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Insolvency Statistics in Canada — First Quarter 2009
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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 ER
- Table 6: Insolvencies Filed by Businesses by ER
- Table 7: Insolvencies Filed by Consumers by CMA
- Table 8: Insolvencies Filed by Businesses by CMA
Definitions
- Consumer:
- An individual with more than 50 percent of total liabilities related to consumer goods and services.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- NAICS:
- North American Industry Classification System.
- Economic Region (ER):
- Standard geographic units created for analysis of regional economic activity (Statistics Canada's geographical definitions of ERs).
- Census Metropolitan Area (CMA):
- Each census metropolitan 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 (Statistics Canada's geographical definitions of CMAs).
| Volume | % Change | 12-Month Period Ending | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2009 | Q4 2008 | Q1 2008 | Q4 2008 to Q1 2009 | Q1 2008 to Q1 2009 | 03-31-2009 | 03-31-2008 | % Change | |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 674 | 492 | 522 | 37.0 | 29.1 | 2 372 | 2 171 | 9.3 |
| Bankruptcies | 637 | 480 | 512 | 32.7 | 24.4 | 2 297 | 2 095 | 9.6 |
| Proposals | 37 | 12 | 10 | 208.3 | 270.0 | 75 | 76 | -1.3 |
| Prince Edward Island | 114 | 145 | 119 | -21.4 | -4.2 | 482 | 388 | 24.2 |
| Bankruptcies | 110 | 135 | 109 | -18.5 | 0.9 | 459 | 349 | 31.5 |
| Proposals | 4 | 10 | 10 | -60.0 | -60.0 | 23 | 39 | -41.0 |
| Nova Scotia | 1 237 | 1 187 | 1 133 | 4.2 | 9.2 | 4 849 | 4 273 | 13.5 |
| Bankruptcies | 1 037 | 1 039 | 965 | -0.2 | 7.5 | 4 204 | 3 687 | 14.0 |
| Proposals | 200 | 148 | 168 | 35.1 | 19.0 | 645 | 586 | 10.1 |
| New Brunswick | 839 | 852 | 730 | -1.5 | 14.9 | 3 421 | 2 950 | 16.0 |
| Bankruptcies | 697 | 717 | 627 | -2.8 | 11.2 | 2 921 | 2 593 | 12.6 |
| Proposals | 142 | 135 | 103 | 5.2 | 37.9 | 500 | 357 | 40.1 |
| Quebec | 11 136 | 9 749 | 8 990 | 14.2 | 23.9 | 39 133 | 33 174 | 18.0 |
| Bankruptcies | 9 105 | 8 065 | 7 424 | 12.9 | 22.6 | 32 155 | 27 609 | 16.5 |
| Proposals | 2 031 | 1 684 | 1 566 | 20.6 | 29.7 | 6 978 | 5 565 | 25.4 |
| Ontario | 15 821 | 15 033 | 11 610 | 5.2 | 36.3 | 57 505 | 46 818 | 22.8 |
| Bankruptcies | 11 138 | 10 812 | 8 385 | 3.0 | 32.8 | 41 390 | 34 297 | 20.7 |
| Proposals | 4 683 | 4 221 | 3 225 | 10.9 | 45.2 | 16 115 | 12 521 | 28.7 |
| Manitoba | 737 | 735 | 610 | 0.3 | 20.8 | 2 840 | 2 621 | 8.4 |
| Bankruptcies | 592 | 566 | 499 | 4.6 | 18.6 | 2 221 | 2 107 | 5.4 |
| Proposals | 145 | 169 | 111 | -14.2 | 30.6 | 619 | 514 | 20.4 |
| Saskatchewan | 606 | 529 | 550 | 14.6 | 10.2 | 2 128 | 2 143 | -0.7 |
| Bankruptcies | 452 | 405 | 413 | 11.6 | 9.4 | 1 640 | 1 597 | 2.7 |
| Proposals | 154 | 124 | 137 | 24.2 | 12.4 | 488 | 546 | -10.6 |
| Alberta | 2 883 | 2 318 | 1 775 | 24.4 | 62.4 | 9 020 | 6 568 | 37.3 |
| Bankruptcies | 2 467 | 1 943 | 1 428 | 27.0 | 72.8 | 7 552 | 5 280 | 43.0 |
| Proposals | 416 | 375 | 347 | 10.9 | 19.9 | 1 468 | 1 288 | 14.0 |
| British Columbia | 3 274 | 2 724 | 2 116 | 20.2 | 54.7 | 10 580 | 8 446 | 25.3 |
| Bankruptcies | 2 724 | 2 255 | 1 754 | 20.8 | 55.3 | 8 717 | 6 961 | 25.2 |
| Proposals | 550 | 469 | 362 | 17.3 | 51.9 | 1 863 | 1 485 | 25.5 |
| Northwest Territories | 11 | 7 | 4 | 57.1 | 175.0 | 33 | 36 | -8.3 |
| Bankruptcies | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 250.0 | 28 | 32 | -12.5 |
| Proposals | 4 | 0 | 2 | -- | 100.0 | 5 | 4 | 25.0 |
| Yukon | 6 | 11 | 7 | -45.5 | -14.3 | 34 | 30 | 13.3 |
| Bankruptcies | 5 | 9 | 7 | -44.4 | -28.6 | 29 | 28 | 3.6 |
| Proposals | 1 | 2 | 0 | -50.0 | -- | 5 | 2 | 150.0 |
| Nunavut | 1 | 3 | 2 | -66.7 | -50.0 | 8 | 4 | 100.0 |
| Bankruptcies | 1 | 3 | 0 | -66.7 | -- | 8 | 2 | 300.0 |
| Proposals | 0 | 0 | 2 | -- | -100.0 | 0 | 2 | -100.0 |
| Canada | 37 339 | 33 785 | 28 168 | 10.5 | 32.6 | 132 405 | 109 622 | 20.8 |
| Bankruptcies | 28 972 | 26 436 | 22 125 | 9.6 | 30.9 | 103 621 | 86 637 | 19.6 |
| Proposals | 8 367 | 7 349 | 6 043 | 13.9 | 38.5 | 28 784 | 22 985 | 25.2 |
| Volume | % Change | 12-Month Period Ending | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2009 | Q4 2008 | Q1 2008 | Q4 2008 to Q1 2009 | Q1 2008 to Q1 2009 | 03-31-2009 | 03-31-2008 | % Change | |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 668 | 483 | 506 | 38.3 | 32.0 | 2 342 | 2 118 | 10.6 |
| Bankruptcies | 631 | 471 | 496 | 34.0 | 27.2 | 2 268 | 2 043 | 11.0 |
| Proposals | 37 | 12 | 10 | 208.3 | 270.0 | 74 | 75 | -1.3 |
| Prince Edward Island | 110 | 140 | 114 | -21.4 | -3.5 | 463 | 357 | 29.7 |
| Bankruptcies | 106 | 133 | 106 | -20.3 | 0.0 | 444 | 325 | 36.6 |
| Proposals | 4 | 7 | 8 | -42.9 | -50.0 | 19 | 32 | -40.6 |
| Nova Scotia | 1 199 | 1 152 | 1 080 | 4.1 | 11.0 | 4 671 | 4 063 | 15.0 |
| Bankruptcies | 1 003 | 1 013 | 915 | -1.0 | 9.6 | 4 058 | 3 497 | 16.0 |
| Proposals | 196 | 139 | 165 | 41.0 | 18.8 | 613 | 566 | 8.3 |
| New Brunswick | 808 | 802 | 672 | 0.7 | 20.2 | 3 205 | 2 755 | 16.3 |
| Bankruptcies | 673 | 682 | 581 | -1.3 | 15.8 | 2 747 | 2 431 | 13.0 |
| Proposals | 135 | 120 | 91 | 12.5 | 48.4 | 458 | 324 | 41.4 |
| Quebec | 10 397 | 9 073 | 8 306 | 14.6 | 25.2 | 36 367 | 30 600 | 18.8 |
| Bankruptcies | 8 563 | 7 518 | 6 876 | 13.9 | 24.5 | 30 004 | 25 555 | 17.4 |
| Proposals | 1 834 | 1 555 | 1 430 | 17.9 | 28.3 | 6 363 | 5 045 | 26.1 |
| Ontario | 15 175 | 14 349 | 10 789 | 5.8 | 40.7 | 54 828 | 43 792 | 25.2 |
| Bankruptcies | 10 589 | 10 229 | 7 690 | 3.5 | 37.7 | 39 099 | 31 738 | 23.2 |
| Proposals | 4 586 | 4 120 | 3 099 | 11.3 | 48.0 | 15 729 | 12 054 | 30.5 |
| Manitoba | 719 | 713 | 574 | 0.8 | 25.3 | 2 746 | 2 518 | 9.1 |
| Bankruptcies | 581 | 547 | 464 | 6.2 | 25.2 | 2 142 | 2 012 | 6.5 |
| Proposals | 138 | 166 | 110 | -16.9 | 25.5 | 604 | 506 | 19.4 |
| Saskatchewan | 553 | 485 | 478 | 14.0 | 15.7 | 1 942 | 1 891 | 2.7 |
| Bankruptcies | 414 | 368 | 368 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 1 497 | 1 414 | 5.9 |
| Proposals | 139 | 117 | 110 | 18.8 | 26.4 | 445 | 477 | -6.7 |
| Alberta | 2 754 | 2 191 | 1 638 | 25.7 | 68.1 | 8 504 | 6 055 | 40.4 |
| Bankruptcies | 2 353 | 1 833 | 1 318 | 28.4 | 78.5 | 7 101 | 4 860 | 46.1 |
| Proposals | 401 | 358 | 320 | 12.0 | 25.3 | 1 403 | 1 195 | 17.4 |
| British Columbia | 3 142 | 2 588 | 1 980 | 21.4 | 58.7 | 10 044 | 7 879 | 27.5 |
| Bankruptcies | 2 616 | 2 143 | 1 647 | 22.1 | 58.8 | 8 262 | 6 502 | 27.1 |
| Proposals | 526 | 445 | 333 | 18.2 | 58.0 | 1 782 | 1 377 | 29.4 |
| Northwest Territories | 11 | 7 | 3 | 57.1 | 266.7 | 33 | 31 | 6.5 |
| Bankruptcies | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 600.0 | 28 | 29 | -3.4 |
| Proposals | 4 | 0 | 2 | -- | 100.0 | 5 | 2 | 150.0 |
| Yukon | 6 | 11 | 4 | -45.5 | 50.0 | 33 | 24 | 37.5 |
| Bankruptcies | 5 | 9 | 4 | -44.4 | 25.0 | 28 | 22 | 27.3 |
