Statistics in Canada—2010 (Table 6)

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Table 6: Insolvencies Filed by Businesses by Economic Region

Table 6: Insolvencies Filed by Businesses by Economic Region
Province, territory or region Volume 2010
2010 2009 % Change Assets Declared at the Time of Filing ($) Liabilities Declared at the Time of Filing ($)
Newfoundland and Labrador 23 34 -32.4 5,506,365 11,139,746
Bankruptcies 21 33 -36.4 5,365,513 11,011,565
Proposals 2 1 100.0 140,852 128,181
Avalon Peninsula 11 17 -35.3 4,086,638 7,618,775
Bankruptcies 9 17 -47.1 3,945,786 7,490,594
Proposals 2 0 140,852 128,181
South Coast – Burin Peninsula 2 1 100.0 9,592 248,263
Bankruptcies 2 1 100.0 9,592 248,263
Proposals 0 0 0 0
West Coast – Northern Peninsula – Labrador 6 7 -14.3 1,309,235 2,854,969
Bankruptcies 6 7 -14.3 1,309,235 2,854,969
Proposals 0 0 0 0
Notre Dame – Central Bonavista Bay 4 9 -55.6 100,900 417,739
Bankruptcies 4 8 -50.0 100,900 417,739
Proposals 0 1 -100.0 0 0
Prince Edward Island 22 31 -29.0 3,365,174 26,144,057
Bankruptcies 16 27 -40.7 3,140,674 15,331,998
Proposals 6 4 50.0 224,500 10,812,059
Nova Scotia 167 166 0.6 15,523,506 838,209,150
Bankruptcies 138 146 -5.5 12,225,404 824,959,675
Proposals 29 20 45.0 3,298,102 13,249,475
Cape Breton 12 20 -40.0 609,443 2,267,909
Bankruptcies 11 15 -26.7 513,758 1,955,004
Proposals 1 5 -80.0 95,685 312,905
North Shore 16 25 -36.0 1,326,484 6,503,205
Bankruptcies 16 23 -30.4 1,326,484 6,503,205
Proposals 0 2 -100.0 0 0
Annapolis Valley 22 21 4.8 1,982,587 4,804,892
Bankruptcies 20 20 0.0 1,954,032 4,601,162
Proposals 2 1 100.0 28,555 203,731
Southern 16 20 -20.0 1,398,229 7,753,921
Bankruptcies 10 18 -44.4 859,207 2,953,177
Proposals 7 2 250.0 539,022 4,800,744
Halifax 101 80 26.3 10,206,762 816,879,223
Bankruptcies 82 70 17.1 7,571,923 808,947,127
Proposals 19 10 90.0 2,634,840 7,932,095
New Brunswick 83 132 -37.1 75,105,740 1,439,234,496
Bankruptcies 70 101 -30.7 72,415,672 1,424,047,547
Proposals 13 31 -58.1 2,690,068 15,186,949
Campbellton – Miramichi 22 27 -18.5 56,544,275 1,372,249,312
Bankruptcies 20 23 -13.0 56,017,565 1,371,642,554
Proposals 2 4 -50.0 526,710 606,758
Moncton – Richibucto 32 28 14.3 15,740,120 41,405,835
Bankruptcies 30 23 30.4 13,776,115 28,718,527
Proposals 2 5 -60.0 1,964,005 12,687,308
Saint John – St. Stephen 7 18 -61.1 279,328 868,572
Bankruptcies 4 12 -66.7 85,277 520,608
Proposals 3 6 -50.0 194,051 347,964
Fredericton – Oromocto 16 19 -15.8 1,643,555 17,436,693
Bankruptcies 10 13 -23.1 1,638,253 15,891,774
Proposals 6 6 0.0 5,302 1,544,919
Edmundston – Woodstock 6 39 -84.6 898,462 7,274,084
Bankruptcies 6 30 -80.0 898,462 7,274,084
Proposals 0 9 -100.0 0 0
Quebec 2,099 2,526 -16.9 499,899,110 2,581,501,159
Bankruptcies 1,520 1,894 -19.7 325,459,671 1,520,234,975
Proposals 579 632 -8.4 174,439,439 1,061,266,184
Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine 16 9 77.8 617,275 4,635,641
Bankruptcies 12 7 71.4 529,104 2,049,504
Proposals 4 2 100.0 88,171 2,586,137
Bas-Saint-Laurent 45 55 -18.2 9,434,666 30,946,729
Bankruptcies 31 41 -24.4 6,248,206 15,904,457
Proposals 14 14 0.0 3,186,459 15,042,272
Capitale-Nationale 151 190 -20.5 22,219,763 107,872,841
Bankruptcies 112 113 -0.9 17,247,321 80,915,864
Proposals 39 77 -49.4 4,972,442 26,956,977
Chaudière – Appalaches 83 109 -23.9 76,561,995 109,420,760
Bankruptcies 64 80 -20.0 9,057,605 20,937,415
Proposals 20 28 -28.6 67,504,389 88,483,345
Estrie 54 104 -48.1 11,625,614 48,475,595
Bankruptcies 40 85 -52.9 10,449,891 21,113,850
Proposals 14 19 -26.3 1,175,724 27,361,745
Centre-du-Québec 55 46 19.6 14,818,559 61,220,095
Bankruptcies 39 32 21.9 12,205,483 20,448,047
Proposals 16 14 14.3 2,613,076 40,772,048
Montérégie 318 402 -20.9 64,892,619 416,940,053
Bankruptcies 231 311 -25.7 29,589,715 296,981,298
Proposals 87 91 -4.4 35,302,904 119,958,755
Montréal 687 789 -12.9 239,865,903 1,279,297,783
Bankruptcies 484 610 -20.7 198,677,095 819,706,708
Proposals 203 179 13.4 41,188,808 459,591,075
Laval 159 162 -1.9 7,566,840 132,760,783
Bankruptcies 107 122 -12.3 6,116,066 65,004,182
Proposals 52 40 30.0 1,450,773 67,756,601
Lanaudière 124 144 -13.9 11,519,207 97,011,130
Bankruptcies 94 107 -12.1 8,764,787 45,586,116
Proposals 30 37 -18.9 2,754,420 51,425,014
Laurentides 183 213 -14.1 16,943,225 134,845,621
Bankruptcies 135 154 -12.3 9,854,574 60,254,793
Proposals 47 59 -20.3 7,088,652 74,590,828
Outaouais 69 79 -12.7 3,722,759 29,181,029
Bankruptcies 50 52 -3.8 1,611,535 18,388,823
Proposals 19 27 -29.6 2,111,224 10,792,206
Abitibi – Témiscamingue 34 33 3.0 4,145,713 75,132,916
Bankruptcies 29 31 -6.5 3,893,960 15,947,868
Proposals 5 2 150.0 251,753 59,185,048
Mauricie 62 104 -40.4 6,462,391 24,273,842
Bankruptcies 44 76 -42.1 3,671,144 18,983,670
Proposals 17 27 -37.0 2,791,247 5,290,172
Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean 42 68 -38.2 8,927,153 26,863,674
Bankruptcies 34 56 -39.3 7,011,063 15,673,230
Proposals 8 12 -33.3 1,916,089 11,190,444
Côte-Nord 10 16 -37.5 379,666 1,836,596
Bankruptcies 9 14 -35.7 359,192 1,768,524
Proposals 1 2 -50.0 20,475 68,072
Nord-du-Québec 6 3 100.0 195,763 786,074
Bankruptcies 5 3 66.7 172,931 570,627
Proposals 1 0 22,832 215,447
Ontario 1,860 2,559 -27.3 1,054,491,008 3,221,983,978
Bankruptcies 1,533 2,208 -30.6 1,008,460,524 3,054,421,640
Proposals 327 351 -6.8 46,030,484 167,562,338
Ottawa 162 233 -30.5 52,121,184 87,317,901
Bankruptcies 136 195 -30.3 50,481,880 84,338,509
Proposals 25 39 -35.9 1,639,304 2,979,391
Kingston – Pembroke 47 77 -39.0 18,659,892 28,479,090
Bankruptcies 42 68 -38.2 17,181,502 24,920,809
Proposals 5 9 -44.4 1,478,390 3,558,282
Muskoka – Kawarthas 34 55 -38.2 14,977,627 926,032,728
Bankruptcies 30 49 -38.8 14,226,427 925,289,165
