Business insolvencies spike in first quarter, consumer insolvencies also rise

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OTTAWA — Business insolvencies surged 87.2 per cent year-over-year in the first quarter of 2024, while consumer insolvencies rose 14 per cent.

Data from the Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy released Friday shows business insolvencies totalled 2,003, with 1,599 of those being bankruptcies.

“Now that the CEBA loan deadline has passed, businesses have the added financial burden of monthly loan repayments and their accompanying interest payments. These new debt obligations may make the future more difficult to navigate," said CAIRP chair André Bolduc in the press release. "A perfect storm of economic challenges is brewing, with high mortgage renewal rates, soaring rental prices, and elevated costs of everyday necessities," he added.

 

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