Analysis

PUBLISHED - Jun 30, 2017

Alberta business bankruptcies increased from 6 in April 2016 to 14 in April 2017, an increase of 133.3%. Nationally, business bankruptcies decreased by 3.2% in April 2017 to 239. Alberta accounted for 5.8% of all business bankruptcies in the country in April. Consumer bankruptcies in Alberta decreased from 500 in April 2016 to 407 in April 2017, a decrease of 18.6%.