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Statistics in Canada — 2009 (Table 6)

Table 6: Insolvencies Filed by Businesses by Economic Region

  Volume 2009
2009 2008 % Change Assets Declared at the Time of Filing ($) Liabilities Declared at the Time of Filing ($)
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
Avalon Peninsula 17 10 70.0 1 188 191 6 517 668
Bankruptcies 17 9 88.9 1 188 191 6 517 668
Proposals 0 1 -100.0 0 0
South Coast - Burin Peninsula 1 3 -66.7 3 47 297
Bankruptcies 1 3 -66.7 3 47 297
Proposals 0 0 --  0 0
West Coast - Northern Peninsula - Labrador 7 11 -36.4 296 804 1 298 622
Bankruptcies 7 11 -36.4 296 804 1 298 622
Proposals 0 0 --  0 0
Notre Dame - Central Bonavista Bay 9 16 -43.8 812 070 3 427 388
Bankruptcies 8 16 -50.0 744 670 3 240 186
Proposals 1 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
Cape Breton 20 19 5.3 2 084 459 7 293 242
Bankruptcies 15 14 7.1 1 275 512 5 772 075
Proposals 5 5 0.0 808 947 1 521 167
North Shore 25 37 -32.4 8 349 494 13 757 130
Bankruptcies 23 29 -20.7 978 299 2 700 493
Proposals 2 7 -71.4 7 371 195 11 056 637
Annapolis Valley 21 20 5.0 3 497 462 7 660 013
Bankruptcies 20 19 5.3 3 497 462 7 660 013
Proposals 1 1 0.0 0 0
Southern 20 24 -16.7 2 782 035 8 507 674
Bankruptcies 18 22 -18.2 2 775 535 7 205 330
Proposals 2 2 0.0 6 500 1 302 344
Halifax 80 92 -13.0 6 799 908 19 838 012
Bankruptcies 70 77 -9.1 4 625 054 17 698 587
Proposals 10 16 -37.5 2 174 854 2 139 425
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
Campbellton - Miramichi 27 37 -27.0 36 256 469 218 559 207
Bankruptcies 23 34 -32.4 35 923 060 205 578 111
Proposals 4 3 33.3 333 409 12 981 096
Moncton - Richibucto 28 65 -56.9 2 784 327 15 160 685
Bankruptcies 23 57 -59.6 2 630 268 7 512 280
Proposals 5 8 -37.5 154 059 7 648 405
Saint John - St. Stephen 18 35 -48.6 3 352 376 4 658 838
Bankruptcies 12 20 -40.0 2 052 613 2 785 369
Proposals 6 14 -57.1 1 299 763 1 873 469
Fredericton - Oromocto 19 49 -61.2 2 538 142 7 571 183
Bankruptcies 13 37 -64.9 1 626 454 6 064 015
Proposals 6 12 -50.0 911 688 1 507 168
Edmundston - Woodstock 39 58 -32.8 3 023 813 11 867 177
Bankruptcies 30 49 -38.8 1 937 496 9 869 385
Proposals 9 9 0.0 1 086 317 1 997 792
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
Gaspésie - Îles-de-la-Madeleine 9 25 -64.0 382 469 4 011 177
Bankruptcies 7 16 -56.3 382 468 1 339 928
Proposals 2 9 -77.8 1 2 671 250
Bas-Saint-Laurent 55 68 -19.1 10 461 785 30 247 034
Bankruptcies 41 55 -25.5 8 911 137 14 900 336
Proposals 14 13 7.7 1 550 648 15 346 698
Capitale-Nationale 190 220 -13.6 26 400 853 223 459 383
Bankruptcies 113 159 -28.9 8 843 225 33 910 735
Proposals 77 61 26.2 17 557 627 189 548 647
Chaudière - Appalaches 109 146 -25.3 24 185 949 41 335 125
Bankruptcies 80 116 -31.0 20 731 367 27 997 270
Proposals 28 29 -3.4 3 454 582 13 337 854
Estrie 104 76 36.8 21 510 153 57 037 186
Bankruptcies 85 64 32.8 16 447 595 34 805 302
Proposals 19 12 58.3 5 062 557 22 231 884
Centre-du-Québec 46 77 -40.3 10 357 159 36 598 530
Bankruptcies 32 59 -45.8 3 608 464 7 149 224
Proposals 14 18 -22.2 6 748 695 29 449 306
Montérégie 402 395 1.8 36 016 735 284 486 361
Bankruptcies 311 313 -0.6 28 416 439 176 773 703
Proposals 91 82 11.0 7 600 296 107 712 658
Montréal 789 802 -1.6 120 084 069 934 395 309
Bankruptcies 610 657 -7.2 83 510 931 581 931 599
Proposals 179 145 23.4 36 573 138 352 463 711
Laval 162 160 1.3 7 515 984 87 618 796
Bankruptcies 122 132 -7.6 3 947 171 56 882 869