| Proposals | 1 | 2 | 0 | -50.0 | -- | 5 | 2 | 150.0 |
| Nunavut | 1 | 3 | 2 | -66.7 | -50.0 | 8 | 4 | 100.0 |
| Bankruptcies | 1 | 3 | 0 | -66.7 | -- | 8 | 2 | 300.0 |
| Proposals | 0 | 0 | 2 | -- | -100.0 | 0 | 2 | -100.0 |
| Canada | 35 543 | 31 997 | 26 146 | 11.1 | 35.9 | 125 186 | 102 087 | 22.6 |
| Bankruptcies | 27 542 | 24 956 | 20 466 | 10.4 | 34.6 | 97 686 | 80 430 | 21.5 |
| Proposals | 8 001 | 7 041 | 5 680 | 13.6 | 40.9 | 27 500 | 21 657 | 27.0 |
| Volume | % Change | 12-Month Period Ending | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2009 | Q4 2008 | Q1 2008 | Q4 2008 to Q1 2009 | Q1 2008 to Q1 2009 | 03-31-2009 | 03-31-2008 | % Change | |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 6 | 9 | 16 | -33.3 | -62.5 | 30 | 53 | -43.4 |
| Bankruptcies | 6 | 9 | 16 | -33.3 | -62.5 | 29 | 52 | -44.2 |
| Proposals | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | 1 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Prince Edward Island | 4 | 5 | 5 | -20.0 | -20.0 | 19 | 31 | -38.7 |
| Bankruptcies | 4 | 2 | 3 | 100.0 | 33.3 | 15 | 24 | -37.5 |
| Proposals | 0 | 3 | 2 | -100.0 | -100.0 | 4 | 7 | -42.9 |
| Nova Scotia | 38 | 35 | 53 | 8.6 | -28.3 | 178 | 210 | -15.2 |
| Bankruptcies | 34 | 26 | 50 | 30.8 | -32.0 | 146 | 190 | -23.2 |
| Proposals | 4 | 9 | 3 | -55.6 | 33.3 | 32 | 20 | 60.0 |
| New Brunswick | 31 | 50 | 58 | -38.0 | -46.6 | 216 | 195 | 10.8 |
| Bankruptcies | 24 | 35 | 46 | -31.4 | -47.8 | 174 | 162 | 7.4 |
| Proposals | 7 | 15 | 12 | -53.3 | -41.7 | 42 | 33 | 27.3 |
| Quebec | 739 | 676 | 684 | 9.3 | 8.0 | 2 766 | 2 574 | 7.5 |
| Bankruptcies | 542 | 547 | 548 | -0.9 | -1.1 | 2 151 | 2 054 | 4.7 |
| Proposals | 197 | 129 | 136 | 52.7 | 44.9 | 615 | 520 | 18.3 |
| Ontario | 646 | 684 | 821 | -5.6 | -21.3 | 2 677 | 3 026 | -11.5 |
| Bankruptcies | 549 | 583 | 695 | -5.8 | -21.0 | 2 291 | 2 559 | -10.5 |
| Proposals | 97 | 101 | 126 | -4.0 | -23.0 | 386 | 467 | -17.3 |
| Manitoba | 18 | 22 | 36 | -18.2 | -50.0 | 94 | 103 | -8.7 |
| Bankruptcies | 11 | 19 | 35 | -42.1 | -68.6 | 79 | 95 | -16.8 |
| Proposals | 7 | 3 | 1 | 133.3 | 600.0 | 15 | 8 | 87.5 |
| Saskatchewan | 53 | 44 | 72 | 20.5 | -26.4 | 186 | 252 | -26.2 |
| Bankruptcies | 38 | 37 | 45 | 2.7 | -15.6 | 143 | 183 | -21.9 |
| Proposals | 15 | 7 | 27 | 114.3 | -44.4 | 43 | 69 | -37.7 |
| Alberta | 129 | 127 | 137 | 1.6 | -5.8 | 516 | 513 | 0.6 |
| Bankruptcies | 114 | 110 | 110 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 451 | 420 | 7.4 |
| Proposals | 15 | 17 | 27 | -11.8 | -44.4 | 65 | 93 | -30.1 |
| British Columbia | 132 | 136 | 136 | -2.9 | -2.9 | 536 | 567 | -5.5 |
| Bankruptcies | 108 | 112 | 107 | -3.6 | 0.9 | 455 | 459 | -0.9 |
| Proposals | 24 | 24 | 29 | 0.0 | -17.2 | 81 | 108 | -25.0 |
| Northwest Territories | 0 | 0 | 1 | -- | -100.0 | 0 | 5 | -100.0 |
| Bankruptcies | 0 | 0 | 1 | -- | -100.0 | 0 | 3 | -100.0 |
| Proposals | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | 2 | -100.0 |
| Yukon | 0 | 0 | 3 | -- | -100.0 | 1 | 6 | -83.3 |
| Bankruptcies | 0 | 0 | 3 | -- | -100.0 | 1 | 6 | -83.3 |
| 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 | 1 796 | 1 788 | 2 022 | 0.4 | -11.2 | 7 219 | 7 535 | -4.2 |
| Bankruptcies | 1 430 | 1 480 | 1 659 | -3.4 | -13.8 | 5 935 | 6 207 | -4.4 |
| Proposals | 366 | 308 | 363 | 18.8 | 0.8 | 1 284 | 1 328 | -3.3 |
| Volume | % Change | 12-Month Period Ending | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2009 | Q4 2008 | Q1 2008 | Q4 2008 to Q1 2009 | Q1 2008 to Q1 2009 | 03-31-2009 | 03-31-2008 | % Change | |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting | 72 | 68 | 111 | 5.9 | -35.1 | 306 | 372 | -17.7 |
| Bankruptcies | 54 | 54 | 80 | 0.0 | -32.5 | 251 | 299 | -16.1 |
| Proposals | 18 | 14 | 31 | 28.6 | -41.9 | 55 | 73 | -24.7 |
| Mining and Oil and Gas Extraction | 15 | 7 | 12 | 114.3 | 25.0 | 52 | 39 | 33.3 |
| Bankruptcies | 9 | 5 | 8 | 80.0 | 12.5 | 32 | 27 | 18.5 |
| Proposals | 6 | 2 | 4 | 200.0 | 50.0 | 20 | 12 | 66.7 |
| Utilities | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 300.0 | 12 | 5 | 140.0 |
| Bankruptcies | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 200.0 | 9 | 4 | 125.0 |
| Proposals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | 3 | 1 | 200.0 |
| Construction | 280 | 286 | 340 | -2.1 | -17.6 | 1 179 | 1 247 | -5.5 |
| Bankruptcies | 240 | 250 | 288 | -4.0 | -16.7 | 1 025 | 1 050 | -2.4 |
| Proposals | 40 | 36 | 52 | 11.1 | -23.1 | 154 | 197 | -21.8 |
| Manufacturing | 207 | 199 | 207 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 793 | 782 | 1.4 |
| Bankruptcies | 150 | 165 | 166 | -9.1 | -9.6 | 610 | 604 | 1.0 |
| Proposals | 57 | 34 | 41 | 67.6 | 39.0 | 183 | 178 | 2.8 |
| Wholesale Trade | 102 | 96 | 90 | 6.3 | 13.3 | 401 | 366 | 9.6 |
| Bankruptcies | 73 | 69 | 72 | 5.8 | 1.4 | 297 | 293 | 1.4 |
| Proposals | 29 | 27 | 18 | 7.4 | 61.1 | 104 | 73 | 42.5 |
| Retail Trade | 268 | 238 | 287 | 12.6 | -6.6 | 970 | 1 064 | -8.8 |
| Bankruptcies | 222 | 204 | 238 | 8.8 | -6.7 | 821 | 880 | -6.7 |
| Proposals | 46 | 34 | 49 | 35.3 | -6.1 | 149 | 184 | -19.0 |
| Transportation and Warehousing | 151 | 173 | 209 | -12.7 | -27.8 | 725 | 722 | 0.4 |
| Bankruptcies | 120 | 137 | 171 | -12.4 | -29.8 | 601 | 608 | -1.2 |
| Proposals | 31 | 36 | 38 | -13.9 | -18.4 | 124 | 114 | 8.8 |
| Information and Cultural Industries | 35 | 34 | 40 | 2.9 | -12.5 | 129 | 137 | -5.8 |
| Bankruptcies | 30 | 25 | 34 | 20.0 | -11.8 | 97 | 112 | -13.4 |
| Proposals | 5 | 9 | 6 | -44.4 | -16.7 | 32 | 25 | 28.0 |
| Finance and Insurance | 38 | 33 | 36 | 15.2 | 5.6 | 121 | 117 | 3.4 |
| Bankruptcies | 27 | 26 | 33 | 3.8 | -18.2 | 96 | 102 | -5.9 |
| Proposals | 11 | 7 | 3 | 57.1 | 266.7 | 25 | 15 | 66.7 |
| Real Estate and Rental and Leasing | 64 | 36 | 32 | 77.8 | 100.0 | 194 | 163 | 19.0 |
| Bankruptcies | 44 | 32 | 22 | 37.5 | 100.0 | 154 | 136 | 13.2 |
| Proposals | 20 | 4 | 10 | 400.0 | 100.0 | 40 | 27 | 48.1 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 102 | 132 | 112 | -22.7 | -8.9 | 462 | 453 | 2.0 |
| Bankruptcies | 88 | 110 | 80 | -20.0 | 10.0 | 380 | 365 | 4.1 |
| Proposals | 14 | 22 | 32 | -36.4 | -56.3 | 82 | 88 | -6.8 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | 11 | 17 | 10 | -35.3 | 10.0 | 44 | 44 | 0.0 |
| Bankruptcies | 8 | 15 | 7 | -46.7 | 14.3 | 32 | 31 | 3.2 |
| Proposals | 3 | 2 | 3 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 12 | 13 | -7.7 |
| Administrative and Support, Waste Management and Remediation Services | 67 | 76 | 77 | -11.8 | -13.0 | 291 | 315 | -7.6 |
| Bankruptcies | 52 | 65 | 67 | -20.0 | -22.4 | 241 | 260 | -7.3 |
| Proposals | 15 | 11 | 10 | 36.4 | 50.0 | 50 | 55 | -9.1 |
| Educational Services | 9 | 14 | 12 | -35.7 | -25.0 | 48 | 48 | 0.0 |
| Bankruptcies | 8 | 8 | 9 | 0.0 | -11.1 | 38 | 37 | 2.7 |
| Proposals | 1 | 6 | 3 | -83.3 | -66.7 | 10 | 11 | -9.1 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 19 | 17 | 27 | 11.8 | -29.6 | 83 | 96 | -13.5 |
