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Statistics in Canada — 2009 (Tables 1 to 3)

Table 1: Total Insolvencies

	2009	2008	% Change	Assets Declared at the Time of Filing ($)	Liabilities Declared at the Time of Filing ($)
	Volume			2009
Newfoundland and Labrador	2 701	2 220	21.7	99 921 825	195 281 894
Bankruptcies	2 575	2 172	18.6	89 117 738	182 572 652
Proposals	126	48	162.5	10 804 087	12 709 242
Prince Edward Island	577	487	18.5	33 021 097	79 719 933
Bankruptcies	540	458	17.9	29 566 592	74 227 485
Proposals	37	29	27.6	3 454 505	5 492 448
Nova Scotia	5 480	4 745	15.5	343 496 154	506 835 555
Bankruptcies	4 725	4 132	14.4	262 597 541	415 825 602
Proposals	755	613	23.2	80 898 613	91 009 953
New Brunswick	3 974	3 312	20.0	284 038 997	656 532 447
Bankruptcies	3 388	2 851	18.8	217 386 212	553 393 844
Proposals	586	461	27.1	66 652 785	103 138 603
Quebec	44 114	36 987	19.3	2 250 742 853	5 338 093 632
Bankruptcies	35 883	30 474	17.7	1 391 294 275	3 546 765 886
Proposals	8 231	6 513	26.4	859 448 578	1 791 327 746
Ontario	69 494	53 294	30.4	6 320 515 257	11 169 173 194
Bankruptcies	48 729	38 637	26.1	3 583 564 894	8 244 836 736
Proposals	20 765	14 657	41.7	2 736 950 363	2 924 336 458
Manitoba	3 170	2 713	16.8	191 165 536	340 575 222
Bankruptcies	2 508	2 128	17.9	129 064 667	261 607 999
Proposals	662	585	13.2	62 100 869	78 967 223
Saskatchewan	2 652	2 072	28.0	210 029 288	291 115 391
Bankruptcies	1 955	1 601	22.1	120 294 758	198 872 506
Proposals	697	471	48.0	89 734 530	92 242 885
Alberta	12 562	7 912	58.8	1 469 333 170	2 270 511 090
Bankruptcies	10 391	6 513	59.5	1 161 163 828	1 870 406 677
Proposals	2 171	1 399	55.2	308 169 342	400 104 413
British Columbia	13 614	9 422	44.5	1 490 582 467	2 754 011 597
Bankruptcies	11 019	7 747	42.2	1 049 314 223	2 294 721 789
Proposals	2 595	1 675	54.9	441 268 244	459 289 808
Northwest Territories	47	26	80.8	5 568 560	9 303 711
Bankruptcies	39	23	69.6	5 336 727	8 235 141
Proposals	8	3	166.7	231 833	1 068 570
Yukon	46	35	31.4	1 628 263	18 030 319
Bankruptcies	41	31	32.3	1 367 368	3 699 618
Proposals	5	4	25.0	260 895	14 330 701
Nunavut	10	9	11.1	459 954	2 042 592
Bankruptcies	8	7	14.3	459 653	1 435 459
Proposals	2	2	0.0	301	607 133
Canada	158 441	123 234	28.6	12 700 503 421	23 631 226 577
Bankruptcies	121 801	96 774	25.9	8 040 528 476	17 656 601 394
Proposals	36 640	26 460	38.5	4 659 974 945	5 974 625 183

