Insolvency Statistics in Canada—First Quarter of 2011 (Table 4)

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Table 4: Insolvencies by NAICS Economic Sectors, Canada
Sector Volume % Change 12-Month Period Ending
Q1 2011 Q4 2010 Q1 2010 Q4 2010 to Q1 2011 Q1 2010 to Q1 2011 03-31-2011 03-31-2010 % Change
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting 40 34 42 17.6 -4.8 142 220 -35.5
Bankruptcies 26 23 30 13.0 -13.3 99 174 -43.1
Proposals 14 11 12 27.3 16.7 43 46 -6.5
Mining and Oil and Gas Extraction 9 11 22 -18.2 -59.1 46 76 -39.5
Bankruptcies 8 6 12 33.3 -33.3 30 54 -44.4
Proposals 1 5 10 -80.0 -90.0 16 22 -27.3
Utilities 3 0 5 -- -40.0 8 22 -63.6
Bankruptcies 2 0 5 -- -60.0 7 19 -63.2
Proposals 1 0 0 -- -- 1 3 -66.7
Construction 228 203 253 12.3 -9.9 838 972 -13.8
Bankruptcies 183 166 200 10.2 -8.5 679 793 -14.4
Proposals 45 37 53 21.6 -15.1 159 179 -11.2
Manufacturing 130 125 155 4.0 -16.1 539 707 -23.8
Bankruptcies 85 89 118 -4.5 -28.0 393 554 -29.1
Proposals 45 36 37 25.0 21.6 146 153 -4.6
Wholesale Trade 66 76 72 -13.2 -8.3 295 340 -13.2
Bankruptcies 48 63 59 -23.8 -18.6 230 285 -19.3
Proposals 18 13 13 38.5 38.5 65 55 18.2
Retail Trade 189 184 216 2.7 -12.5 725 894 -18.9
Bankruptcies 155 149 167 4.0 -7.2 592 728 -18.7
Proposals 34 35 49 -2.9 -30.6 133 166 -19.9
Transportation and Warehousing 70 86 132 -18.6 -47.0 341 578 -41.0
Bankruptcies 58 69 107 -15.9 -45.8 285 466 -38.8
Proposals 12 17 25 -29.4 -52.0 56 112 -50.0
Information and Cultural Industries 20 22 25 -9.1 -20.0 77 106 -27.4
Bankruptcies 14 15 15 -6.7 -6.7 50 75 -33.3
Proposals 6 7 10 -14.3 -40.0 27 31 -12.9
Finance and Insurance 27 33 31 -18.2 -12.9 103 137 -24.8
Bankruptcies 23 27 26 -14.8 -11.5 83 119 -30.3
Proposals 4 6 5 -33.3 -20.0 20 18 11.1
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 50 43 51 16.3 -2.0 182 200 -9.0
Bankruptcies 33 39 33 -15.4 0.0 136 132 3.0
Proposals 17 4 18 325.0 -5.6 46 68 -32.4
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services 75 76 95 -1.3 -21.1 307 416 -26.2
Bankruptcies 49 61 68 -19.7 -27.9 223 325 -31.4
Proposals 26 15 27 73.3 -3.7 84 91 -7.7
Management of Companies and Enterprises 9 14 7 -35.7 28.6 70 37 89.2
Bankruptcies 7 13 6 -46.2 16.7 49 30 63.3
Proposals 2 1 1 100.0 100.0 21 7 200.0
Administrative and Support, Waste Management and Remediation Services 46 64 53 -28.1 -13.2 211 282 -25.2
Bankruptcies 36 59 37 -39.0 -2.7 173 232 -25.4
Proposals 10 5 16 100.0 -37.5 38 50 -24.0
Educational Services 8 9 10 -11.1 -20.0 39 45 -13.3
Bankruptcies 6 8 6 -25.0 0.0 32 37 -13.5
Proposals 2 1 4 100.0 -50.0 7 8 -12.5
Health Care and Social Assistance 24 9 19 166.7 26.3 67 79 -15.2
Bankruptcies 23 4 16 475.0 43.8 50 68 -26.5
Proposals 1 5 3 -80.0 -66.7 17 11 54.5
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation 15 23 39 -34.8 -61.5 86 134 -35.8
Bankruptcies 13 21 29 -38.1 -55.2 75 107 -29.9
Proposals 2 2 10 0.0 -80.0 11 27 -59.3
Accommodation and Food Services 172 139 152 23.7 13.2 659 762 -13.5
Bankruptcies 134 107 113 25.2 18.6 494 586 -15.7
Proposals 38 32 39 18.8 -2.6 165 176 -6.3
Other Services (except Public Administration) 84 78 63 7.7 33.3 306 362 -15.5
Bankruptcies 67 67 54 0.0 24.1 256 302 -15.2
Proposals 17 11 9 54.5 88.9 50 60 -16.7
Public Administration 1 1 3 0.0 -66.7 6 8 -25.0
Bankruptcies 0 0 2 -- -100.0 3 6 -50.0
Proposals 1 1 1 0.0 0.0 3 2 50.0
Total 1,266 1,230 1,445 2.9 -12.4 5,047 6,378 -20.9
Bankruptcies 970 986 1,103 -1.6 -12.1 3,939 5,093 -22.7
Proposals 296 244 342 21.3 -13.5 1,108 1,285 -13.8