| Bankruptcies | 14 | 10 | 21 | 40.0 | -33.3 | 65 | 73 | -11.0 |
| Proposals | 5 | 7 | 6 | -28.6 | -16.7 | 18 | 23 | -21.7 |
| Arts, Entertainment and Recreation | 42 | 31 | 32 | 35.5 | 31.3 | 149 | 167 | -10.8 |
| Bankruptcies | 37 | 27 | 26 | 37.0 | 42.3 | 127 | 139 | -8.6 |
| Proposals | 5 | 4 | 6 | 25.0 | -16.7 | 22 | 28 | -21.4 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 205 | 210 | 258 | -2.4 | -20.5 | 812 | 888 | -8.6 |
| Bankruptcies | 162 | 175 | 226 | -7.4 | -28.3 | 675 | 754 | -10.5 |
| Proposals | 43 | 35 | 32 | 22.9 | 34.4 | 137 | 134 | 2.2 |
| Other Services (except Public Administration) | 104 | 115 | 128 | -9.6 | -18.8 | 437 | 504 | -13.3 |
| Bankruptcies | 89 | 98 | 109 | -9.2 | -18.3 | 374 | 427 | -12.4 |
| Proposals | 15 | 17 | 19 | -11.8 | -21.1 | 63 | 77 | -18.2 |
| Public Administration | 1 | 2 | 1 | -50.0 | 0.0 | 11 | 6 | 83.3 |
| Bankruptcies | 0 | 2 | 1 | -100.0 | -100.0 | 10 | 6 | 66.7 |
| Proposals | 1 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | 1 | 0 | -- |
| Total | 1 796 | 1 788 | 2 022 | 0.4 | -11.2 | 7 219 | 7 535 | -4.2 |
| Bankruptcies | 1 430 | 1 480 | 1 659 | -3.4 | -13.8 | 5 935 | 6 207 | -4.4 |
| Proposals | 366 | 308 | 363 | 18.8 | 0.8 | 1 284 | 1 328 | -3.3 |
| Volume | % Change | 12-Month Period Ending | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2009 | Q4 2008 | Q1 2008 | Q4 2008 to Q1 2009 | Q1 2008 to Q1 2009 | 03-31-2009 | 03-31-2008 | % Change | |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 668 | 483 | 506 | 38.3 | 32.0 | 2 342 | 2 118 | 10.6 |
| Bankruptcies | 631 | 471 | 496 | 34.0 | 27.2 | 2 268 | 2 043 | 11.0 |
| Proposals | 37 | 12 | 10 | 208.3 | 270.0 | 74 | 75 | -1.3 |
| Avalon Peninsula | 291 | 254 | 251 | 14.6 | 15.9 | 1 122 | 1 020 | 10.0 |
| Bankruptcies | 273 | 243 | 246 | 12.3 | 11.0 | 1 076 | 959 | 12.2 |
| Proposals | 18 | 11 | 5 | 63.6 | 260.0 | 46 | 61 | -24.6 |
| South Coast - Burin Peninsula | 61 | 44 | 42 | 38.6 | 45.2 | 213 | 237 | -10.1 |
| Bankruptcies | 60 | 44 | 42 | 36.4 | 42.9 | 211 | 235 | -10.2 |
| Proposals | 1 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | 2 | 1 | 100.0 |
| West Coast - Northern Peninsula - Labrador | 135 | 83 | 102 | 62.7 | 32.4 | 430 | 442 | -2.7 |
| Bankruptcies | 127 | 82 | 101 | 54.9 | 25.7 | 419 | 436 | -3.9 |
| Proposals | 8 | 1 | 1 | 700.0 | 700.0 | 11 | 6 | 83.3 |
| Notre Dame - Central Bonavista Bay | 180 | 103 | 112 | 74.8 | 60.7 | 577 | 420 | 37.4 |
| Bankruptcies | 170 | 103 | 108 | 65.0 | 57.4 | 562 | 413 | 36.1 |
| Proposals | 10 | 0 | 4 | -- | 150.0 | 15 | 7 | 114.3 |
| Prince Edward Island | 110 | 140 | 114 | -21.4 | -3.5 | 463 | 357 | 29.7 |
| Bankruptcies | 106 | 133 | 106 | -20.3 | 0.0 | 444 | 325 | 36.6 |
| Proposals | 4 | 7 | 8 | -42.9 | -50.0 | 19 | 32 | -40.6 |
| Nova Scotia | 1 199 | 1 152 | 1 080 | 4.1 | 11.0 | 4 671 | 4 063 | 15.0 |
| Bankruptcies | 1 003 | 1 013 | 915 | -1.0 | 9.6 | 4 058 | 3 497 | 16.0 |
| Proposals | 196 | 139 | 165 | 41.0 | 18.8 | 613 | 566 | 8.3 |
| Cape Breton | 234 | 225 | 251 | 4.0 | -6.8 | 908 | 790 | 14.9 |
| Bankruptcies | 187 | 177 | 193 | 5.6 | -3.1 | 740 | 655 | 13.0 |
| Proposals | 48 | 48 | 58 | 0.0 | -17.2 | 169 | 135 | 25.2 |
| North Shore | 175 | 200 | 167 | -12.5 | 4.8 | 768 | 741 | 3.6 |
| Bankruptcies | 142 | 171 | 132 | -17.0 | 7.6 | 657 | 628 | 4.6 |
| Proposals | 33 | 29 | 35 | 13.8 | -5.7 | 111 | 114 | -2.6 |
| Annapolis Valley | 158 | 173 | 136 | -8.7 | 16.2 | 663 | 516 | 28.5 |
| Bankruptcies | 142 | 160 | 120 | -11.3 | 18.3 | 610 | 459 | 32.9 |
| Proposals | 16 | 13 | 16 | 23.1 | 0.0 | 53 | 58 | -8.6 |
| Southern | 136 | 147 | 140 | -7.5 | -2.9 | 587 | 579 | 1.4 |
| Bankruptcies | 112 | 137 | 128 | -18.2 | -12.5 | 522 | 517 | 1.0 |
| Proposals | 25 | 10 | 12 | 150.0 | 108.3 | 66 | 62 | 6.5 |
| Halifax | 495 | 407 | 385 | 21.6 | 28.6 | 1 744 | 1 437 | 21.4 |
| Bankruptcies | 421 | 369 | 341 | 14.1 | 23.5 | 1 530 | 1 239 | 23.5 |
| Proposals | 75 | 39 | 44 | 92.3 | 70.5 | 214 | 198 | 8.1 |
| New Brunswick | 808 | 802 | 672 | 0.7 | 20.2 | 3 205 | 2 755 | 16.3 |
| Bankruptcies | 673 | 682 | 581 | -1.3 | 15.8 | 2 747 | 2 431 | 13.0 |
| Proposals | 135 | 120 | 91 | 12.5 | 48.4 | 458 | 324 | 41.4 |
| Campbellton - Miramichi | 156 | 172 | 145 | -9.3 | 7.6 | 624 | 603 | 3.5 |
| Bankruptcies | 141 | 158 | 131 | -10.8 | 7.6 | 570 | 556 | 2.5 |
| Proposals | 14 | 14 | 15 | 0.0 | -6.7 | 54 | 47 | 14.9 |
| Moncton - Richibucto | 257 | 237 | 178 | 8.4 | 44.4 | 955 | 699 | 36.6 |
| Bankruptcies | 221 | 201 | 153 | 10.0 | 44.4 | 828 | 600 | 38.0 |
| Proposals | 36 | 36 | 25 | 0.0 | 44.0 | 128 | 100 | 28.0 |
| Saint John - St.Stephen | 165 | 176 | 156 | -6.3 | 5.8 | 704 | 665 | 5.9 |
| Bankruptcies | 121 | 153 | 133 | -20.9 | -9.0 | 580 | 589 | -1.5 |
| Proposals | 44 | 23 | 23 | 91.3 | 91.3 | 124 | 76 | 63.2 |
| Fredericton - Oromocto | 144 | 135 | 124 | 6.7 | 16.1 | 582 | 515 | 13.0 |
| Bankruptcies | 116 | 98 | 101 | 18.4 | 14.9 | 467 | 433 | 7.9 |
| Proposals | 28 | 37 | 23 | -24.3 | 21.7 | 115 | 81 | 42.0 |
| Edmundston - Woodstock | 86 | 82 | 69 | 4.9 | 24.6 | 341 | 273 | 24.9 |
| Bankruptcies | 74 | 72 | 64 | 2.8 | 15.6 | 303 | 253 | 19.8 |
| Proposals | 12 | 10 | 5 | 20.0 | 140.0 | 38 | 20 | 90.0 |
| Quebec | 10 397 | 9 073 | 8 306 | 14.6 | 25.2 | 36 367 | 30 600 | 18.8 |
| Bankruptcies | 8 563 | 7 518 | 6 876 | 13.9 | 24.5 | 30 004 | 25 555 | 17.4 |
| Proposals | 1 834 | 1 555 | 1 430 | 17.9 | 28.3 | 6 363 | 5 045 | 26.1 |
| Gaspésie - Îles-de-la-Madeleine | 116 | 95 | 66 | 22.1 | 75.8 | 383 | 296 | 29.4 |
| Bankruptcies | 90 | 70 | 53 | 28.6 | 69.8 | 290 | 244 | 18.9 |
| Proposals | 26 | 25 | 14 | 4.0 | 85.7 | 93 | 52 | 78.8 |
| Bas-Saint-Laurent | 188 | 181 | 178 | 3.9 | 5.6 | 696 | 629 | 10.7 |
| Bankruptcies | 159 | 152 | 136 | 4.6 | 16.9 | 574 | 525 | 9.3 |
| Proposals | 29 | 28 | 43 | 3.6 | -32.6 | 122 | 104 | 17.3 |
| Capitale-Nationale | 692 | 578 | 577 | 19.7 | 19.9 | 2 391 | 2 186 | 9.4 |
| Bankruptcies | 621 | 519 | 521 | 19.7 | 19.2 | 2 136 | 1 937 | 10.3 |
| Proposals | 72 | 60 | 56 | 20.0 | 28.6 | 255 | 249 | 2.4 |
| Chaudière - Appalaches | 368 | 315 | 302 | 16.8 | 21.9 | 1 326 | 1 128 | 17.6 |
| Bankruptcies | 314 | 278 | 266 | 12.9 | 18.0 | 1 151 | 1 014 | 13.5 |
| Proposals | 55 | 36 | 35 | 52.8 | 57.1 | 175 | 114 | 53.5 |
| Estrie | 361 | 353 | 300 | 2.3 | 20.3 | 1 332 | 1 056 | 26.1 |
| Bankruptcies | 333 | 329 | 272 | 1.2 | 22.4 | 1 211 | 978 | 23.8 |
| Proposals | 28 | 24 | 28 | 16.7 | 0.0 | 121 | 78 | 55.1 |
| Centre-du-Québec | 292 | 249 | 189 | 17.3 | 54.5 | 979 | 767 | 27.6 |
| Bankruptcies | 250 | 207 | 164 | 20.8 | 52.4 | 831 | 659 | 26.1 |
| Proposals | 42 | 43 | 25 | -2.3 | 68.0 | 149 | 108 | 38.0 |
| Montérégie | 1 806 | 1 603 | 1 468 | 12.7 | 23.0 | 6 371 | 5 225 | 21.9 |
| Bankruptcies | 1 480 | 1 340 | 1 193 | 10.4 | 24.1 | 5 237 | 4 313 | 21.4 |
| Proposals | 326 | 263 | 275 | 24.0 | 18.5 | 1 134 | 912 | 24.3 |