Proposals 4 6 -33.3 751,201 743,563
Toronto 981 1,322 -25.8 553,411,041 1,485,347,933
Bankruptcies 790 1,120 -29.5 520,158,289 1,361,197,342
Proposals 191 202 -5.4 33,252,752 124,150,592
Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie 158 220 -28.2 88,045,103 148,360,725
Bankruptcies 140 185 -24.3 87,283,072 131,008,701
Proposals 18 34 -47.1 762,032 17,352,024
Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula 226 287 -21.3 202,491,625 369,490,755
Bankruptcies 188 258 -27.1 196,547,668 356,844,114
Proposals 38 29 31.0 5,943,957 12,646,641
London 61 91 -33.0 9,473,767 23,150,051
Bankruptcies 47 75 -37.3 9,143,364 22,780,285
Proposals 14 15 -6.7 330,402 369,767
Windsor – Sarnia 76 87 -12.6 84,675,634 84,476,370
Bankruptcies 64 80 -20.0 84,281,795 81,875,211
Proposals 12 6 100.0 393,839 2,601,158
Stratford – Bruce Peninsula 27 45 -40.0 3,408,118 8,403,473
Bankruptcies 23 41 -43.9 3,008,917 7,954,879
Proposals 4 4 0.0 399,201 448,594
Northeast 64 97 -34.0 20,649,041 45,566,884
Bankruptcies 53 93 -43.0 19,861,235 43,550,936
Proposals 11 4 175.0 787,805 2,015,948
Northwest 25 46 -45.7 6,577,976 15,358,068
Bankruptcies 21 44 -52.3 6,286,375 14,661,689
Proposals 4 2 100.0 291,601 696,379
Manitoba 78 88 -11.4 12,530,909 29,852,852
Bankruptcies 68 65 4.6 11,241,536 20,753,797
Proposals 10 23 -56.5 1,289,373 9,099,055
Southeast 3 6 -50.0 1,734,842 3,729,833
Bankruptcies 2 5 -60.0 1,710,842 3,599,252
Proposals 1 1 0.0 24,000 130,581
South Central 7 2 250.0 1,594,595 2,599,694
Bankruptcies 7 2 250.0 1,594,595 2,599,694
Proposals 0 0 0 0
Southwest 20 21 -4.8 1,811,995 3,436,882
Bankruptcies 20 16 25.0 1,811,995 3,436,882
Proposals 0 4 -100.0 0 0
North Central 3 10 -70.0 391,119 548,553
Bankruptcies 3 8 -62.5 391,119 548,553
Proposals 0 2 -100.0 0 0
Winnipeg 31 39 -20.5 2,935,890 14,709,944
Bankruptcies 23 23 0.0 2,103,833 6,018,708
Proposals 8 15 -46.7 832,057 8,691,236
Interlake 6 3 100.0 1,720,929 1,431,254
Bankruptcies 6 3 100.0 1,720,929 1,431,254
Proposals 0 0 0 0
Parklands 7 4 75.0 2,341,537 3,396,692
Bankruptcies 6 4 50.0 1,908,221 3,119,454
Proposals 1 0 433,316 277,238
North 0 3 -100.0 0 0
Bankruptcies 0 3 -100.0 0 0
Proposals 0 0 0 0
Saskatchewan 144 219 -34.2 13,385,541 28,883,445
Bankruptcies 99 161 -38.5 7,284,164 19,041,130
Proposals 45 58 -22.4 6,101,377 9,842,315
Regina – Moose Mountain 49 74 -33.8 5,283,974 12,314,088
Bankruptcies 32 51 -37.3 3,343,424 9,961,722
Proposals 17 22 -22.7 1,940,550 2,352,366
Swift Current – Moose Jaw 19 24 -20.8 1,705,965 2,300,214
Bankruptcies 12 15 -20.0 723,874 1,024,715
Proposals 7 9 -22.2 982,091 1,275,499
Saskatoon – Biggar 41 53 -22.6 2,623,823 6,473,845
Bankruptcies 35 45 -22.2 1,932,997 5,018,682
Proposals 6 8 -25.0 690,826 1,455,163
Yorkton – Melville 13 23 -43.5 1,138,430 2,200,044
Bankruptcies 5 19 -73.7 319,226 682,506
Proposals 8 4 100.0 819,204 1,517,538
