Bankruptcy Filings by Municipality and Type in Alberta

Bankruptcy counts by year, type (consumer or business), municipality, and municipal district, governed by the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act. The data is produced by the Government of Alberta and was last updated on April 17, 2026. It likely includes filings for natural persons, partnerships, and corporations.

Use Cases

• Track regional economic distress trends based on yearly bankruptcy counts.
• Compare consumer versus business bankruptcy rates across municipalities.
• Analyze municipal-level financial health based on bankruptcy filings.
• Model correlations between local economic events and bankruptcy spikes.

Strengths

• Data is provided in multiple formats (JSON, HTML, XML, CSV, XLSX).
• Published under the open OGL-CA-2.0 license.
• Includes granular breakdown by municipality and municipal district.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Freshness should be verified as the last update date is in the future (2026).

Provenance

Source

Government of Alberta

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-17 14:39:52.274749

Geography

Alberta, Canada (municipalities and municipal districts)