| Montréal | 2 593 | 2 277 | 2 206 | 13.9 | 17.5 | 9 235 | 8 205 | 12.6 |
| Bankruptcies | 2 120 | 1 879 | 1 822 | 12.8 | 16.4 | 7 515 | 6 811 | 10.3 |
| Proposals | 473 | 398 | 384 | 18.8 | 23.2 | 1 720 | 1 394 | 23.4 |
| Laval | 584 | 498 | 378 | 17.3 | 54.5 | 2 032 | 1 523 | 33.4 |
| Bankruptcies | 455 | 380 | 309 | 19.7 | 47.2 | 1 580 | 1 230 | 28.5 |
| Proposals | 129 | 118 | 70 | 9.3 | 84.3 | 452 | 293 | 54.3 |
| Lanaudière | 741 | 681 | 511 | 8.8 | 45.0 | 2 647 | 1 905 | 39.0 |
| Bankruptcies | 570 | 522 | 376 | 9.2 | 51.6 | 2 042 | 1 447 | 41.1 |
| Proposals | 171 | 159 | 136 | 7.5 | 25.7 | 604 | 458 | 31.9 |
| Laurentides | 1 011 | 807 | 710 | 25.3 | 42.4 | 3 264 | 2 554 | 27.8 |
| Bankruptcies | 799 | 616 | 565 | 29.7 | 41.4 | 2 561 | 2 032 | 26.0 |
| Proposals | 212 | 190 | 145 | 11.6 | 46.2 | 704 | 521 | 35.1 |
| Outaouais | 667 | 610 | 617 | 9.3 | 8.1 | 2 394 | 2 168 | 10.4 |
| Bankruptcies | 529 | 504 | 501 | 5.0 | 5.6 | 1 960 | 1 741 | 12.6 |
| Proposals | 137 | 105 | 116 | 30.5 | 18.1 | 434 | 427 | 1.6 |
| Abitibi - Témiscamingue | 217 | 152 | 139 | 42.8 | 56.1 | 702 | 605 | 16.0 |
| Bankruptcies | 190 | 124 | 128 | 53.2 | 48.4 | 619 | 569 | 8.8 |
| Proposals | 26 | 28 | 10 | -7.1 | 160.0 | 83 | 36 | 130.6 |
| Mauricie | 297 | 277 | 274 | 7.2 | 8.4 | 1 082 | 1 024 | 5.7 |
| Bankruptcies | 252 | 244 | 232 | 3.3 | 8.6 | 946 | 878 | 7.7 |
| Proposals | 44 | 32 | 42 | 37.5 | 4.8 | 136 | 146 | -6.8 |
| Saguenay - Lac-Saint-Jean | 361 | 303 | 302 | 19.1 | 19.5 | 1 162 | 1 006 | 15.5 |
| Bankruptcies | 311 | 273 | 264 | 13.9 | 17.8 | 1 023 | 890 | 14.9 |
| Proposals | 51 | 29 | 38 | 75.9 | 34.2 | 140 | 116 | 20.7 |
| Côte-Nord | 82 | 83 | 67 | -1.2 | 22.4 | 318 | 267 | 19.1 |
| Bankruptcies | 73 | 70 | 56 | 4.3 | 30.4 | 282 | 237 | 19.0 |
| Proposals | 9 | 13 | 11 | -30.8 | -18.2 | 36 | 29 | 24.1 |
| Nord-du-Québec | 20 | 11 | 21 | 81.8 | -4.8 | 53 | 57 | -7.0 |
| Bankruptcies | 18 | 10 | 19 | 80.0 | -5.3 | 47 | 49 | -4.1 |
| Proposals | 2 | 1 | 2 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 8 | -37.5 |
| Ontario | 15 175 | 14 349 | 10 789 | 5.8 | 40.7 | 54 828 | 43 792 | 25.2 |
| Bankruptcies | 10 589 | 10 229 | 7 690 | 3.5 | 37.7 | 39 099 | 31 738 | 23.2 |
| Proposals | 4 586 | 4 120 | 3 099 | 11.3 | 48.0 | 15 729 | 12 054 | 30.5 |
| Ottawa | 1 203 | 1 199 | 986 | 0.3 | 22.0 | 4 785 | 4 146 | 15.4 |
| Bankruptcies | 915 | 951 | 725 | -3.8 | 26.2 | 3 644 | 3 101 | 17.5 |
| Proposals | 288 | 248 | 261 | 16.1 | 10.3 | 1 141 | 1 045 | 9.2 |
| Kingston - Pembroke | 548 | 586 | 432 | -6.5 | 26.9 | 2 128 | 1 741 | 22.2 |
| Bankruptcies | 425 | 460 | 337 | -7.6 | 26.1 | 1 659 | 1 372 | 20.9 |
| Proposals | 123 | 127 | 96 | -3.1 | 28.1 | 470 | 369 | 27.4 |
| Muskoka - Kawarthas | 355 | 383 | 223 | -7.3 | 59.2 | 1 375 | 1 113 | 23.5 |
| Bankruptcies | 257 | 298 | 173 | -13.8 | 48.6 | 1 085 | 891 | 21.8 |
| Proposals | 98 | 85 | 51 | 15.3 | 92.2 | 290 | 222 | 30.6 |
| Toronto | 6 140 | 5 924 | 4 305 | 3.6 | 42.6 | 22 428 | 17 819 | 25.9 |
| Bankruptcies | 3 717 | 3 730 | 2 754 | -0.3 | 35.0 | 14 162 | 11 512 | 23.0 |
| Proposals | 2 423 | 2 195 | 1 551 | 10.4 | 56.2 | 8 267 | 6 307 | 31.1 |
| Kitchener - Waterloo - Barrie | 1 545 | 1 410 | 1 019 | 9.6 | 51.6 | 5 456 | 4 022 | 35.7 |
| Bankruptcies | 1 078 | 988 | 710 | 9.1 | 51.8 | 3 853 | 2 845 | 35.4 |
| Proposals | 468 | 422 | 308 | 10.9 | 51.9 | 1 603 | 1 177 | 36.2 |
| Hamilton - Niagara Peninsula | 1 770 | 1 649 | 1 280 | 7.3 | 38.3 | 6 220 | 5 101 | 21.9 |
| Bankruptcies | 1 253 | 1 207 | 928 | 3.8 | 35.0 | 4 592 | 3 875 | 18.5 |
| Proposals | 517 | 443 | 353 | 16.7 | 46.5 | 1 627 | 1 226 | 32.7 |
| London | 1 084 | 929 | 670 | 16.7 | 61.8 | 3 662 | 2 644 | 38.5 |
| Bankruptcies | 886 | 739 | 532 | 19.9 | 66.5 | 2 922 | 2 099 | 39.2 |
| Proposals | 198 | 190 | 138 | 4.2 | 43.5 | 740 | 545 | 35.8 |
| Windsor - Sarnia | 1 230 | 1 102 | 895 | 11.6 | 37.4 | 4 173 | 3 305 | 26.3 |
| Bankruptcies | 991 | 876 | 706 | 13.1 | 40.4 | 3 333 | 2 672 | 24.7 |
| Proposals | 239 | 226 | 188 | 5.8 | 27.1 | 839 | 633 | 32.5 |
| Stratford - Bruce Peninsula | 250 | 242 | 172 | 3.3 | 45.3 | 931 | 698 | 33.4 |
| Bankruptcies | 194 | 193 | 136 | 0.5 | 42.6 | 747 | 574 | 30.1 |
| Proposals | 56 | 49 | 36 | 14.3 | 55.6 | 183 | 124 | 47.6 |
| Northeast | 784 | 705 | 641 | 11.2 | 22.3 | 2 812 | 2 522 | 11.5 |
| Bankruptcies | 654 | 605 | 546 | 8.1 | 19.8 | 2 380 | 2 198 | 8.3 |
| Proposals | 131 | 100 | 96 | 31.0 | 36.5 | 431 | 324 | 33.0 |
| Northwest | 266 | 219 | 165 | 21.5 | 61.2 | 860 | 681 | 26.3 |
| Bankruptcies | 221 | 183 | 143 | 20.8 | 54.5 | 722 | 599 | 20.5 |
| Proposals | 46 | 36 | 22 | 27.8 | 109.1 | 138 | 82 | 68.3 |
| Manitoba | 719 | 713 | 574 | 0.8 | 25.3 | 2 746 | 2 518 | 9.1 |
| Bankruptcies | 581 | 547 | 464 | 6.2 | 25.2 | 2 142 | 2 012 | 6.5 |
| Proposals | 138 | 166 | 110 | -16.9 | 25.5 | 604 | 506 | 19.4 |
| Southeast | 49 | 38 | 41 | 28.9 | 19.5 | 175 | 110 | 59.1 |
| Bankruptcies | 41 | 35 | 33 | 17.1 | 24.2 | 146 | 95 | 53.7 |
| Proposals | 8 | 3 | 7 | 166.7 | 14.3 | 29 | 16 | 81.3 |
| South Central | 24 | 24 | 25 | 0.0 | -4.0 | 103 | 91 | 13.2 |
| Bankruptcies | 21 | 20 | 24 | 5.0 | -12.5 | 88 | 86 | 2.3 |
| Proposals | 3 | 4 | 1 | -25.0 | 200.0 | 15 | 5 | 200.0 |
| Southwest | 91 | 78 | 57 | 16.7 | 59.6 | 306 | 284 | 7.7 |
| Bankruptcies | 67 | 47 | 40 | 42.6 | 67.5 | 219 | 224 | -2.2 |
| Proposals | 24 | 30 | 17 | -20.0 | 41.2 | 88 | 60 | 46.7 |
| North Central | 15 | 18 | 16 | -16.7 | -6.3 | 83 | 86 | -3.5 |
| Bankruptcies | 15 | 13 | 12 | 15.4 | 25.0 | 70 | 73 | -4.1 |
| Proposals | 0 | 5 | 3 | -100.0 | -100.0 | 13 | 14 | -7.1 |
| Winnipeg | 466 | 474 | 356 | -1.7 | 30.9 | 1 776 | 1 660 | 7.0 |
| Bankruptcies | 379 | 368 | 285 | 3.0 | 33.0 | 1 394 | 1 308 | 6.6 |
| Proposals | 87 | 105 | 70 | -17.1 | 24.3 | 382 | 352 | 8.5 |
| Interlake | 32 | 26 | 37 | 23.1 | -13.5 | 125 | 136 | -8.1 |
| Bankruptcies | 24 | 22 | 30 | 9.1 | -20.0 | 96 | 105 | -8.6 |
| Proposals | 8 | 4 | 7 | 100.0 | 14.3 | 29 | 31 | -6.5 |
| Parklands | 23 | 32 | 18 | -28.1 | 27.8 | 93 | 78 | 19.2 |
| Bankruptcies | 20 | 25 | 17 | -20.0 | 17.6 | 70 | 63 | 11.1 |
| Proposals | 3 | 7 | 1 | -57.1 | 200.0 | 23 | 15 | 53.3 |
| North | 18 | 22 | 25 | -18.2 | -28.0 | 85 | 72 | 18.1 |
| Bankruptcies | 13 | 15 | 22 | -13.3 | -40.9 | 60 | 58 | 3.4 |
| Proposals | 5 | 7 | 3 | -28.6 | 66.7 | 25 | 14 | 78.6 |
| Saskatchewan | 553 | 485 | 478 | 14.0 | 15.7 | 1 942 | 1 891 | 2.7 |
| Bankruptcies | 414 | 368 | 368 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 1 497 | 1 414 | 5.9 |
| Proposals | 139 | 117 | 110 | 18.8 | 26.4 | 445 | 477 | -6.7 |
| Regina - Moose Mountain | 137 | 136 | 151 | 0.7 | -9.3 | 534 | 612 | -12.7 |
| Bankruptcies | 105 | 113 | 111 | -7.1 | -5.4 | 409 | 432 | -5.3 |
| Proposals | 32 | 23 | 40 | 39.1 | -20.0 | 125 | 180 | -30.6 |
| Swift Current - Moose Jaw | 54 | 50 | 54 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 190 | 205 | -7.3 |
