HOMELESSNES
No. of unique individuals accessing emergency shelter: | 2,670 (2015) |
No. of individuals accessing emergency shelter 10+ times: | 411 (2015) |
No. of individuals experiencing homelessness by PiT Count: | 406 (2018) |
Percentage staying in emergency/domestic violence shelter: | 59% (2018) |
Percentage staying in transitional housing: | 9% (2018) |
Percentage staying at someone else's place (friend or family): | 18% (2018) |
Percentage staying in a public space: | 6% (2018) |
Percentage staying in unknown location: | 8% (2018) |
Percentage experiencing chronic homelessness: | 62% (2018) |
HOUSING
Apartment vacancy rate: | 1.8% (2021) |
1-bedroom vacancy rate: | 2% (2021) |
2-bedroom vacancy rate: | 1.7% (2021) |
Average cost of rent (bachelor): | $780/month (2021) |
Average cost of rent (1 bdrm): | $1,036/month (2021) |
Average cost of rent (2 bdrm): | $1,279/month (2021) |
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
Family and Individual visits to food bank (#): | Province wide: 3,282,514 (March 2020) |
Income assistance (basic needs, single individual, no dependents): |
$343/mo (2022) |
Income assistance (shelter allowance, single individual, no dependents): | $390/mo (2022) |