On June 29, 2017, the Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy released its most current statistics on personal bankruptcy and consumer proposal filings for Canadian debtors.
Canada – there were 61,334 personal bankruptcies and 62,681 consumer proposals filed in the 12-months ended April 30. Bankruptcies were down 3.7% and consumer proposal filings were up 5.1% as compared to the 12-months ended April 30, 2016.
New Brunswick – there were 2,782 personal bankruptcies and 1,653 consumer proposals filed in the 12-months ended April 30, 2017. Bankruptcies were down 2.9% and consumer proposal filings were up 9.4% as compared to the 12-months ended April 30, 2016.
Nova Scotia – there were 4,175 personal bankruptcies and 1,872 consumer proposals filed in the 12-months ended April 30, 2017. Bankruptcies were up 11% and consumer proposal filings were up 18.6% as compared to the 12-months ended April 30, 2016.
Prince Edward Island – there were 453 personal bankruptcies and 312 consumer proposals filed in the 12-months ended April 30, 2017. Bankruptcies were down 13.9% and consumer proposal filings were up 8% as compared to the 12-months ended April 30, 2016.
More detailed statistics are in the following table:
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