| Bankruptcies | 38 | 37 | 41 | 2.7 | -7.3 | 148 | 164 | -9.8 |
| Proposals | 16 | 13 | 13 | 23.1 | 23.1 | 41 | 41 | 0.0 |
| Saskatoon - Biggar | 172 | 137 | 112 | 25.5 | 53.6 | 563 | 511 | 10.2 |
| Bankruptcies | 120 | 88 | 84 | 36.4 | 42.9 | 413 | 365 | 13.2 |
| Proposals | 51 | 49 | 28 | 4.1 | 82.1 | 150 | 146 | 2.7 |
| Yorkton - Melville | 50 | 47 | 52 | 6.4 | -3.8 | 191 | 167 | 14.4 |
| Bankruptcies | 43 | 44 | 35 | -2.3 | 22.9 | 166 | 132 | 25.8 |
| Proposals | 7 | 3 | 16 | 133.3 | -56.3 | 25 | 35 | -28.6 |
| Prince Albert | 118 | 101 | 98 | 16.8 | 20.4 | 415 | 359 | 15.6 |
| Bankruptcies | 94 | 73 | 86 | 28.8 | 9.3 | 323 | 289 | 11.8 |
| Proposals | 24 | 27 | 12 | -11.1 | 100.0 | 92 | 70 | 31.4 |
| Northern | 21 | 14 | 11 | 50.0 | 90.9 | 49 | 37 | 32.4 |
| Bankruptcies | 13 | 13 | 11 | 0.0 | 18.2 | 37 | 32 | 15.6 |
| Proposals | 8 | 1 | 0 | 700.0 | -- | 11 | 5 | 120.0 |
| Alberta | 2 754 | 2 191 | 1 638 | 25.7 | 68.1 | 8 504 | 6 055 | 40.4 |
| Bankruptcies | 2 353 | 1 833 | 1 318 | 28.4 | 78.5 | 7 101 | 4 860 | 46.1 |
| Proposals | 401 | 358 | 320 | 12.0 | 25.3 | 1 403 | 1 195 | 17.4 |
| Lethbridge - Medicine Hat | 287 | 239 | 156 | 20.1 | 84.0 | 919 | 612 | 50.2 |
| Bankruptcies | 248 | 176 | 125 | 40.9 | 98.4 | 759 | 517 | 46.8 |
| Proposals | 39 | 63 | 31 | -38.1 | 25.8 | 161 | 95 | 69.5 |
| Camrose - Drumheller | 109 | 84 | 71 | 29.8 | 53.5 | 356 | 253 | 40.7 |
| Bankruptcies | 99 | 76 | 58 | 30.3 | 70.7 | 314 | 210 | 49.5 |
| Proposals | 10 | 8 | 14 | 25.0 | -28.6 | 43 | 43 | 0.0 |
| Calgary | 935 | 723 | 514 | 29.3 | 81.9 | 2 715 | 1 849 | 46.8 |
| Bankruptcies | 825 | 625 | 432 | 32.0 | 91.0 | 2 359 | 1 533 | 53.9 |
| Proposals | 110 | 98 | 82 | 12.2 | 34.1 | 356 | 316 | 12.7 |
| Banff - Jasper - Rocky Mountain House | 68 | 49 | 37 | 38.8 | 83.8 | 200 | 139 | 43.9 |
| Bankruptcies | 58 | 44 | 29 | 31.8 | 100.0 | 172 | 112 | 53.6 |
| Proposals | 10 | 5 | 8 | 100.0 | 25.0 | 27 | 27 | 0.0 |
| Red Deer | 186 | 142 | 89 | 31.0 | 109.0 | 550 | 386 | 42.5 |
| Bankruptcies | 169 | 118 | 75 | 43.2 | 125.3 | 466 | 321 | 45.2 |
| Proposals | 17 | 24 | 14 | -29.2 | 21.4 | 84 | 65 | 29.2 |
| Edmonton | 923 | 731 | 590 | 26.3 | 56.4 | 2 970 | 2 177 | 36.4 |
| Bankruptcies | 758 | 604 | 454 | 25.5 | 67.0 | 2 371 | 1 667 | 42.2 |
| Proposals | 166 | 127 | 135 | 30.7 | 23.0 | 599 | 510 | 17.5 |
| Athabasca - Grande Prairie - Peace River | 191 | 177 | 133 | 7.9 | 43.6 | 622 | 465 | 33.8 |
| Bankruptcies | 152 | 156 | 106 | -2.6 | 43.4 | 525 | 371 | 41.5 |
| Proposals | 40 | 21 | 27 | 90.5 | 48.1 | 97 | 94 | 3.2 |
| Wood Buffalo - Cold Lake | 54 | 47 | 49 | 14.9 | 10.2 | 171 | 174 | -1.7 |
| Bankruptcies | 46 | 35 | 39 | 31.4 | 17.9 | 136 | 129 | 5.4 |
| Proposals | 8 | 12 | 9 | -33.3 | -11.1 | 35 | 45 | -22.2 |
| British Columbia | 3 142 | 2 588 | 1 980 | 21.4 | 58.7 | 10 044 | 7 879 | 27.5 |
| Bankruptcies | 2 616 | 2 143 | 1 647 | 22.1 | 58.8 | 8 262 | 6 502 | 27.1 |
| Proposals | 526 | 445 | 333 | 18.2 | 58.0 | 1 782 | 1 377 | 29.4 |
| Vancouver Island and Coast | 662 | 517 | 414 | 28.0 | 59.9 | 2 105 | 1 701 | 23.8 |
| Bankruptcies | 542 | 417 | 331 | 30.0 | 63.7 | 1 703 | 1 372 | 24.1 |
| Proposals | 119 | 100 | 83 | 19.0 | 43.4 | 401 | 329 | 21.9 |
| Lower Mainland - Southwest | 1 657 | 1 448 | 1 100 | 14.4 | 50.6 | 5 491 | 4 360 | 25.9 |
| Bankruptcies | 1 360 | 1 190 | 909 | 14.3 | 49.6 | 4 442 | 3 578 | 24.1 |
| Proposals | 297 | 259 | 192 | 14.7 | 54.7 | 1 049 | 782 | 34.1 |
| Thompson - Okanagan | 476 | 338 | 258 | 40.8 | 84.5 | 1 378 | 998 | 38.1 |
| Bankruptcies | 410 | 298 | 223 | 37.6 | 83.9 | 1 205 | 871 | 38.3 |
| Proposals | 66 | 40 | 35 | 65.0 | 88.6 | 174 | 126 | 38.1 |
| Kootenay | 108 | 69 | 44 | 56.5 | 145.5 | 271 | 198 | 36.9 |
| Bankruptcies | 95 | 58 | 43 | 63.8 | 120.9 | 231 | 167 | 38.3 |
| Proposals | 13 | 11 | 1 | 18.2 | 1 200.0 | 40 | 31 | 29.0 |
| Cariboo | 163 | 137 | 96 | 19.0 | 69.8 | 524 | 370 | 41.6 |
| Bankruptcies | 144 | 120 | 81 | 20.0 | 77.8 | 453 | 311 | 45.7 |
| Proposals | 18 | 17 | 15 | 5.9 | 20.0 | 71 | 59 | 20.3 |
| North Coast | 33 | 18 | 15 | 83.3 | 120.0 | 99 | 91 | 8.8 |
| Bankruptcies | 26 | 16 | 15 | 62.5 | 73.3 | 82 | 74 | 10.8 |
| Proposals | 6 | 2 | 0 | 200.0 | -- | 17 | 17 | 0.0 |
| Nechako | 20 | 23 | 24 | -13.0 | -16.7 | 73 | 64 | 14.1 |
| Bankruptcies | 18 | 21 | 20 | -14.3 | -10.0 | 68 | 54 | 25.9 |
| Proposals | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | -50.0 | 5 | 9 | -44.4 |
| Northeast | 23 | 37 | 28 | -37.8 | -17.9 | 103 | 98 | 5.1 |
| Bankruptcies | 20 | 24 | 25 | -16.7 | -20.0 | 78 | 75 | 4.0 |
| Proposals | 3 | 13 | 3 | -76.9 | 0.0 | 25 | 23 | 8.7 |
| Northwest Territories | 11 | 7 | 3 | 57.1 | 266.7 | 33 | 31 | 6.5 |
| Bankruptcies | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 600.0 | 28 | 29 | -3.4 |
| Proposals | 4 | 0 | 2 | -- | 100.0 | 5 | 2 | 150.0 |
| Yukon Territory | 6 | 11 | 4 | -45.5 | 50.0 | 33 | 24 | 37.5 |
| Bankruptcies | 5 | 9 | 4 | -44.4 | 25.0 | 28 | 22 | 27.3 |
| Proposals | 1 | 2 | 0 | -50.0 | -- | 5 | 2 | 150.0 |
| Nunavut | 1 | 3 | 2 | -66.7 | -50.0 | 8 | 4 | 100.0 |
| Bankruptcies | 1 | 3 | 0 | -66.7 | -- | 8 | 2 | 300.0 |
| Proposals | 0 | 0 | 2 | -- | -100.0 | 0 | 2 | -100.0 |
| Volume | % Change | 12-Month Period Ending | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2009 | Q4 2008 | Q1 2008 | Q4 2008 to Q1 2009 | Q1 2008 to Q1 2009 | 03-31-2009 | 03-31-2008 | % Change | |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 6 | 9 | 16 | -33.3 | -62.5 | 30 | 53 | -43.4 |
| Bankruptcies | 6 | 9 | 16 | -33.3 | -62.5 | 29 | 52 | -44.2 |
| Proposals | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | 1 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Avalon Peninsula | 3 | 1 | 4 | 200.0 | -25.0 | 9 | 22 | -59.1 |
| Bankruptcies | 3 | 1 | 4 | 200.0 | -25.0 | 8 | 21 | -61.9 |
| Proposals | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | 1 | 1 | 0.0 |
| South Coast - Burin Peninsula | 0 | 0 | 3 | -- | -100.0 | 0 | 6 | -100.0 |
| Bankruptcies | 0 | 0 | 3 | -- | -100.0 | 0 | 6 | -100.0 |
| Proposals | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | -- |
| West Coast - Northern Peninsula - Labrador | 2 | 6 | 3 | -66.7 | -33.3 | 10 | 6 | 66.7 |
| Bankruptcies | 2 | 6 | 3 | -66.7 | -33.3 | 10 | 6 | 66.7 |
| Proposals | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Notre Dame - Central Bonavista Bay | 1 | 2 | 6 | -50.0 | -83.3 | 11 | 19 | -42.1 |
| Bankruptcies | 1 | 2 | 6 | -50.0 | -83.3 | 11 | 19 | -42.1 |
| Proposals | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Prince Edward Island | 4 | 5 | 5 | -20.0 | -20.0 | 19 | 31 | -38.7 |
| Bankruptcies | 4 | 2 | 3 | 100.0 | 33.3 | 15 | 24 | -37.5 |
| Proposals | 0 | 3 | 2 | -100.0 | -100.0 | 4 | 7 | -42.9 |
| Nova Scotia | 38 | 35 | 53 | 8.6 | -28.3 | 178 | 210 | -15.2 |
| Bankruptcies | 34 | 26 | 50 | 30.8 | -32.0 | 146 | 190 | -23.2 |
| Proposals | 4 | 9 | 3 | -55.6 | 33.3 | 32 | 20 | 60.0 |
