HOMELESSNESS
Total number of people experiencing homelessness: | 222 (2022) |
Individuals experiencing chronic homelessness: | 174 (2022) |
Individuals staying in emergency shelters: | 199 (2019) |
Individuals staying in transitional housing: | 26% (2018) |
Individuals experiencing unsheltered homelessness: | Public space: 6% (2018) |
Number of hidden homeless: | Someone else's place: 13% (2018) |
Individuals identifying as youth: | Age 16-24: 19% (2018) |
Individuals identifying as Indigenous: | 28% (2018) |
Individuals identifying as female: | 35% (2018) |
Individuals identifying as male: | 61% (2018) |
HOUSING
Apartment vacancy rate: | 1.5% (2021) |
1-bedroom vacancy rate: | 3.2% (2021) |
2-bedroom vacancy rate: | 1% (2021) |
Average cost of rent (bachelor): | $718/month (2021) |
Average cost of rent (1 bdrm): | $857/month (2021) |
Average cost of rent (2 bdrm): | $1,043/month (2021) |
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
Family and Individual visits to food bank (#): |
Province wide: 20,408 (2021) |