HOMELESSNESS
| No. of homeless individuals and families: | 7,530 (2017), 5.1% increase |
| Percentage of enumerated homeless in emergency shelters: | 67% (2018) |
| Percentage of enumerated homeless in transitional housing: | 16% (2018) |
| Percentage of enumerated homeless couch surfing: | 7% (2018) |
| Percentage of enumerated homeless who were unsheltered (street): | 5% (2018) |
| Percentage of enumerated homeless with no fixed address (jail, hospital, treatment centres): | 5% (2018) |
HOUSING
| Number of Social Housing Rent Geared to Income units: |
14,957 (2017) |
| No. of active households on central waiting list for affordable housing: |
10,597 (2017) |
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Bachelor Vacancy Rate: |
1.3% (2018) |
| 1-bedroom Vacancy Rate: |
1.5% (2018) |
| 2-bedroom Vacancy Rate: |
1.8% (2018) |
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3+ bedroom Vacancy Rate: |
1.5% (2018) |
|
Average Cost of Rent (bachelor): |
$881 (2018) |
| Average Cost of Rent (1 bdrm): |
$1,088 (2018) |
| Average Cost of Rent (2 bdrm): |
$1,301 (2018) |
|
Average Cost of Rent (3+ bdrm): |
$1,584 (2018) |
| No. of households living on low income: |
55,000 (2016) |
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
|
Income assistance for renters/home owners (single person/mo.): |
$733 (2018) |
| Income assistance-basic needs portion (single person/mo.): | $343 (2018) |
| Income assistance-shelter allowance portion (single person/mo.): | $390 (2018) |
| Average monthly Ontario Works caseload (households receiving social assistance): |
19,346 (as of October 2018) |
INDIGENOUS DATA
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Percentage of Indigenous households in core housing need: |
15.9 % (2011) |
| Percentage of those self-identifying as Indigenous in homeless count: | 24% (2018) |
| Indigenous Peoples in the general population: | 2.5% (2018) |