Proposals 40 28 42.9 3 568 813 30 735 927
Lanaudière 144 119 21.0 21 335 089 87 855 488
Bankruptcies 107 89 20.2 5 901 686 30 161 882
Proposals 37 30 23.3 15 433 403 57 693 606
Laurentides 213 204 4.4 34 031 659 113 842 942
Bankruptcies 154 159 -3.1 28 165 629 78 850 062
Proposals 59 45 31.1 5 866 029 34 992 880
Outaouais 79 128 -38.3 7 523 923 26 771 311
Bankruptcies 52 97 -46.4 6 982 685 15 419 435
Proposals 27 30 -10.0 541 237 11 351 875
Abitibi - Témiscamingue 33 36 -8.3 1 352 689 4 318 452
Bankruptcies 31 32 -3.1 1 145 617 4 148 047
Proposals 2 4 -50.0 207 072 170 405
Mauricie 104 104 0.0 28 762 526 107 935 673
Bankruptcies 76 78 -2.6 27 446 549 91 299 508
Proposals 27 26 3.8 1 315 977 16 636 165
Saguenay - Lac-Saint-Jean 68 109 -37.6 10 432 986 36 443 164
Bankruptcies 56 94 -40.4 5 234 891 19 230 532
Proposals 12 15 -20.0 5 198 094 17 212 633
Côte-Nord 16 33 -51.5 2 366 844 6 407 400
Bankruptcies 14 28 -50.0 2 262 930 6 259 616
Proposals 2 5 -60.0 103 914 147 784
Nord-du-Québec 3 8 -62.5 863 244 2 035 911
Bankruptcies 3 8 -62.5 863 244 2 035 911
Proposals 0 0 --  0 0
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
Ottawa 233 289 -19.4 18 809 027 86 924 449
Bankruptcies 195 236 -17.4 13 748 114 79 057 605
Proposals 39 53 -26.4 5 060 913 7 866 844
Kingston - Pembroke 77 87 -11.5 7 903 815 18 505 716
Bankruptcies 68 77 -11.7 6 700 471 16 721 335
Proposals 9 10 -10.0 1 203 344 1 784 381
Muskoka - Kawarthas 55 52 5.8 18 461 835 53 929 748
Bankruptcies 49 48 2.1 3 539 502 15 829 356
Proposals 6 4 50.0 14 922 333 38 100 392
Toronto 1 322 1 424 -7.2 263 966 686 2 396 444 745
Bankruptcies 1 120 1 195 -6.3 246 146 865 2 304 627 207
Proposals 202 228 -11.4 17 819 820 91 817 539
Kitchener - Waterloo - Barrie 220 226 -2.7 15 483 886 81 997 370
Bankruptcies 185 194 -4.6 11 347 685 62 888 387
Proposals 34 33 3.0 4 136 201 19 108 984
Hamilton - Niagara Peninsula 287 312 -8.0 37 405 987 188 842 555
Bankruptcies 258 276 -6.5 35 471 948 179 668 413
Proposals 29 36 -19.4 1 934 040 9 174 142
London 91 109 -16.5 9 385 146 44 831 483
Bankruptcies 75 101 -25.7 7 806 601 23 837 516
Proposals 15 8 87.5 1 578 545 20 993 967
Windsor - Sarnia 87 134 -35.1 8 691 617 34 539 360
Bankruptcies 80 102 -21.6 8 576 607 34 037 105
Proposals 6 32 -81.3 115 009 502 254
Stratford - Bruce Peninsula 45 33 36.4 2 380 762 17 396 092
Bankruptcies 41 30 36.7 2 380 762 12 959 070
Proposals 4 3 33.3 0 4 437 022
Northeast 97 144 -32.6 4 925 173 28 774 413
Bankruptcies 93 136 -31.6 4 571 153 28 027 956
Proposals 4 8 -50.0 354 020 746 456
Northwest 46 42 9.5 14 057 906 54 253 675
Bankruptcies 44 42 4.8 13 846 810 54 039 245
Proposals 2 0 --  211 096 214 430
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
Southeast 6 10 -40.0 1 098 895 2 167 533
Bankruptcies 5 10 -50.0 1 097 895 2 127 711
Proposals 1 0 --  1 000 39 823
South Central 2 3 -33.3 2 546 668 6 842 591
Bankruptcies 2 2 0.0 2 546 668 6 842 591
Proposals 0 1 -100.0 0 0
Southwest 21 31 -32.3 3 190 762 7 698 402
Bankruptcies 16 29 -44.8 2 132 416 7 119 070
Proposals 4 2 100.0 1 058 346 579 332
North Central 10 7 42.9 1 099 041 1 352 286
Bankruptcies 8 6 33.3 278 581 959 737
Proposals 2 1 100.0 820 461 392 549
Winnipeg 39 44 -11.4 10 289 463 53 929 921
Bankruptcies 23 40 -42.5 7 764 222 38 542 462
Proposals 15 4 275.0 2 525 241 15 387 459
Interlake 3 12 -75.0 301 502 577 372
Bankruptcies 3 11 -72.7 301 502 577 372
Proposals 0 1 -100.0 0 0
Parklands 4 4 0.0 1 175 405 1 297 990
Bankruptcies 4 4 0.0 1 175 405 1 297 990
