Insolvency Now (Issue 11): 2019-2024 Data Trends

Total Business Insolvencies in Canada

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Figure 2: Total Business Bankruptcies in Canada

Figure 2: Total Business Bankruptcies in Canada

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Figure 3: Business Proposals in Canada

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Figure 3: Business Proposals in Canada

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BUSINESS INSOLVENCIES BY SECTOR Business proposals in the retail sector continued at a similar pattern to the first half of 2023. The Arts/Entertainment and retail sectors experienced a spike in bankruptcies in January (outliers to previous January numbers), but the numbers started declining significantly in February, bringing them closer to historical patterns. As shown in Figure 4, January 2024 had the highest total

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