HOMELESSNESS
Total number of people experiencing homelessness: | 219 (2022) |
Individuals experiencing chronic homelessness: | 62% (2022) |
Individuals staying in emergency shelters: | 83% (2022) |
Individuals in transitional housing: | 10% (2022) |
Individuals staying in provisional accommodation: | 35% (2022) |
Individuals experiencing unsheltered homelessness: | 4% (2022) |
Number of hidden homeless: | 4% (2022) |
Individuals identifying as youth: | Age 16-24: 11% (2022) |
Individuals identifying as Indigenous: | 29% (2022) |
Individuals identifying as female: | 46% (2022) |
Individuals identifying as male: | 55% (2022) |
HOUSING
Apartment vacancy rate: | 2.2% (2022) |
1-bedroom vacancy rate: | 2.4% (2022) |
2-bedroom vacancy rate: | 1.6% (2022) |
Average cost of rent (bachelor): | $1,073/month (2022) |
Average cost of rent (1 bdrm): | $1,336/month (2022) |
Average cost of rent (2 bdrm): | $1,545/month (2022) |
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
Family and Individual visits to food bank (#): | Province wide: 486,299 (March 2022) |
Income assistance (basic needs, single individual, no dependents): |
$343/mo (2022) |
Income assistance (shelter allowance, single individual, no dependents): | $390/mo (2022) |