Proposals 0 0 --  0 0
North 3 0 --  1 087 380 378 486
Bankruptcies 3 0 --  1 087 380 378 486
Proposals 0 0 --  0 0
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
Regina - Moose Mountain 74 51 45.1 9 745 913 18 987 291
Bankruptcies 51 33 54.5 3 197 293 12 953 914
Proposals 22 18 22.2 6 548 620 6 033 377
Swift Current - Moose Jaw 24 29 -17.2 4 104 132 5 297 268
Bankruptcies 15 22 -31.8 1 604 954 3 175 135
Proposals 9 7 28.6 2 499 179 2 122 134
Saskatoon - Biggar 53 61 -13.1 2 254 697 18 504 324
Bankruptcies 45 44 2.3 1 736 111 9 913 314
Proposals 8 17 -52.9 518 586 8 591 010
Yorkton - Melville 23 20 15.0 2 765 103 4 149 342
Bankruptcies 19 15 26.7 1 936 473 3 583 432
Proposals 4 5 -20.0 828 630 565 910
Prince Albert 39 39 0.0 5 804 334 8 959 370
Bankruptcies 26 32 -18.8 2 917 725 5 726 828
Proposals 13 7 85.7 2 886 609 3 232 541
Northern 6 4 50.0 631 169 3 596 579
Bankruptcies 5 4 25.0 580 457 1 580 100
Proposals 1 0 --  50 711 2 016 478
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
Lethbridge - Medicine Hat 13 52 -75.0 12 845 319 14 284 204
Bankruptcies 11 46 -76.1 12 827 485 14 245 040
Proposals 2 6 -66.7 17 834 39 164
Camrose - Drumheller 19 17 11.8 4 321 265 7 068 118
Bankruptcies 17 15 13.3 4 320 584 7 031 270
Proposals 2 2 0.0 682 36 848
Calgary 193 210 -8.1 32 048 417 94 642 736
Bankruptcies 160 183 -12.6 20 440 671 74 141 531
Proposals 34 27 25.9 11 607 746 20 501 205
Banff - Jasper - Rocky Mountain House 10 13 -23.1 607 779 3 615 186
Bankruptcies 9 12 -25.0 607 777 1 960 834
Proposals 1 1 0.0 1 1 654 352
Red Deer 36 41 -12.2 4 912 573 14 444 915
Bankruptcies 31 35 -11.4 4 592 635 13 836 091
Proposals 4 6 -33.3 319 938 608 824
Edmonton 114 119 -4.2 27 980 102 153 344 587
Bankruptcies 86 98 -12.2 25 535 410 114 394 830
Proposals 28 21 33.3 2 444 692 38 949 757
Athabasca - Grande Prairie - Peace River 68 50 36.0 16 300 108 48 673 973
Bankruptcies 62 40 55.0 16 284 354 29 916 367
Proposals 6 10 -40.0 15 753 18 757 607
Wood Buffalo - Cold Lake 32 21 52.4 4 857 763 14 438 644
Bankruptcies 29 17 70.6 4 188 958 12 453 691
Proposals 3 3 0.0 668 804 1 984 953
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
Vancouver Island and Coast 93 112 -17.0 129 532 727 105 063 739
Bankruptcies 49 95 -48.4 20 917 331 35 056 341
Proposals 45 16 181.3 108 615 396 70 007 398
Lower Mainland - Southwest 247 225 9.8 226 648 739 787 990 868
Bankruptcies 205 187 9.6 222 721 495 775 235 504
Proposals 42 38 10.5 3 927 244 12 755 363
Thompson - Okanagan 71 102 -30.4 4 988 569 23 594 374
Bankruptcies 67 89 -24.7 4 536 018 22 443 756
Proposals 4 13 -69.2 452 551 1 150 618
Kootenay 13 27 -51.9 821 012 10 561 262
Bankruptcies 9 17 -47.1 798 132 7 707 585
Proposals 4 10 -60.0 22 880 2 853 677
Cariboo 44 47 -6.4 10 089 108 17 520 651
Bankruptcies 36 43 -16.3 8 156 294 13 475 945
Proposals 8 3 166.7 1 932 814 4 044 706
North Coast 6 8 -25.0 973 059 3 015 085
Bankruptcies 6 5 20.0 973 059 3 015 085
Proposals 0 3 -100.0 0 0
Nechako 4 8 -50.0 8 915 060 28 033 585
Bankruptcies 4 8 -50.0 8 915 060 28 033 585
Proposals 0 0 --  0 0
Northeast 6 11 -45.5 2 176 262 4 482 928
Bankruptcies 4 9 -55.6 2 159 898 4 192 493
Proposals 2 2 0.0 16 365 290 435
Northwest Territories 0 1 -100.0 0 0
Bankruptcies 0 1 -100.0 0 0
Proposals 0 0 --  0 0
Yukon Territory 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
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Date Modified: 2011-01-21

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