Insolvency Statistics in Canada—2012 (Tables 7 and 8)

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Table 7: Insolvencies Filed by Consumers by Census Metropolitan Areas
City Prov. Volume 2012
2012 2011 % Change Assets Declared at the Time of Filing ($) Liabilities Declared at the Time of Filing ($)
St. John's N.L. 545 657 -17.0 25,956,251 45,406,480
Bankruptcies empty cell 488 601 -18.8 16,807,114 35,224,641
Proposals empty cell 57 56 1.8 9,149,137 10,181,839
Halifax N.S. 1,599 1,640 -2.5 126,973,002 169,946,367
Bankruptcies empty cell 1,219 1,307 -6.7 76,366,214 123,967,398
Proposals empty cell 380 333 14.1 50,606,788 45,978,969
Moncton N.B. 762 701 8.7 68,276,104 96,435,449
Bankruptcies empty cell 559 568 -1.6 38,771,283 66,392,546
Proposals empty cell 203 133 52.6 29,504,821 30,042,903
Saint John N.B. 741 641 15.6 63,941,688 89,401,473
Bankruptcies empty cell 553 516 7.2 38,088,787 63,853,216
Proposals empty cell 188 125 50.4 25,852,901 25,548,257
Saguenay Que. 517 596 -13.3 28,406,227 35,124,558
Bankruptcies empty cell 339 424 -20.0 12,229,463 20,435,343
Proposals empty cell 178 172 3.5 16,176,764 14,689,215
Québec Que. 2,351 2,386 -1.5 102,399,726 177,900,907
Bankruptcies empty cell 1,755 1,792 -2.1 49,501,745 118,583,709
Proposals empty cell 596 594 0.3 52,897,981 59,317,198
Sherbrooke Que. 773 786 -1.7 37,863,408 57,184,390
Bankruptcies empty cell 620 642 -3.4 23,340,197 42,291,981
Proposals empty cell 153 144 6.3 14,523,211 14,892,409
Trois-Rivières Que. 677 609 11.2 32,249,463 52,178,509
Bankruptcies empty cell 530 491 7.9 17,018,943 38,559,422
Proposals empty cell 147 118 24.6 15,230,520 13,619,087
Montréal Que. 18,209 18,321 -0.6 1,107,968,071 1,932,632,353
Bankruptcies empty cell 12,003 12,833 -6.5 400,823,343 1,188,573,394
Proposals empty cell 6,206 5,488 13.1 707,144,728 744,058,959
Ottawa – Gatineau Ont./Que. 4,157 4,155 0.0 299,060,432 409,612,257
Bankruptcies empty cell 2,543 2,657 -4.3 114,254,576 224,323,448
Proposals empty cell 1,614 1,498 7.7 184,805,856 185,288,809
Kingston Ont. 537 582 -7.7 44,686,847 54,755,673
Bankruptcies empty cell 348 419 -16.9 20,187,434 32,755,502
Proposals empty cell 189 163 16.0 24,499,413 22,000,171
Peterborough Ont. 442 447 -1.1 38,272,959 49,425,043
Bankruptcies empty cell 227 239 -5.0 13,533,388 25,846,075
Proposals empty cell 215 208 3.4 24,739,571 23,578,968
Oshawa Ont. 1,584 1,724 -8.1 213,365,413 229,145,000
Bankruptcies empty cell 623 682 -8.7 37,700,236 77,876,363
Proposals empty cell 961 1,042 -7.8 175,665,177 151,268,637
Toronto Ont. 18,035 19,768 -8.8 1,392,321,963 2,077,376,029
Bankruptcies empty cell 7,203 8,050 -10.5 272,467,556 789,228,244
Proposals empty cell 10,832 11,718 -7.6 1,119,854,407 1,288,147,785
Hamilton Ont. 2,812 3,180 -11.6 270,459,029 328,955,392