| Cape Breton | 4 | 5 | 5 | -20.0 | -20.0 | 19 | 23 | -17.4 |
| Bankruptcies | 4 | 2 | 4 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 14 | 21 | -33.3 |
| Proposals | 0 | 3 | 1 | -100.0 | -100.0 | 4 | 2 | 100.0 |
| North Shore | 7 | 5 | 8 | 40.0 | -12.5 | 36 | 40 | -10.0 |
| Bankruptcies | 7 | 3 | 7 | 133.3 | 0.0 | 29 | 36 | -19.4 |
| Proposals | 0 | 2 | 1 | -100.0 | -100.0 | 6 | 4 | 50.0 |
| Annapolis Valley | 8 | 6 | 5 | 33.3 | 60.0 | 23 | 23 | 0.0 |
| Bankruptcies | 7 | 6 | 4 | 16.7 | 75.0 | 22 | 21 | 4.8 |
| Proposals | 1 | 0 | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | -50.0 |
| Southern | 4 | 5 | 10 | -20.0 | -60.0 | 18 | 28 | -35.7 |
| Bankruptcies | 3 | 3 | 10 | 0.0 | -70.0 | 15 | 25 | -40.0 |
| Proposals | 1 | 2 | 0 | -50.0 | -- | 3 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Halifax | 14 | 13 | 24 | 7.7 | -41.7 | 82 | 96 | -14.6 |
| Bankruptcies | 12 | 11 | 24 | 9.1 | -50.0 | 65 | 87 | -25.3 |
| Proposals | 2 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | -- | 17 | 9 | 88.9 |
| New Brunswick | 31 | 50 | 58 | -38.0 | -46.6 | 216 | 195 | 10.8 |
| Bankruptcies | 24 | 35 | 46 | -31.4 | -47.8 | 174 | 162 | 7.4 |
| Proposals | 7 | 15 | 12 | -53.3 | -41.7 | 42 | 33 | 27.3 |
| Campbellton - Miramichi | 12 | 9 | 7 | 33.3 | 71.4 | 41 | 33 | 24.2 |
| Bankruptcies | 12 | 8 | 7 | 50.0 | 71.4 | 38 | 30 | 26.7 |
| Proposals | 0 | 1 | 0 | -100.0 | -- | 3 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Moncton - Richibucto | 5 | 12 | 18 | -58.3 | -72.2 | 52 | 58 | -10.3 |
| Bankruptcies | 3 | 10 | 15 | -70.0 | -80.0 | 45 | 53 | -15.1 |
| Proposals | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | -33.3 | 7 | 5 | 40.0 |
| Saint John - St.Stephen | 2 | 9 | 8 | -77.8 | -75.0 | 29 | 21 | 38.1 |
| Bankruptcies | 0 | 2 | 6 | -100.0 | -100.0 | 14 | 14 | 0.0 |
| Proposals | 2 | 7 | 2 | -71.4 | 0.0 | 14 | 6 | 133.3 |
| Fredericton - Oromocto | 5 | 10 | 13 | -50.0 | -61.5 | 40 | 48 | -16.7 |
| Bankruptcies | 5 | 6 | 10 | -16.7 | -50.0 | 31 | 38 | -18.4 |
| Proposals | 0 | 4 | 3 | -100.0 | -100.0 | 9 | 10 | -10.0 |
| Edmundston - Woodstock | 7 | 10 | 11 | -30.0 | -36.4 | 54 | 35 | 54.3 |
| Bankruptcies | 4 | 9 | 7 | -55.6 | -42.9 | 46 | 27 | 70.4 |
| Proposals | 3 | 1 | 4 | 200.0 | -25.0 | 8 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Quebec | 739 | 676 | 684 | 9.3 | 8.0 | 2 766 | 2 574 | 7.5 |
| Bankruptcies | 542 | 547 | 548 | -0.9 | -1.1 | 2 151 | 2 054 | 4.7 |
| Proposals | 197 | 129 | 136 | 52.7 | 44.9 | 615 | 520 | 18.3 |
| Gaspésie - Îles-de-la-Madeleine | 3 | 10 | 6 | -70.0 | -50.0 | 22 | 31 | -29.0 |
| Bankruptcies | 2 | 6 | 2 | -66.7 | 0.0 | 16 | 22 | -27.3 |
| Proposals | 1 | 4 | 4 | -75.0 | -75.0 | 6 | 9 | -33.3 |
| Bas-Saint-Laurent | 12 | 18 | 13 | -33.3 | -7.7 | 67 | 67 | 0.0 |
| Bankruptcies | 9 | 15 | 10 | -40.0 | -10.0 | 54 | 51 | 5.9 |
| Proposals | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 13 | 16 | -18.8 |
| Capitale-Nationale | 77 | 61 | 49 | 26.2 | 57.1 | 248 | 237 | 4.6 |
| Bankruptcies | 54 | 42 | 41 | 28.6 | 31.7 | 172 | 178 | -3.4 |
| Proposals | 23 | 19 | 8 | 21.1 | 187.5 | 76 | 59 | 28.8 |
| Chaudière - Appalaches | 40 | 38 | 33 | 5.3 | 21.2 | 153 | 137 | 11.7 |
| Bankruptcies | 22 | 32 | 24 | -31.3 | -8.3 | 114 | 107 | 6.5 |
| Proposals | 17 | 6 | 8 | 183.3 | 112.5 | 38 | 30 | 26.7 |
| Estrie | 36 | 22 | 15 | 63.6 | 140.0 | 96 | 77 | 24.7 |
| Bankruptcies | 28 | 20 | 11 | 40.0 | 154.5 | 81 | 65 | 24.6 |
| Proposals | 7 | 2 | 4 | 250.0 | 75.0 | 15 | 13 | 15.4 |
| Centre-du-Québec | 13 | 21 | 18 | -38.1 | -27.8 | 72 | 70 | 2.9 |
| Bankruptcies | 10 | 17 | 15 | -41.2 | -33.3 | 54 | 64 | -15.6 |
| Proposals | 3 | 4 | 3 | -25.0 | 0.0 | 18 | 6 | 200.0 |
| Montérégie | 105 | 102 | 96 | 2.9 | 9.4 | 404 | 345 | 17.1 |
| Bankruptcies | 81 | 85 | 73 | -4.7 | 11.0 | 321 | 269 | 19.3 |
| Proposals | 23 | 17 | 22 | 35.3 | 4.5 | 83 | 76 | 9.2 |
| Montréal | 209 | 208 | 206 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 805 | 753 | 6.9 |
| Bankruptcies | 158 | 176 | 171 | -10.2 | -7.6 | 644 | 617 | 4.4 |
| Proposals | 52 | 32 | 35 | 62.5 | 48.6 | 162 | 136 | 19.1 |
| Laval | 48 | 26 | 44 | 84.6 | 9.1 | 164 | 140 | 17.1 |
| Bankruptcies | 38 | 22 | 35 | 72.7 | 8.6 | 135 | 119 | 13.4 |
| Proposals | 10 | 4 | 9 | 150.0 | 11.1 | 29 | 21 | 38.1 |
| Lanaudière | 37 | 24 | 36 | 54.2 | 2.8 | 120 | 99 | 21.2 |
| Bankruptcies | 28 | 18 | 23 | 55.6 | 21.7 | 94 | 70 | 34.3 |
| Proposals | 8 | 6 | 12 | 33.3 | -33.3 | 26 | 29 | -10.3 |
| Laurentides | 64 | 57 | 54 | 12.3 | 18.5 | 214 | 183 | 16.9 |
| Bankruptcies | 46 | 44 | 44 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 161 | 141 | 14.2 |
| Proposals | 18 | 13 | 10 | 38.5 | 80.0 | 54 | 42 | 28.6 |
| Outaouais | 28 | 30 | 30 | -6.7 | -6.7 | 126 | 136 | -7.4 |
| Bankruptcies | 17 | 22 | 23 | -22.7 | -26.1 | 91 | 102 | -10.8 |
| Proposals | 11 | 8 | 6 | 37.5 | 83.3 | 35 | 35 | 0.0 |
| Abitibi - Témiscamingue | 8 | 2 | 14 | 300.0 | -42.9 | 30 | 47 | -36.2 |
| Bankruptcies | 7 | 1 | 14 | 600.0 | -50.0 | 25 | 43 | -41.9 |
| Proposals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | 5 | 4 | 25.0 |
| Mauricie | 36 | 22 | 32 | 63.6 | 12.5 | 108 | 98 | 10.2 |
| Bankruptcies | 21 | 19 | 29 | 10.5 | -27.6 | 71 | 77 | -7.8 |
| Proposals | 14 | 3 | 3 | 366.7 | 366.7 | 37 | 21 | 76.2 |
| Saguenay - Lac-Saint-Jean | 19 | 26 | 21 | -26.9 | -9.5 | 107 | 114 | -6.1 |
| Bankruptcies | 15 | 19 | 17 | -21.1 | -11.8 | 92 | 97 | -5.2 |
| Proposals | 4 | 7 | 4 | -42.9 | 0.0 | 15 | 18 | -16.7 |
| Côte-Nord | 4 | 6 | 12 | -33.3 | -66.7 | 25 | 30 | -16.7 |
| Bankruptcies | 4 | 6 | 9 | -33.3 | -55.6 | 23 | 26 | -11.5 |
| Proposals | 0 | 0 | 3 | -- | -100.0 | 2 | 4 | -50.0 |
| Nord-du-Québec | 0 | 1 | 5 | -100.0 | -100.0 | 3 | 9 | -66.7 |
| Bankruptcies | 0 | 1 | 5 | -100.0 | -100.0 | 3 | 9 | -66.7 |
| Proposals | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Ontario | 646 | 684 | 821 | -5.6 | -21.3 | 2 677 | 3 026 | -11.5 |
| Bankruptcies | 549 | 583 | 695 | -5.8 | -21.0 | 2 291 | 2 559 | -10.5 |
| Proposals | 97 | 101 | 126 | -4.0 | -23.0 | 386 | 467 | -17.3 |
| Ottawa | 55 | 91 | 87 | -39.6 | -36.8 | 257 | 293 | -12.3 |
| Bankruptcies | 42 | 72 | 74 | -41.7 | -43.2 | 204 | 248 | -17.7 |
| Proposals | 14 | 19 | 13 | -26.3 | 7.7 | 53 | 45 | 17.8 |
| Kingston - Pembroke | 20 | 24 | 24 | -16.7 | -16.7 | 84 | 96 | -12.5 |
| Bankruptcies | 19 | 24 | 15 | -20.8 | 26.7 | 82 | 76 | 7.9 |
| Proposals | 1 | 0 | 9 | -- | -88.9 | 2 | 20 | -90.0 |
| Muskoka - Kawarthas | 13 | 11 | 14 | 18.2 | -7.1 | 52 | 66 | -21.2 |
| Bankruptcies | 11 | 11 | 13 | 0.0 | -15.4 | 47 | 60 | -21.7 |
| Proposals | 2 | 0 | 1 | -- | 100.0 | 5 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Toronto | 333 | 319 | 428 | 4.4 | -22.2 | 1 329 | 1 400 | -5.1 |
| Bankruptcies | 275 | 262 | 352 | 5.0 | -21.9 | 1 118 | 1 168 | -4.3 |
| Proposals | 58 | 57 | 76 | 1.8 | -23.7 | 210 | 232 | -9.5 |
