HOMELESSNESS
Total number of people experiencing \homelessness: | 3,149 (2018) |
Sleeping on the streets: | 678 (2018) |
Individuals staying in emergency shelters: | 775 (2018) |
In transitional housing: | 1,051 (2018) |
In mixed housing - emergency and transitional: | 168 (2018) |
Resources for women victims of domestic violence: | 172 (2018) |
In hospitals: | 30 (2018) |
In detention facilities or neighborhood police stations: | 142 (2018) |
HOUSING
Apartment vacancy rate: | 3.6% (2021) |
1-bedroom vacancy rate: | 4.5% (2021) |
2-bedroom vacancy rate: | 2.5% (2021) |
Average cost of rent (bachelor): | $718/month (2021) |
Average cost of rent (1 bdrm): | $815/month (2021) |
Average cost of rent (2 bdrm): | $917/month (2021) |
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
Number of family and individual visits to Quebec Food Bank: | Province wide: 493,972 (2022) |
Income assistance (single individual): | $337/month (2023) |
*These statistics are for the whole province of Quebec