Prince Albert 20 39 -48.7 2,462,246 5,278,770
Bankruptcies 14 26 -46.2 793,540 2,037,021
Proposals 6 13 -53.8 1,668,706 3,241,749
Northern 2 6 -66.7 171,103 316,483
Bankruptcies 2 5 -60.0 171,103 316,483
Proposals 0 1 -100.0 0 0
Alberta 464 486 -4.5 326,694,125 1,010,400,164
Bankruptcies 378 405 -6.7 308,441,551 892,367,711
Proposals 86 81 6.2 18,252,574 118,032,453
Lethbridge – Medicine Hat 25 13 92.3 13,733,709 35,592,013
Bankruptcies 20 11 81.8 11,529,211 25,959,712
Proposals 5 2 150.0 2,204,498 9,632,302
Camrose – Drumheller 18 19 -5.3 2,268,319 5,622,348
Bankruptcies 14 17 -17.6 1,794,555 5,102,440
Proposals 4 2 100.0 473,764 519,908
Calgary 153 193 -20.7 57,643,847 319,862,954
Bankruptcies 131 160 -18.1 50,856,136 297,257,533
Proposals 22 34 -35.3 6,787,711 22,605,421
Banff - Jasper – Rocky Mountain House 12 10 20.0 575,039 2,945,928
Bankruptcies 11 9 22.2 575,038 2,735,963
Proposals 1 1 0.0 1 209,966
Red Deer 42 36 16.7 4,913,464 12,897,721
Bankruptcies 38 31 22.6 3,274,796 8,564,290
Proposals 4 4 0.0 1,638,668 4,333,431
Edmonton 127 114 11.4 42,758,498 292,009,644
Bankruptcies 103 86 19.8 38,140,954 270,411,569
Proposals 24 28 -14.3 4,617,544 21,598,074
Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River 66 68 -2.9 19,522,301 78,568,256
Bankruptcies 50 62 -19.4 18,484,897 41,086,968
Proposals 16 6 166.7 1,037,405 37,481,288
Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake 19 32 -40.6 185,278,948 262,901,300
Bankruptcies 10 29 -65.5 183,785,965 241,249,237
Proposals 9 3 200.0 1,492,983 21,652,063
British Columbia 283 485 -41.6 152,979,590 834,217,500
Bankruptcies 229 380 -39.7 142,951,793 792,467,123
Proposals 54 105 -48.6 10,027,797 41,750,377
Vancouver Island and Coast 50 93 -46.2 91,508,440 500,168,375
Bankruptcies 40 49 -18.4 90,391,821 497,996,284
Proposals 10 45 -77.8 1,116,619 2,172,091
Lower Mainland – Southwest 163 247 -34.0 54,132,162 264,704,698
Bankruptcies 127 205 -38.0 45,879,331 227,230,221
Proposals 35 42 -16.7 8,252,831 37,474,478
Thompson – Okanagan 45 71 -36.6 3,765,418 18,628,815
Bankruptcies 42 67 -37.3 3,712,525 18,375,750
Proposals 3 4 -25.0 52,893 253,065
Kootenay 8 13 -38.5 908,166 3,012,672
Bankruptcies 7 9 -22.2 908,166 3,012,672
Proposals 1 4 -75.0 0 0
Cariboo 8 44 -81.8 2,423,284 5,445,366
Bankruptcies 3 36 -91.7 1,817,830 3,594,622
Proposals 5 8 -37.5 605,455 1,850,743
North Coast 0 6 -100.0 0 0
Bankruptcies 0 6 -100.0 0 0
Proposals 0 0 0 0
Nechako 4 4 0.0 100,512 40,974,140
Bankruptcies 4 4 0.0 100,512 40,974,140
Proposals 0 0 0 0
Northeast 5 6 -16.7 141,608 1,283,435
Bankruptcies 5 4 25.0 141,608 1,283,435
Proposals 0 2 -100.0 0 0
Northwest Territories 1 0 1 3,098,412
Bankruptcies 0 0 0 0
Proposals 1 0 1 3,098,412
Yukon Territory 2 2 0.0 1,000 648,667
Bankruptcies 0 0 0 0
Proposals 2 2 0.0 1,000 648,667
Nunavut 0 1 -100.0 0 0
Bankruptcies 0 0 0 0
Proposals 0 1 -100.0 0 0