| Kitchener - Waterloo - Barrie | 46 | 50 | 65 | -8.0 | -29.2 | 208 | 284 | -26.8 |
| Bankruptcies | 38 | 44 | 57 | -13.6 | -33.3 | 175 | 234 | -25.2 |
| Proposals | 8 | 6 | 8 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 32 | 50 | -36.0 |
| Hamilton - Niagara Peninsula | 72 | 77 | 85 | -6.5 | -15.3 | 298 | 366 | -18.6 |
| Bankruptcies | 65 | 65 | 77 | 0.0 | -15.6 | 264 | 312 | -15.4 |
| Proposals | 7 | 12 | 8 | -41.7 | -12.5 | 34 | 53 | -35.8 |
| London | 22 | 31 | 27 | -29.0 | -18.5 | 104 | 127 | -18.1 |
| Bankruptcies | 21 | 30 | 25 | -30.0 | -16.0 | 97 | 103 | -5.8 |
| Proposals | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | -50.0 | 7 | 24 | -70.8 |
| Windsor - Sarnia | 24 | 30 | 32 | -20.0 | -25.0 | 126 | 132 | -4.5 |
| Bankruptcies | 23 | 24 | 27 | -4.2 | -14.8 | 98 | 118 | -16.9 |
| Proposals | 1 | 6 | 4 | -83.3 | -75.0 | 28 | 14 | 100.0 |
| Stratford - Bruce Peninsula | 11 | 7 | 9 | 57.1 | 22.2 | 35 | 55 | -36.4 |
| Bankruptcies | 9 | 7 | 6 | 28.6 | 50.0 | 33 | 48 | -31.3 |
| Proposals | 2 | 0 | 3 | -- | -33.3 | 2 | 7 | -71.4 |
| Northeast | 36 | 36 | 38 | 0.0 | -5.3 | 143 | 152 | -5.9 |
| Bankruptcies | 35 | 36 | 38 | -2.8 | -7.9 | 133 | 142 | -6.3 |
| Proposals | 1 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | 9 | 10 | -10.0 |
| Northwest | 12 | 9 | 12 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 43 | 57 | -24.6 |
| Bankruptcies | 10 | 9 | 12 | 11.1 | -16.7 | 41 | 50 | -18.0 |
| Proposals | 2 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | 2 | 8 | -75.0 |
| Manitoba | 18 | 22 | 36 | -18.2 | -50.0 | 94 | 103 | -8.7 |
| Bankruptcies | 11 | 19 | 35 | -42.1 | -68.6 | 79 | 95 | -16.8 |
| Proposals | 7 | 3 | 1 | 133.3 | 600.0 | 15 | 8 | 87.5 |
| Southeast | 0 | 3 | 5 | -100.0 | -100.0 | 5 | 9 | -44.4 |
| Bankruptcies | 0 | 3 | 5 | -100.0 | -100.0 | 5 | 9 | -44.4 |
| Proposals | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | -- |
| South Central | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | 4 | 2 | 100.0 |
| Bankruptcies | 1 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | 3 | 2 | 50.0 |
| Proposals | 0 | 1 | 0 | -100.0 | -- | 1 | 0 | -- |
| Southwest | 2 | 4 | 3 | -50.0 | -33.3 | 29 | 15 | 93.3 |
| Bankruptcies | 2 | 4 | 3 | -50.0 | -33.3 | 27 | 15 | 80.0 |
| Proposals | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | 2 | 0 | -- |
| North Central | 3 | 1 | 3 | 200.0 | 0.0 | 7 | 9 | -22.2 |
| Bankruptcies | 0 | 0 | 3 | -- | -100.0 | 3 | 9 | -66.7 |
| Proposals | 3 | 1 | 0 | 200.0 | -- | 4 | 0 | -- |
| Winnipeg | 11 | 8 | 16 | 37.5 | -31.3 | 40 | 43 | -7.0 |
| Bankruptcies | 7 | 7 | 16 | 0.0 | -56.3 | 31 | 41 | -24.4 |
| Proposals | 4 | 1 | 0 | 300.0 | -- | 8 | 3 | 166.7 |
| Interlake | 1 | 2 | 6 | -50.0 | -83.3 | 7 | 14 | -50.0 |
| Bankruptcies | 1 | 2 | 5 | -50.0 | -80.0 | 7 | 11 | -36.4 |
| Proposals | 0 | 0 | 1 | -- | -100.0 | 0 | 3 | -100.0 |
| Parklands | 0 | 2 | 2 | -100.0 | -100.0 | 2 | 6 | -66.7 |
| Bankruptcies | 0 | 2 | 2 | -100.0 | -100.0 | 2 | 4 | -50.0 |
| Proposals | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | 2 | -100.0 |
| North | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | 3 | -100.0 |
| Bankruptcies | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | 2 | -100.0 |
| Proposals | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | 1 | -100.0 |
| Saskatchewan | 53 | 44 | 72 | 20.5 | -26.4 | 186 | 252 | -26.2 |
| Bankruptcies | 38 | 37 | 45 | 2.7 | -15.6 | 143 | 183 | -21.9 |
| Proposals | 15 | 7 | 27 | 114.3 | -44.4 | 43 | 69 | -37.7 |
| Regina - Moose Mountain | 17 | 16 | 12 | 6.3 | 41.7 | 56 | 75 | -25.3 |
| Bankruptcies | 12 | 11 | 8 | 9.1 | 50.0 | 37 | 57 | -35.1 |
| Proposals | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 25.0 | 20 | 18 | 11.1 |
| Swift Current - Moose Jaw | 6 | 2 | 12 | 200.0 | -50.0 | 24 | 28 | -14.3 |
| Bankruptcies | 3 | 2 | 7 | 50.0 | -57.1 | 18 | 21 | -14.3 |
| Proposals | 3 | 0 | 5 | -- | -40.0 | 5 | 7 | -28.6 |
| Saskatoon - Biggar | 15 | 11 | 24 | 36.4 | -37.5 | 52 | 72 | -27.8 |
| Bankruptcies | 13 | 10 | 14 | 30.0 | -7.1 | 43 | 52 | -17.3 |
| Proposals | 2 | 1 | 10 | 100.0 | -80.0 | 9 | 20 | -55.0 |
| Yorkton - Melville | 3 | 4 | 6 | -25.0 | -50.0 | 17 | 20 | -15.0 |
| Bankruptcies | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | -25.0 | 14 | 16 | -12.5 |
| Proposals | 0 | 1 | 2 | -100.0 | -100.0 | 3 | 4 | -25.0 |
| Prince Albert | 8 | 11 | 18 | -27.3 | -55.6 | 29 | 56 | -48.2 |
| Bankruptcies | 5 | 11 | 12 | -54.5 | -58.3 | 25 | 37 | -32.4 |
| Proposals | 3 | 0 | 6 | -- | -50.0 | 4 | 19 | -78.9 |
| Northern | 3 | 1 | 0 | 200.0 | -- | 7 | 1 | 600.0 |
| Bankruptcies | 2 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | -- | 6 | 0 | -- |
| Proposals | 1 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | 1 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Alberta | 129 | 127 | 137 | 1.6 | -5.8 | 516 | 513 | 0.6 |
| Bankruptcies | 114 | 110 | 110 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 451 | 420 | 7.4 |
| Proposals | 15 | 17 | 27 | -11.8 | -44.4 | 65 | 93 | -30.1 |
| Lethbridge - Medicine Hat | 4 | 9 | 17 | -55.6 | -76.5 | 39 | 54 | -27.8 |
| Bankruptcies | 3 | 5 | 17 | -40.0 | -82.4 | 32 | 53 | -39.6 |
| Proposals | 1 | 4 | 0 | -75.0 | -- | 7 | 1 | 600.0 |
| Camrose - Drumheller | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 17 | 30 | -43.3 |
| Bankruptcies | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 15 | 23 | -34.8 |
| Proposals | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | 2 | 7 | -71.4 |
| Calgary | 56 | 48 | 62 | 16.7 | -9.7 | 205 | 229 | -10.5 |
| Bankruptcies | 49 | 47 | 50 | 4.3 | -2.0 | 183 | 194 | -5.7 |
| Proposals | 7 | 1 | 12 | 600.0 | -41.7 | 22 | 35 | -37.1 |
| Banff - Jasper - Rocky Mountain House | 5 | 7 | 1 | -28.6 | 400.0 | 17 | 7 | 142.9 |
| Bankruptcies | 5 | 7 | 1 | -28.6 | 400.0 | 16 | 6 | 166.7 |
| Proposals | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | 1 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Red Deer | 7 | 16 | 9 | -56.3 | -22.2 | 39 | 42 | -7.1 |
| Bankruptcies | 7 | 15 | 7 | -53.3 | 0.0 | 35 | 38 | -7.9 |
| Proposals | 0 | 1 | 2 | -100.0 | -100.0 | 4 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Edmonton | 26 | 22 | 32 | 18.2 | -18.8 | 114 | 111 | 2.7 |
| Bankruptcies | 20 | 18 | 25 | 11.1 | -20.0 | 93 | 78 | 19.2 |
| Proposals | 6 | 4 | 6 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 20 | 33 | -39.4 |
| Athabasca - Grande Prairie - Peace River | 15 | 17 | 9 | -11.8 | 66.7 | 57 | 31 | 83.9 |
| Bankruptcies | 14 | 11 | 4 | 27.3 | 250.0 | 49 | 23 | 113.0 |
| Proposals | 1 | 6 | 4 | -83.3 | -75.0 | 7 | 8 | -12.5 |
| Wood Buffalo - Cold Lake | 12 | 4 | 4 | 200.0 | 200.0 | 28 | 10 | 180.0 |
| Bankruptcies | 12 | 4 | 2 | 200.0 | 500.0 | 27 | 6 | 350.0 |
| Proposals | 0 | 0 | 2 | -- | -100.0 | 1 | 3 | -66.7 |
| British Columbia | 132 | 136 | 136 | -2.9 | -2.9 | 536 | 567 | -5.5 |
| Bankruptcies | 108 | 112 | 107 | -3.6 | 0.9 | 455 | 459 | -0.9 |