Bankruptcies empty cell 1,283 1,519 -15.5 68,240,192 129,269,466
Proposals empty cell 1,529 1,661 -7.9 202,218,837 199,685,926
St. Catharines – Niagara Ont. 1,925 1,784 7.9 196,262,011 221,160,920
Bankruptcies empty cell 1,002 943 6.3 63,447,670 100,769,199
Proposals empty cell 923 841 9.8 132,814,341 120,391,721
Kitchener Ont. 1,640 1,759 -6.8 151,732,166 180,574,180
Bankruptcies empty cell 866 982 -11.8 46,421,234 87,015,786
Proposals empty cell 774 777 -0.4 105,310,932 93,558,394
Brantford Ont. 598 623 -4.0 62,327,588 68,952,701
Bankruptcies empty cell 314 310 1.3 21,283,220 33,275,605
Proposals empty cell 284 313 -9.3 41,044,368 35,677,096
Guelph Ont. 393 431 -8.8 37,484,956 45,546,293
Bankruptcies empty cell 203 202 0.5 8,894,506 19,786,888
Proposals empty cell 190 229 -17.0 28,590,450 25,759,405
London Ont. 2,254 2,581 -12.7 210,496,765 242,806,024
Bankruptcies empty cell 1,273 1,520 -16.3 79,724,551 122,900,423
Proposals empty cell 981 1,061 -7.5 130,772,214 119,905,601
Windsor Ont. 1,388 1,564 -11.3 130,431,954 163,953,976
Bankruptcies empty cell 854 980 -12.9 60,324,438 93,857,581
Proposals empty cell 534 584 -8.6 70,107,516 70,096,395
Barrie Ont. 1,072 1,063 0.8 137,873,496 151,229,359
Bankruptcies empty cell 499 470 6.2 37,348,441 64,344,096
Proposals empty cell 573 593 -3.4 100,525,055 86,885,263
Greater Sudbury Ont. 688 706 -2.5 60,934,230 68,168,847
Bankruptcies empty cell 371 427 -13.1 20,103,281 31,478,908
Proposals empty cell 317 279 13.6 40,830,949 36,689,939
Thunder Bay Ont. 370 362 2.2 25,345,745 33,687,264
Bankruptcies empty cell 256 283 -9.5 10,481,544 21,346,693
Proposals empty cell 114 79 44.3 14,864,201 12,340,571
Winnipeg Man. 1,214 1,371 -11.5 81,844,197 122,610,527
Bankruptcies empty cell 836 981 -14.8 42,579,326 79,003,963
Proposals empty cell 378 390 -3.1 39,264,871 43,606,564
Regina Sask. 340 425 -20.0 31,720,287 35,702,696
Bankruptcies empty cell 150 214 -29.9 8,688,730 13,521,687
Proposals empty cell 190 211 -10.0 23,031,557 22,181,009
Saskatoon Sask. 477 550 -13.3 64,871,924 69,240,512
Bankruptcies empty cell 292 349 -16.3 25,940,557 34,742,184
Proposals empty cell 185 201 -8.0 38,931,367 34,498,328
Calgary Alta. 3,283 3,384 -3.0 500,860,188 726,353,086
Bankruptcies empty cell 2,163 2,496 -13.3 285,034,771 498,761,276
Proposals empty cell 1,120 888 26.1 215,825,417 227,591,810
Edmonton Alta. 2,762 3,210 -14.0 385,489,366 508,042,715
Bankruptcies empty cell 1,577 2,074 -24.0 168,016,353 279,134,013
Proposals empty cell 1,185 1,136 4.3 217,473,013 228,908,702
Kelowna B.C. 620 687 -9.8 98,560,151 127,407,736
Bankruptcies empty cell 381 421 -9.5 52,995,202 79,417,718
Proposals empty cell 239 266 -10.2 45,564,949 47,990,018
Abbotsford B.C. 576 513 12.3 90,644,039 112,118,729
