Canadian Consumer Bankruptcies in 2008
Feb 09, 2009
Consumer Bankruptcies:
Comparing 2008 numbers to 2007
The following numbers were released on Monday by the Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy Canada.
Number of Bankruptcies
2008
2007
% Change
Newfoundland and Labrador
2 133
2 121
0.6
Prince Edward Island
444
297
49.5
Nova Scotia
3 970
3 487
13.9
New Brunswick
2 655
2 454
8.2
Quebec
28 317
25 072
12.9
Ontario
36 200
31 439
15.1
Manitoba
2 025
2 041
-0.8
Saskatchewan
1 451
1 463
-0.8
Alberta
6 066
4 768
27.2
British Columbia
7 293
6 651
9.7
Northwest Territories
22
31
-29
Yukon
27
20
35
Nunavut
7
3
133.3
Canada
90 610
79 847
13.5
Consumer bankruptcies in 2008 jumped up by 13.5% over 2007. In all of last year 90,620 Canadians filed for bankruptcy as opposed [...]