Insolvency Statistics in Canada—2015
(Tables 9 to 11)

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Table 9: Receiverships
provinceVolumeDeclared Assets ($)
2015
20152014% Change
Newfoundland and Labrador24-50.0284,250
Court appointed01-100.00
Privately appointed23-33.3284,250
Prince Edward Island4333.33,300,566
Court appointed02-100.00
Privately appointed41300.03,300,566
Nova Scotia262218.262,756,320
Court appointed45-20.022,775,070
Privately appointed221729.439,981,250
New Brunswick201353.829,204,133
Court appointed40-- 10,762,045
Privately appointed161323.118,442,088
Quebec7485-12.9302,983,450
Court appointed7183-14.5300,292,450
Privately appointed3250.02,691,000
Ontario211298-29.2432,074,682
Court appointed91163-44.2328,770,779
Privately appointed120135-11.1103,303,903
Manitoba13785.768,857,430
Court appointed24-50.033,860,656
Privately appointed113266.734,996,774
Saskatchewan79-22.2127,274,070
Court appointed770.0127,274,070
Privately appointed02-100.00
Alberta10849120.48,111,511,235
Court appointed9341126.88,071,745,328
Privately appointed15887.539,765,907
British Columbia5075-33.328,328,523
Court appointed2338-39.59,456,676
Privately appointed2737-27.018,871,847
Northwest Territories00-- 0
Court appointed00-- 0
Privately appointed00-- 0
Yukon00-- 0
Court appointed00-- 0
Privately appointed00-- 0
Nunavut00-- 0
Court appointed00-- 0
Privately appointed00-- 0
Canada515565-8.89,166,574,659
Court appointed295344-14.28,904,937,074
Privately appointed220221-0.5261,637,585
Table 10: Consolidation of All Files Closed in 2015
ProvinceNumber of FilesAssets
($)
Liabilities
($)
Deficit
($)
Total Receipts
($)
Administrative Expenses
($)
Dividends
($)
Newfoundland and Labrador1,42390,950,062148,711,35057,761,2889,946,1415,515,7274,430,414
Bankruptcies1,28570,852,786126,880,32956,027,5438,060,0934,936,5193,123,575
Proposals13820,097,27621,831,0211,733,7451,886,048579,2081,306,840
Prince Edward Island58839,733,72169,333,89529,600,1753,982,9632,066,6171,916,347
Bankruptcies47627,829,87654,459,84626,629,9702,207,3631,513,478693,885
Proposals11211,903,84514,874,0502,970,2041,775,600553,1391,222,462
Nova Scotia4,240362,686,780529,809,105167,122,32542,633,68426,384,43216,249,251
Bankruptcies3,283236,640,920399,416,959162,776,03928,391,08822,149,2146,241,875
Proposals957126,045,860130,392,1464,346,28614,242,5954,235,21910,007,376
New Brunswick3,711306,062,641546,312,022240,249,38126,433,78514,058,26812,375,517
Bankruptcies3,040208,907,037424,249,080215,342,04316,547,90710,409,6966,138,212
Proposals67197,155,604122,062,94224,907,3389,885,8783,648,5726,237,305
Quebec40,1873,000,107,1777,345,999,0254,345,891,848366,662,482208,520,024158,142,459
Bankruptcies28,8201,452,279,2864,913,330,3343,461,051,049189,198,062139,304,43749,893,625
Proposals11,3671,547,827,8912,432,668,690884,840,799177,464,42169,215,587108,248,834
Ontario49,7684,772,651,4078,084,622,3893,311,970,983568,908,777225,472,211343,436,565
Bankruptcies25,8741,513,658,4784,112,783,7332,599,125,255180,839,453104,235,98476,603,469
Proposals23,8943,258,992,9283,971,838,656712,845,728388,069,324121,236,227266,833,096
Manitoba2,125163,270,943246,041,79882,770,85525,129,71310,145,83914,983,874
Bankruptcies1,44384,379,729165,378,91880,999,18913,866,4567,001,0396,865,417
Proposals68278,891,21580,662,8801,771,66611,263,2573,144,8008,118,457
Saskatchewan1,933238,139,088283,894,31945,755,23124,649,9799,534,12015,115,859
Bankruptcies1,141100,792,312152,418,10051,625,7887,792,2504,157,4533,634,798
Proposals792137,346,776131,476,219-5,870,55616,857,7285,376,66711,481,061
Alberta8,8231,328,251,2592,005,034,528676,783,269123,650,15549,035,39974,614,756
Bankruptcies5,725644,927,4581,176,278,163531,350,70562,943,34731,294,02431,649,323
Proposals3,098683,323,801828,756,365145,432,56460,706,80717,741,37542,965,433
British Columbia11,8371,685,140,0002,803,386,9551,118,246,955160,647,95177,534,36483,113,587
Bankruptcies8,132972,702,1602,036,162,6741,063,460,51590,175,82553,235,70736,940,118
Proposals3,705712,437,840767,224,28154,786,44070,472,12724,298,65846,173,469
Northwest Territories436,124,63511,493,3175,368,682630,166223,456406,710
Bankruptcies315,327,65710,257,1314,929,474382,732157,122225,610
Proposals12796,9781,236,186439,208247,43466,334181,100
Yukon305,127,70215,677,80410,550,103541,620164,687376,933
Bankruptcies151,444,7741,650,383205,60886,12955,46030,669
Proposals153,682,92714,027,42210,344,494455,491109,227346,265
Nunavut8294,809937,885643,076114,44658,05656,389
Bankruptcies543,276529,219485,94363,31044,31018,999
Proposals3251,533408,666157,13351,13613,74637,390
Canada124,71611,998,540,22222,091,254,39210,092,714,1701,353,931,861628,713,201725,218,661
Bankruptcies79,2705,319,785,74913,573,794,8698,254,009,120600,554,016378,494,442222,059,574
Proposals45,4466,678,754,4748,517,459,5231,838,705,050753,377,846250,218,759503,159,087
Table 11: Consumer Debtors Profile
ProvinceDistribution of Insolvency Files (%)
Age Group (Years)Sex
18 to 2425 to 2930 to 3435 to 3940 to 4445 to 4950 to 5455 to 5960 to 6465 and olderWomenMen
Newfoundland and Labrador4.38.713.115.013.212.29.58.05.510.549.650.4
Prince Edward Island3.26.312.414.713.412.010.18.86.112.950.349.7
Nova Scotia3.06.711.013.413.311.512.69.87.111.650.050.0
New Brunswick3.56.911.612.713.711.411.38.97.912.048.651.4
Quebec4.27.911.013.112.912.311.99.66.610.545.454.6
Ontario2.66.811.012.813.512.813.310.07.010.247.252.8
Manitoba3.68.010.514.713.612.511.69.76.79.044.955.1
Saskatchewan2.56.712.915.114.911.510.98.56.610.446.553.5
Alberta2.56.812.914.614.913.111.59.45.88.544.855.2
British Columbia1.55.611.613.113.013.812.610.27.611.048.052.0
Northwest Territories3.83.821.211.53.815.417.33.811.57.748.151.9
Yukon0.02.911.411.414.38.617.114.35.714.348.651.4
Nunavut0.060.020.00.020.00.00.00.00.00.040.060.0
Canada3.17.211.313.213.412.612.39.76.810.446.653.4