On November 30, 2015, the Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy released its most current statistics on personal bankruptcy and consumer proposal filings for Canadian consumer debtors.
Canada – there were 63,722 personal bankruptcies and 56,909 consumer proposals filed in the 12-months ended September 30, 2015, for average total filings of approximately 10,052 per month. Personal bankruptcies were down 2.9% and consumer proposal filings were up 9.2% as compared to the 12-months ended September 30, 2014.
New Brunswick – there were 2,928 personal bankruptcies and 1,471 consumer proposals filed in the 12-months ended September 30, 2015, for average total filings of approximately 351 per month. Personal bankruptcies were up 1.5% and consumer proposal filings were up 14.8% as compared to the 12-months ended August 31, 2014.
Nova Scotia – there were 3,653 personal bankruptcies and 1,516 consumer proposals filed in the 12-months ended September 30, 2015, for average total filings of approximately 431 per month. Personal bankruptcies were up 1.4% and consumer proposal filings were up 4% as compared to the 12-months ended September 30, 2014.
Prince Edward Island – there were 479 personal bankruptcies and 274 consumer proposals filed in the 12-months ended September 30, 2015, for average total filings of approximately 63 per month. Personal bankruptcies were down 5.9% and consumer proposal filings were up 28.6% as compared to the 12-months ended September 30, 2014.
More detailed statistics are in the following table:
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