HOMELESSNESS
Total number of people experiencing homelessness: | 433 (2020) |
Individuals experiencing chronic homelessness: | 59.5% (2020) |
Individuals experiencing episodic homelessness: | 10.3% (2020) |
Individuals experiencing sheltered homelessness: | 84 (2020) |
Individuals staying in a facility setting: | 4 (2020) |
Individuals in transitional housing: | 29 (2020) |
Individuals experiencing unsheltered homelessness: | 253 (2020) |
Number of hidden homeless: | 17 (2020) |
Individuals identifying as youth: | Age 18-24: 23% (2020) |
Individuals identifying as Indigenous: | 33% (2020) |
Individuals identifying as LGBTQ2S+: | 26 (2020) |
Individuals identifying as female: | 29% (2020) |
Individuals identifying as male: | 68% (2020) |
HOUSING
Apartment vacancy rate: | 2.2% (2022) |
1-bedroom vacancy rate: | 2.4% (2022) |
2-bedroom vacancy rate: | 1.9% (2022) |
Average cost of rent (bachelor): | $1,078/month (2022) |
Average cost of rent (1 bdrm): | $1,230/month (2022) |
Average cost of rent (2 bdrm): | $1,531/month (2022) |
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
Family and individual visits to food bank: |
Province wide: 163,231 (2022) |
Income assistance (single person): |
$935/month (2023) |