| Proposals | 24 | 24 | 29 | 0.0 | -17.2 | 81 | 108 | -25.0 |
| Vancouver Island and Coast | 26 | 32 | 26 | -18.8 | 0.0 | 112 | 95 | 17.9 |
| Bankruptcies | 23 | 30 | 21 | -23.3 | 9.5 | 97 | 73 | 32.9 |
| Proposals | 4 | 2 | 6 | 100.0 | -33.3 | 15 | 23 | -34.8 |
| Lower Mainland - Southwest | 61 | 61 | 54 | 0.0 | 13.0 | 231 | 274 | -15.7 |
| Bankruptcies | 46 | 44 | 49 | 4.5 | -6.1 | 185 | 222 | -16.7 |
| Proposals | 14 | 17 | 6 | -17.6 | 133.3 | 46 | 52 | -11.5 |
| Thompson - Okanagan | 18 | 21 | 27 | -14.3 | -33.3 | 94 | 107 | -12.1 |
| Bankruptcies | 17 | 19 | 21 | -10.5 | -19.0 | 86 | 92 | -6.5 |
| Proposals | 1 | 2 | 7 | -50.0 | -85.7 | 8 | 15 | -46.7 |
| Kootenay | 4 | 7 | 10 | -42.9 | -60.0 | 21 | 23 | -8.7 |
| Bankruptcies | 1 | 5 | 4 | -80.0 | -75.0 | 13 | 15 | -13.3 |
| Proposals | 3 | 2 | 6 | 50.0 | -50.0 | 8 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Cariboo | 18 | 9 | 11 | 100.0 | 63.6 | 54 | 46 | 17.4 |
| Bankruptcies | 16 | 8 | 9 | 100.0 | 77.8 | 51 | 40 | 27.5 |
| Proposals | 2 | 1 | 2 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 5 | -40.0 |
| North Coast | 2 | 0 | 2 | -- | 0.0 | 8 | 4 | 100.0 |
| Bankruptcies | 2 | 0 | 1 | -- | 100.0 | 6 | 3 | 100.0 |
| Proposals | 0 | 0 | 1 | -- | -100.0 | 2 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Nechako | 1 | 4 | 1 | -75.0 | 0.0 | 8 | 2 | 300.0 |
| Bankruptcies | 1 | 4 | 1 | -75.0 | 0.0 | 8 | 2 | 300.0 |
| Proposals | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Northeast | 1 | 2 | 4 | -50.0 | -75.0 | 8 | 14 | -42.9 |
| Bankruptcies | 1 | 2 | 2 | -50.0 | -50.0 | 8 | 11 | -27.3 |
| Proposals | 0 | 0 | 2 | -- | -100.0 | 0 | 3 | -100.0 |
| Northwest Territories | 0 | 0 | 1 | -- | -100.0 | 0 | 5 | -100.0 |
| Bankruptcies | 0 | 0 | 1 | -- | -100.0 | 0 | 3 | -100.0 |
| Proposals | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | 2 | -100.0 |
| Yukon Territory | 0 | 0 | 3 | -- | -100.0 | 1 | 6 | -83.3 |
| Bankruptcies | 0 | 0 | 3 | -- | -100.0 | 1 | 6 | -83.3 |
| Proposals | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Nunavut | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Bankruptcies | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Proposals | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Prov. | Volume | % Change | 12-Month Period Ending | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2009 | Q4 2008 | Q1 2008 | Q4 2008 to Q1 2009 | Q1 2008 to Q1 2009 | 03-31-2009 | 03-31-2008 | % Change | ||
| St. John's | N.L. | 205 | 203 | 187 | 1.0 | 9.6 | 838 | 767 | 9.3 |
| Bankruptcies | 191 | 193 | 184 | -1.0 | 3.8 | 805 | 720 | 11.8 | |
| Proposals | 14 | 10 | 3 | 40.0 | 366.7 | 33 | 47 | -29.8 | |
| Halifax | N.S. | 479 | 396 | 381 | 21.0 | 25.7 | 1 690 | 1 434 | 17.9 |
| Bankruptcies | 406 | 359 | 336 | 13.1 | 20.8 | 1 481 | 1 234 | 20.0 | |
| Proposals | 73 | 37 | 45 | 97.3 | 62.2 | 209 | 200 | 4.5 | |
| Moncton | N.B. | 173 | 166 | 132 | 4.2 | 31.1 | 671 | 501 | 33.9 |
| Bankruptcies | 146 | 140 | 114 | 4.3 | 28.1 | 578 | 434 | 33.2 | |
| Proposals | 27 | 26 | 18 | 3.8 | 50.0 | 93 | 67 | 38.8 | |
| Saint John | N.B. | 129 | 139 | 123 | -7.2 | 4.9 | 536 | 509 | 5.3 |
| Bankruptcies | 98 | 122 | 105 | -19.7 | -6.7 | 438 | 450 | -2.7 | |
| Proposals | 31 | 17 | 18 | 82.4 | 72.2 | 98 | 59 | 66.1 | |
| Saguenay | Que. | 205 | 190 | 177 | 7.9 | 15.8 | 679 | 606 | 12.0 |
| Bankruptcies | 175 | 168 | 154 | 4.2 | 13.6 | 586 | 531 | 10.4 | |
| Proposals | 30 | 22 | 23 | 36.4 | 30.4 | 93 | 75 | 24.0 | |
| Québec | Que. | 726 | 593 | 625 | 22.4 | 16.2 | 2 506 | 2 343 | 7.0 |
| Bankruptcies | 643 | 519 | 558 | 23.9 | 15.2 | 2 208 | 2 070 | 6.7 | |
| Proposals | 83 | 74 | 67 | 12.2 | 23.9 | 298 | 273 | 9.2 | |
| Sherbrooke | Que. | 223 | 233 | 215 | -4.3 | 3.7 | 866 | 717 | 20.8 |
| Bankruptcies | 207 | 218 | 196 | -5.0 | 5.6 | 790 | 661 | 19.5 | |
| Proposals | 16 | 15 | 19 | 6.7 | -15.8 | 76 | 56 | 35.7 | |
| Trois-Rivières | Que. | 167 | 157 | 178 | 6.4 | -6.2 | 612 | 601 | 1.8 |
| Bankruptcies | 146 | 144 | 151 | 1.4 | -3.3 | 544 | 532 | 2.3 | |
| Proposals | 21 | 13 | 27 | 61.5 | -22.2 | 68 | 69 | -1.4 | |
| Montréal | Que. | 5 283 | 4 594 | 4 172 | 15.0 | 26.6 | 18 519 | 15 487 | 19.6 |
| Bankruptcies | 4 227 | 3 682 | 3 363 | 14.8 | 25.7 | 14 773 | 12 591 | 17.3 | |
| Proposals | 1 056 | 912 | 809 | 15.8 | 30.5 | 3 746 | 2 896 | 29.4 | |
| Ottawa - Gatineau | Ont./ Que. | 1 337 | 1 257 | 1 127 | 6.4 | 18.6 | 5 078 | 4 451 | 14.1 |
| Bankruptcies | 999 | 1 002 | 870 | -0.3 | 14.8 | 3 893 | 3 401 | 14.5 | |
| Proposals | 338 | 255 | 257 | 32.5 | 31.5 | 1 185 | 1 050 | 12.9 | |
| Kingston | Ont. | 174 | 175 | 133 | -0.6 | 30.8 | 673 | 582 | 15.6 |
| Bankruptcies | 150 | 146 | 116 | 2.7 | 29.3 | 553 | 480 | 15.2 | |
| Proposals | 24 | 29 | 17 | -17.2 | 41.2 | 120 | 102 | 17.6 | |
| Peterborough | Ont. | 107 | 115 | 75 | -7.0 | 42.7 | 396 | 333 | 18.9 |
| Bankruptcies | 78 | 85 | 61 | -8.2 | 27.9 | 311 | 284 | 9.5 | |
| Proposals | 29 | 30 | 14 | -3.3 | 107.1 | 85 | 49 | 73.5 | |
| Oshawa | Ont. | 503 | 476 | 345 | 5.7 | 45.8 | 1 723 | 1 324 | 30.1 |
| Bankruptcies | 308 | 320 | 222 | -3.8 | 38.7 | 1 130 | 870 | 29.9 | |
| Proposals | 195 | 156 | 123 | 25.0 | 58.5 | 593 | 454 | 30.6 | |
| Toronto | Ont. | 5 650 | 5 419 | 4 038 | 4.3 | 39.9 | 20 700 | 16 748 | 23.6 |
| Bankruptcies | 3 432 | 3 408 | 2 585 | 0.7 | 32.8 | 13 055 | 10 791 | 21.0 | |
| Proposals | 2 218 | 2 011 | 1 453 | 10.3 | 52.6 | 7 645 | 5 957 | 28.3 | |
| Hamilton | Ont. | 889 | 817 | 604 | 8.8 | 47.2 | 3 145 | 2 525 | 24.6 |
| Bankruptcies | 616 | 603 | 426 | 2.2 | 44.6 | 2 283 | 1 864 | 22.5 | |
| Proposals | 273 | 214 | 178 | 27.6 | 53.4 | 862 | 661 | 30.4 | |
| St. Catharines - Niagara | Ont. | 538 | 521 | 437 | 3.3 | 23.1 | 1 924 | 1 602 | 20.1 |
| Bankruptcies | 379 | 371 | 337 | 2.2 | 12.5 | 1 436 | 1 256 | 14.3 | |
| Proposals | 159 | 150 | 100 | 6.0 | 59.0 | 488 | 346 | 41.0 | |
| Kitchener | Ont. | 601 | 568 | 442 | 5.8 | 36.0 | 2 124 | 1 707 | 24.4 |
| Bankruptcies | 425 | 378 | 286 | 12.4 | 48.6 | 1 492 | 1 195 | 24.9 | |
| Proposals | 176 | 190 | 156 | -7.4 | 12.8 | 632 | 512 | 23.4 | |
| Brantford | Ont. | 172 | 169 | 124 | 1.8 | 38.7 | 634 | 512 | 23.8 |
| Bankruptcies | 125 | 115 | 78 | 8.7 | 60.3 | 464 | 384 | 20.8 | |
| Proposals | 47 | 54 | 46 | -13.0 | 2.2 | 170 | 128 | 32.8 | |
| Guelph | Ont. | 161 | 128 | 108 | 25.8 | 49.1 | 550 | 409 | 34.5 |
| Bankruptcies | 104 | 83 | 80 | 25.3 | 30.0 | 364 | 296 | 23.0 | |
| Proposals | 57 | 45 | 28 | 26.7 | 103.6 | 186 | 113 | 64.6 | |
| London | Ont. | 801 | 681 | 493 | 17.6 | 62.5 | 2 722 | 1 985 | 37.1 |
| Bankruptcies | 656 | 534 | 388 | 22.8 | 69.1 | 2 159 | 1 568 | 37.7 | |
| Proposals | 145 | 147 | 105 | -1.4 | 38.1 | 563 | 417 | 35.0 | |
| Windsor | Ont. | 692 | 615 | 496 | 12.5 | 39.5 | 2 373 | 1 821 | 30.3 |
| Bankruptcies | 542 | 475 | 393 | 14.1 | 37.9 | 1 839 | 1 434 | 28.2 | |
| Proposals | 150 | 140 | 103 | 7.1 | 45.6 | 534 | 387 | ||