Table 2: Insolvencies Filed by Consumers

	2009	2008	% Change	Assets Declared at the Time of Filing ($)	Liabilities Declared at the Time of Filing ($)
	Volume			2009
Newfoundland and Labrador	2 667	2 180	22.3	97 624 757	183 990 919
Bankruptcies	2 542	2 133	19.2	86 888 070	171 468 879
Proposals	125	47	166.0	10 736 687	12 522 040
Prince Edward Island	546	467	16.9	30 666 837	60 575 240
Bankruptcies	513	444	15.5	27 327 458	55 249 493
Proposals	33	23	43.5	3 339 379	5 325 747
Nova Scotia	5 314	4 552	16.7	319 982 796	449 779 485
Bankruptcies	4 579	3 970	15.3	249 445 679	374 789 105
Proposals	735	582	26.3	70 537 117	74 990 380
New Brunswick	3 842	3 069	25.2	236 083 870	398 715 358
Bankruptcies	3 287	2 655	23.8	173 216 321	321 584 684
Proposals	555	414	34.1	62 867 549	77 130 674
Quebec	41 588	34 276	21.3	1 887 158 740	3 253 294 389
Bankruptcies	33 989	28 317	20.0	1 138 492 246	2 363 669 926
Proposals	7 599	5 959	27.5	748 666 494	889 624 463
Ontario	66 935	50 442	32.7	5 919 043 417	8 162 733 588
Bankruptcies	46 521	36 200	28.5	3 229 428 376	5 433 143 540
Proposals	20 414	14 242	43.3	2 689 615 041	2 729 590 048
Manitoba	3 082	2 601	18.5	170 376 419	266 330 642
Bankruptcies	2 443	2 025	20.6	112 680 598	203 762 581
Proposals	639	576	10.9	57 695 821	62 568 061
Saskatchewan	2 433	1 867	30.3	184 723 940	231 621 217
Bankruptcies	1 794	1 451	23.6	108 321 745	161 939 782
Proposals	639	416	53.6	76 402 195	69 681 435
Alberta	12 076	7 388	63.5	1 365 459 844	1 919 998 727
Bankruptcies	9 986	6 066	64.6	1 072 365 953	1 602 427 023
Proposals	2 090	1 322	58.1	293 093 891	317 571 704
British Columbia	13 129	8 882	47.8	1 106 437 932	1 773 749 105
Bankruptcies	10 639	7 293	45.9	780 136 937	1 405 561 495
Proposals	2 490	1 589	56.7	326 300 995	368 187 610
Northwest Territories	47	25	88.0	5 568 560	9 303 711
Bankruptcies	39	22	77.3	5 336 727	8 235 141
Proposals	8	3	166.7	231 833	1 068 570
Yukon	44	31	41.9	1 628 262	3 892 844
Bankruptcies	41	27	51.9	1 367 368	3 699 618
Proposals	3	4	-25.0	260 894	193 226
Nunavut	9	9	0.0	459 953	1 455 967
Bankruptcies	8	7	14.3	459 653	1 435 459
Proposals	1	2	-50.0	300	20 508
Canada	151 712	115 789	31.0	11 325 215 327	16 715 441 192
Bankruptcies	116 381	90 610	28.4	6 985 467 131	12 106 966 726
Proposals	35 331	25 179	40.3	4 339 748 196	4 608 474 466

Table 3: Insolvencies Filed by Businesses

	2009	2008	% Change	Assets Declared at the Time of Filing ($)	Liabilities Declared at the Time of Filing ($)
	Volume			2009
Newfoundland and Labrador	34	40	-15.0	2 297 068	11 290 975
Bankruptcies	33	39	-15.4	2 229 668	11 103 773
Proposals	1	1	0.0	67 400	187 202
Prince Edward Island	31	20	55.0	2 354 260	19 144 693
Bankruptcies	27	14	92.9	2 239 134	18 977 992
Proposals	4	6	-33.3	115 126	166 701
Nova Scotia	166	193	-14.0	23 513 358	57 056 070
Bankruptcies	146	162	-9.9	13 151 862	41 036 497
Proposals	20	31	-35.5	10 361 496	16 019 573
New Brunswick	132	243	-45.7	47 955 127	257 817 089
Bankruptcies	101	196	-48.5	44 169 891	231 809 160
Proposals	31	47	-34.0	3 785 236	26 007 929
Quebec	2 526	2 711	-6.8	363 584 113	2 084 799 243
Bankruptcies	1 894	2 157	-12.2	252 802 029	1 183 095 960
Proposals	632	554	14.1	110 782 084	901 703 283
Ontario	2 559	2 852	-10.3	401 471 840	3 006 439 606
Bankruptcies	2 208	2 437	-9.4	354 136 518	2 811 693 196
Proposals	351	415	-15.4	47 335 322	194 746 410
Manitoba	88	112	-21.4	20 789 117	74 244 580
Bankruptcies	65	103	-36.9	16 384 069	57 845 418
Proposals	23	9	155.6	4 405 048	16 399 162
Saskatchewan	219	205	6.8	25 305 348	59 494 174
Bankruptcies	161	150	7.3	11 973 013	36 932 724
Proposals	58	55	5.5	13 332 335	22 561 450
Alberta	486	524	-7.3	103 873 326	350 512 363
Bankruptcies	405	447	-9.4	88 797 875	267 979 654
Proposals	81	77	5.2	15 075 451	82 532 709
British Columbia	485	540	-10.2	384 144 535	980 262 492
Bankruptcies	380	454	-16.3	269 177 286	889 160 294
Proposals	105	86	22.1	114 967 249	91 102 198
Northwest Territories	0	1	-100.0	0	0
Bankruptcies	0	1	-100.0	0	0
Proposals	0	0	--	0	0
Yukon	2	4	-50.0	1	14 137 475
Bankruptcies	0	4	-100.0	0	0
Proposals	2	0	--	1	14 137 475
Nunavut	1	0	--	1	586 625
Bankruptcies	0	0	--	0	0
Proposals	1	0	--	1	586 625
Canada	6 729	7 445	-9.6	1 375 288 094	6 915 785 385
Bankruptcies	5 420	6 164	-12.1	1 055 061 345	5 549 634 668
Proposals	1 309	1 281	2.2	320 226 749	1 366 150 717

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