HOMELESSNESS
Total number of individuals experiencing homelessness: | 88 (2022) |
Individuals experiencing chronic homelessness: | 60% (2022) |
Individuals experiencing episodic homelessness: | 24% (2018) |
Individuals experiencing sheltered homelessness: | 53% (2022) |
Individuals staying in emergency shelters: | 28 (2018) |
Individuals staying in a facility setting: | 2 (2018) |
Individuals in transitional housing: | 20% (2022) |
Individuals in provisional accommodations: | 43 (2018) |
Individuals experiencing unsheltered homelessness: | 16 (2022) |
Number of hidden homeless: | 17 (2018) |
Individuals identifying as youth: | Age 18-24: 3% (2022) |
Individuals identifying as Indigenous: | 37% (2022) |
Individuals identifying as LGBTQ2S+: | 7% (2022) |
Individuals identifying as female: | 40% (2022) |
Individuals identifying as male: | 50% (2022) |
HOUSING
Apartment vacancy rate: | 0.6% (2021) |
1-bedroom vacancy rate: | 0% (2021) |
2-bedroom vacancy rate: | 1.1% (2021) |
Average cost of rent (bachelor): | $712/month (2021) |
Average cost of rent (1 bdrm): | $1,241/month (2022) |
Average cost of rent (2 bdrm): | $1,861/month (2022) |
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
Family and individual visits to food bank: |
Province wide: 131,001 (2021) |
Income assistance (single person): |
$935/month (October 2021) |