Bankruptcies   362 343 5.5 47,358,054 71,548,209
Proposals   214 170 25.9 43,285,985 40,570,520
Vancouver B.C. 5,091 5,086 0.1 488,408,368 735,563,143
Bankruptcies   3,171 3,386 -6.3 212,285,472 452,184,977
Proposals   1,920 1,700 12.9 276,122,896 283,378,166
Victoria B.C. 1,071 1,037 3.3 135,844,286 175,972,508
Bankruptcies empty cell 674 746 -9.7 69,220,415 110,118,064
Proposals empty cell 397 291 36.4 66,623,871 65,854,444
Table 8: Insolvencies Filed by Businesses by Census Metropolitan Areas
City Prov. Volume 2012
2012 2011 % Change Assets Declared at the Time of Filing ($) Liabilities Declared at the Time of Filing ($)
St. John's N.L. 9 9 0.0 342,211 3,959,489
Bankruptcies empty cell 6 9 -33.3 342,211 3,959,489
Proposals empty cell 3 0 --  0 0
Halifax N.S. 41 64 -35.9 22,824,880 53,460,594
Bankruptcies empty cell 36 54 -33.3 22,808,274 50,269,301
Proposals empty cell 5 10 -50.0 16,606 3,191,293
Moncton N.B. 19 10 90.0 7,254,816 25,420,288
Bankruptcies   14 8 75.0 7,098,195 10,977,940
Proposals   5 2 150.0 156,621 14,442,348
Saint John N.B. 10 7 42.9 911,285 6,004,177
Bankruptcies empty cell 8 3 166.7 765,010 5,850,169
Proposals empty cell 2 4 -50.0 146,275 154,008
Saguenay Que. 26 21 23.8 11,125,531 30,336,796
Bankruptcies empty cell 20 18 11.1 3,599,236 9,818,272
Proposals empty cell 6 3 100.0 7,526,295 20,518,524
Québec Que. 153 172 -11.0 12,387,066 109,580,407
Bankruptcies   113 126 -10.3 7,868,148 37,521,100
Proposals   40 46 -13.0 4,518,918 72,059,307
Sherbrooke Que. 23 25 -8.0 5,032,626 61,810,803
Bankruptcies empty cell 14 18 -22.2 868,004 3,272,100
Proposals empty cell 9 7 28.6 4,164,622 58,538,703
Trois-Rivières Que. 40 38 5.3 3,369,849 24,191,898
Bankruptcies empty cell 23 30 -23.3 1,109,825 6,926,165
Proposals empty cell 17 8 112.5 2,260,024 17,265,733
Montréal Que. 1,184 1,209 -2.1 112,385,133 1,056,121,242
Bankruptcies empty cell 873 902 -3.2 51,387,291 464,659,174
Proposals empty cell 311 307 1.3 60,997,842 591,462,068
Ottawa – Gatineau Ont./Que. 145 169 -14.2 9,617,609 38,633,085
Bankruptcies empty cell 109 114 -4.4 8,920,337 33,387,821
Proposals empty cell 36 55 -34.5 697,272 5,245,264
Kingston Ont. 14 12 16.7 492,633 2,771,256
Bankruptcies empty cell 14 9 55.6 492,633 2,771,256
Proposals empty cell 0 3 -100.0 0 0
Peterborough Ont. 10 13 -23.1 508,863 2,344,869
Bankruptcies empty cell 8 12 -33.3 484,853 1,861,727
Proposals empty cell 2 1 100.0 24,010 483,142
Oshawa Ont. 41 38 7.9 2,957,352 21,114,633
Bankruptcies empty cell 37 36 2.8 2,140,852 18,578,995
Proposals empty cell 4 2 100.0 816,500 2,535,638
Toronto Ont. 665 819 -18.8 95,693,127 1,257,243,842
Bankruptcies empty cell 488 628 -22.3 79,580,770 1,087,353,397
Proposals empty cell 177 191 -7.3 16,112,357 169,890,445
Hamilton Ont. 60 76 -21.1 8,238,688 24,963,564
