Insolvency Statistics in Canada—First Quarter of 2019 (br04092)

Table 4: Insolvencies by NAICS Economic Sectors, Canada
Sector Volume % Change 12-Month Period Ending
Q1 2019 Q4 2018 Q1 2018 Q4 2018 to
Q1 2019
Q1 2018 to
Q1 2019
03-31-2019 03-31-2018 % Change
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting 21 13 14 61.5 50.0 71 66 7.6
Bankruptcies 18 9 12 100.0 50.0 52 49 6.1
Proposals 3 4 2 -25.0 50.0 19 17 11.8
Mining and Oil and Gas Extraction 14 11 4 27.3 250.0 34 44 -22.7
Bankruptcies 9 8 1 12.5 800.0 23 28 -17.9
Proposals 5 3 3 66.7 66.7 11 16 -31.3
Utilities 0 2 4 -100.0 -100.0 4 8 -50.0
Bankruptcies 0 1 3 -100.0 -100.0 2 7 -71.4
Proposals 0 1 1 -100.0 -100.0 2 1 100.0
Construction 181 181 199 0.0 -9.0 705 690 2.2
Bankruptcies 143 139 139 2.9 2.9 531 501 6.0
Proposals 38 42 60 -9.5 -36.7 174 189 -7.9
Manufacturing 77 79 65 -2.5 18.5 309 321 -3.7
Bankruptcies 54 57 44 -5.3 22.7 223 222 0.5
Proposals 23 22 21 4.5 9.5 86 99 -13.1
Wholesale Trade 54 37 36 45.9 50.0 175 167 4.8
Bankruptcies 38 29 28 31.0 35.7 131 124 5.6
Proposals 16 8 8 100.0 100.0 44 43 2.3
Retail Trade 96 111 112 -13.5 -14.3 393 398 -1.3
Bankruptcies 77 87 88 -11.5 -12.5 311 319 -2.5
Proposals 19 24 24 -20.8 -20.8 82 79 3.8
Transportation and Warehousing 72 52 58 38.5 24.1 244 219 11.4
Bankruptcies 53 42 47 26.2 12.8 184 177 4.0
Proposals 19 10 11 90.0 72.7 60 42 42.9
Information and Cultural Industries 24 19 19 26.3 26.3 68 59 15.3
Bankruptcies 20 13 19 53.8 5.3 50 50 0.0
Proposals 4 6 0 -33.3 n/a 18 9 100.0
Finance and Insurance 20 23 17 -13.0 17.6 67 66 1.5
Bankruptcies 16 18 14 -11.1 14.3 50 51 -2.0
Proposals 4 5 3 -20.0 33.3 17 15 13.3
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 39 43 38 -9.3 2.6 150 144 4.2
Bankruptcies 33 25 31 32.0 6.5 107 110 -2.7
Proposals 6 18 7 -66.7 -14.3 43 34 26.5
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services 74 66 63 12.1 17.5 260 259 0.4
Bankruptcies 54 54 48 0.0 12.5 196 197 -0.5
Proposals 20 12 15 66.7 33.3 64 62 3.2
Management of Companies and Enterprises 22 26 21 -15.4 4.8 82 86 -4.7
Bankruptcies 17 21 16 -19.0 6.3 67 65 3.1
Proposals 5 5 5 0.0 0.0 15 21 -28.6
Administrative and Support, Waste Management and Remediation Services 42 39 41 7.7 2.4 158 146 8.2
Bankruptcies 28 24 34 16.7 -17.6 103 110 -6.4
Proposals 14 15 7 -6.7 100.0 55 36 52.8
Educational Services 9 8 7 12.5 28.6 31 22 40.9
Bankruptcies 6 6 5 0.0 20.0 23 16 43.8
Proposals 3 2 2 50.0 50.0 8 6 33.3
Health Care and Social Assistance 21 22 20 -4.5 5.0 81 81 0.0
Bankruptcies 18 8 12 125.0 50.0 54 58 -6.9
Proposals 3 14 8 -78.6 -62.5 27 23 17.4
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation 20 11 24 81.8 -16.7 64 86 -25.6
Bankruptcies 16 8 18 100.0 -11.1 50 65 -23.1
Proposals 4 3 6 33.3 -33.3 14 21 -33.3
Accommodation and Food Services 143 138 150 3.6 -4.7 530 557 -4.8
Bankruptcies 122 112 109 8.9 11.9 424 407 4.2
Proposals 21 26 41 -19.2 -48.8 106 150 -29.3
Other Services (except Public Administration) 43 64 37 -32.8 16.2 193 186 3.8
Bankruptcies 31 50 31 -38.0 0.0 147 158 -7.0
Proposals 12 14 6 -14.3 100.0 46 28 64.3
Public Administration 0 1 1 -100.0 -100.0 3 5 -40.0
Bankruptcies 0 1 1 -100.0 -100.0 2 4 -50.0
Proposals 0 0 0 n/a n/a 1 1 0.0
Total 972 946 930 2.7 4.5 3,622 3,610 0.3
Bankruptcies 753 712 700 5.8 7.6 2,730 2,718 0.4
Proposals 219 234 230 -6.4 -4.8 892 892 0.0