HOMELESSNESS
No. of unique individuals who were found to be homeless: | 182 (2018) |
No. of individuals in emergency shelters: | 59 (2018) |
No. of individuals in public institutions: | 23 (2018) |
No. of individuals surveyed as unsheltered: | 9 (2018) |
No. of hidden homeless: | 63 (2018) |
No. of individuals in transitional housing: | 10 (2018) |
Percentage of participants experiencing chronic homelessness: | 39% (2018) |
HOUSING
No. of non-profit housing units: |
2,367 (2015) |
No. of households on housing waitlist: |
877 (2015) |
No. of people who moved into social housing from 2011-2013: |
575 (2014) |
1-bedroom Vacancy Rate: |
2.9% (2018) |
2-bedroom Vacancy Rate: |
0.9% (2018) |
Average cost of rent (bachelor): |
$600/mo. (2018) |
Average cost of rent (1 bdrm): |
$773/mo. (2018) |
Average cost of rent (2 bdrm): |
$964/mo. (2018) |
Average cost of rent (3+bdrm): |
$1,177/mo. (2018) |
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
No. of Ontario Works caseloads (households receiving social assistance): |
2402 (2017) |
Singles constituting Ontario Works caseloads from 2011-2014: |
62-66% (2014) |
Average time to process an application for social assistance through Ontario Works: |
2.92 days (2015) |
Income assistance for renters/home owners (single person/mo.): |
$733 (2018) |
INDIGENOUS DATA
Percentage of Indigenous households in core housing need: |
15.8% (2011) |
Individuals surveyed in homeless count identifying as Indigenous: |
65 (44%) (2018) |