HOMELESSNESS
Total number of individuals experiencing homelessness: | 545 (2022) |
Individuals experiencing chronic homelessness: | 304 (2022) |
Individuals staying in emergency shelters: | 298 (2022) |
Individuals in transitional housing: | 52 (2022) |
Individuals experiencing unsheltered homelessness: | 60 (2022) |
Number of hidden homeless: | 15 (2022) |
Individuals identifying as youth: | Ages 16-24: 10% (2022) |
Individuals identifying as Indigenous: | 23% (2022) |
Individuals identifying as lGBTQ2S+: |
Non-binary: 2% Trans, two-spirit: >1% (2022) |
Individuals identifying as female: | 53% (2022) |
Individuals identifying as male: | 45% (2022) |
HOUSING
Apartment vacancy rate: | 2% (2022) |
1-bedroom vacancy rate: | 2.1% (2022) |
2-bedroom vacancy rate: | 1.8% (2022) |
Average cost of rent (bachelor): | $920/month (2022) |
Average cost of rent (1 bdrm): | $1,142/month (2022) |
Average cost of rent (2 bdrm): | $1,335/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) |