HOMELESSNESS
| Total number of people experiencing homelessness: | 325 (2018) |
| Individuals staying in emergency shelters: | 23% (2018) |
| Percentage of individuals temporarily sheltered (couch surfing, staying in a hotel/motel, or in hospitals/jails): | 56% (2018) |
| Number of hidden homeless: | 48% (2018) |
| Individuals experiencing unsheltered homelessness: | 14% (2018) |
| Individuals experiencing chronic homelessness: | 62% (2018) |
| Individuals experiencing episdoic homelessness: | 24% (2018) |
HOUSING
| Apartment vacancy rate: | 1.9% (2021) |
| 1-bedroom vacancy rate: | 2.3% (2021) |
| 2-bedroom vacancy rate: | 1.7% (2021) |
| Average cost of rent (bachelor): | $935/month (2021) |
| Average cost of rent (1 bdrm): | $1,277/month (2021) |
| Average cost of rent (2 bdrm): | $1,436/month (2021) |
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
| Family and Individual visits to food bank (#): | Province wide: 3,282,514 (March 2020) |
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Income assistance (basic needs, single individual, no dependents): |
$343/mo (2022) |
| Income assistance (shelter allowance, single individual, no dependents): | $390/mo (2022) |