. |
6 |
9 |
-33.3 |
751,466 |
3,242,866 |
Bankruptcies |
|
5 |
8 |
-37.5 |
745,376 |
3,139,000 |
Proposals |
|
1 |
1 |
0.0 |
6,090 |
103,866 |
London |
Ont. |
24 |
26 |
-7.7 |
1,764,309 |
6,597,991 |
Bankruptcies |
empty cell |
15 |
16 |
-6.3 |
338,476 |
4,830,293 |
Proposals |
empty cell |
9 |
10 |
-10.0 |
1,425,833 |
1,767,698 |
Windsor |
Ont. |
21 |
17 |
23.5 |
3,091,635 |
8,176,969 |
Bankruptcies |
empty cell |
17 |
12 |
41.7 |
2,768,734 |
7,565,279 |
Proposals |
empty cell |
4 |
5 |
-20.0 |
322,901 |
611,690 |
Barrie |
Ont. |
17 |
8 |
112.5 |
2,553,256 |
8,516,686 |
Bankruptcies |
empty cell |
14 |
6 |
133.3 |
2,443,241 |
7,776,094 |
Proposals |
empty cell |
3 |
2 |
50.0 |
110,015 |
740,592 |
Greater Sudbury |
Ont. |
8 |
3 |
166.7 |
1,396,287 |
5,173,429 |
Bankruptcies |
empty cell |
4 |
1 |
300.0 |
101,505 |
784,544 |
Proposals |
empty cell |
4 |
2 |
100.0 |
1,294,782 |
4,388,885 |
Thunder Bay |
Ont. |
6 |
3 |
100.0 |
1,773,276 |
42,008,666 |
Bankruptcies |
empty cell |
5 |
3 |
66.7 |
1,215,655 |
41,015,264 |
Proposals |
empty cell |
1 |
0 |
n/a |
557,621 |
993,402 |
Winnipeg |
Man. |
17 |
17 |
0.0 |
4,542,650 |
14,381,446 |
Bankruptcies |
empty cell |
17 |
15 |
13.3 |
4,542,650 |
14,381,446 |
Proposals |
empty cell |
0 |
2 |
-100.0 |
0 |
0 |
Regina |
Sask. |
41 |
28 |
46.4 |
3,377,392 |
10,232,760 |
Bankruptcies |
empty cell |
23 |
17 |
35.3 |
2,048,846 |
8,060,288 |
Proposals |
empty cell |
18 |
11 |
63.6 |
1,328,546 |
2,172,472 |
Saskatoon |
Sask. |
21 |
39 |
-46.2 |
5,777,728 |
10,757,942 |
Bankruptcies |
empty cell |
13 |
35 |
-62.9 |
2,976,112 |
10,197,586 |
Proposals |
empty cell |
8 |
4 |
100.0 |
2,801,616 |
560,356 |
Calgary |
Alta. |
76 |
82 |
-7.3 |
14,946,951 |
308,287,658 |
Bankruptcies |
|
57 |
61 |
-6.6 |
13,169,233 |
103,486,955 |
Proposals |
|
19 |
21 |
-9.5 |
1,777,718 |
204,800,703 |
Edmonton |
Alta. |
58 |
70 |
-17.1 |
27,858,067 |
541,230,718 |
Bankruptcies |
empty cell |
38 |
36 |
5.6 |
14,703,560 |
349,574,068 |
Proposals |
empty cell |
20 |
34 |
-41.2 |
13,154,507 |
191,656,650 |
Kelowna |
B.C. |
4 |
6 |
-33.3 |
39,290 |
1,056,233 |
Bankruptcies |
empty cell |
3 |
5 |
-40.0 |
30,369 |
969,812 |
Proposals |
empty cell |
1 |
1 |
0.0 |
8,921 |
86,421 |
Abbotsford |
B.C. |
9 |
7 |
28.6 |
165,178 |
2,679,793 |
Bankruptcies |
empty cell |
9 |
6 |
50.0 |
165,178 |
2,679,793 |
Proposals |
empty cell |
0 |
1 |
-100.0 |
0 |
0 |
Vancouver |
B.C. |
50 |
95 |
-47.4 |
10,463,851 |
108,722,902 |
Bankruptcies |
empty cell |
33 |
77 |
-57.1 |
8,310,387 |
47,471,668 |
Proposals |
empty cell |
17 |
18 |
-5.6 |
2,153,464 |
61,251,234 |
Victoria |
B.C. |
6 |
9 |
-33.3 |
96,957 |
13,829,611 |
Bankruptcies |
empty cell |
3 |
7 |
-57.1 |
21,751 |
595,231 |
Proposals |
empty cell |
3 |
2 |
50.0 |
75,206 |
13,234,380 |
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