Bankruptcies empty cell 45 60 -25.0 7,297,815 21,710,499
Proposals empty cell 15 16 -6.3 940,873 3,253,065
St. Catharines – Niagara Ont. 37 51 -27.5 2,573,170 23,027,020
Bankruptcies empty cell 31 46 -32.6 2,295,912 11,158,890
Proposals empty cell 6 5 20.0 277,258 11,868,130
Kitchener Ont. 32 40 -20.0 1,741,391 16,141,546
Bankruptcies empty cell 22 31 -29.0 1,667,814 9,361,233
Proposals empty cell 10 9 11.1 73,577 6,780,313
Brantford Ont. 19 20 -5.0 1,884,653 9,112,705
Bankruptcies empty cell 12 13 -7.7 73,653 4,055,260
Proposals empty cell 7 7 0.0 1,811,000 5,057,445
Guelph Ont. 14 12 16.7 1,201,445 8,252,077
Bankruptcies   11 7 57.1 1,174,935 8,121,246
Proposals   3 5 -40.0 26,510 130,831
London Ont. 39 31 25.8 2,634,461 15,753,738
Bankruptcies empty cell 34 25 36.0 2,574,312 15,356,348
Proposals empty cell 5 6 -16.7 60,149 397,390
Windsor Ont. 27 30 -10.0 4,604,659 18,310,050
Bankruptcies empty cell 20 25 -20.0 4,218,753 13,982,152
Proposals empty cell 7 5 40.0 385,906 4,327,898
Barrie Ont. 30 27 11.1 1,971,418 12,287,606
Bankruptcies empty cell 25 25 0.0 1,223,017 10,259,971
Proposals empty cell 5 2 150.0 748,401 2,027,635
Greater Sudbury Ont. 5 5 0.0 490,255 2,755,578
Bankruptcies empty cell 5 3 66.7 490,255 2,755,578
Proposals empty cell 0 2 -100.0 0 0
Thunder Bay Ont. 12 19 -36.8 10,576,044 51,520,307
Bankruptcies empty cell 8 18 -55.6 10,431,617 50,963,205
Proposals empty cell 4 1 300.0 144,427 557,102
Winnipeg Man. 18 35 -48.6 803,425 7,258,454
Bankruptcies empty cell 15 30 -50.0 729,634 6,907,536
Proposals empty cell 3 5 -40.0 73,791 350,918
Regina Sask. 24 37 -35.1 2,230,624 5,992,981
Bankruptcies empty cell 15 26 -42.3 826,230 3,610,928
Proposals empty cell 9 11 -18.2 1,404,394 2,382,053
Saskatoon Sask. 22 28 -21.4 1,530,698 4,097,387
Bankruptcies empty cell 18 22 -18.2 1,494,196 3,892,320
Proposals empty cell 4 6 -33.3 36,502 205,067
Calgary Alta. 109 121 -9.9 46,760,483 128,468,930
Bankruptcies   86 95 -9.5 41,920,009 110,180,662
Proposals   23 26 -11.5 4,840,474 18,288,268
Edmonton Alta. 81 97 -16.5 30,053,017 146,648,561
Bankruptcies empty cell 52 77 -32.5 24,811,380 106,635,285
Proposals empty cell 29 20 45.0 5,241,637 40,013,276
Kelowna B.C. 23 23 0.0 5,488,049 10,119,908
Bankruptcies empty cell 12 18 -33.3 3,695,353 6,608,959
Proposals empty cell 11 5 120.0 1,792,696 3,510,949
Abbotsford B.C. 7 6 16.7 87,817 573,975
Bankruptcies empty cell 3 6 -50.0 5,552 220,873
Proposals empty cell 4 0 --  82,265 353,102
Vancouver B.C. 129 116 11.2 74,799,742 295,637,755
Bankruptcies empty cell 95 92 3.3 71,853,021 287,286,532
Proposals empty cell 34 24 41.7 2,946,721 8,351,223
Victoria B.C. 17 28 -39.3 936,632 2,776,569
Bankruptcies empty cell 11 22 -50.0 457,723 1,550,680
Proposals empty cell 6 6 0.0 478,909 1,225,889