HOMELESSNESS
| Number of people experiencing homelessness: | 922 (2018) |
| Individuals experiencing chronic homelessness: | 32% (2018) |
| Individuals experiencing episodic homelessness: | 24% (2018) |
| Individuals staying in emergency shelters: | 49% (2018) |
| Individuals staying in transitional housing: | 27% (2018) |
| Individuals experiencing unsheltered homelessness: | 4% (2018) |
| Number of hidden homeless: | 14% (2018) |
| Individuals identifying as youth: | 23% (2018) |
| Individuals identifying as Indigenous: | 9% (2018) |
| Individuals identifying as LGBTQ2S+: | 8% (2018) |
| Individuals identifying as female: | 34% (2018) |
| Individuals identifying as male: | 61% (2018) |
HOUSING
| Apartment vacancy rate: | Private towhouse and apartments: 3.4% (2021) |
| 1-bedroom vacancy rate: | 4.1% (2021) |
| 2-bedroom vacancy rate: | 3.2% (2021) |
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Average cost of rent (bachelor): |
$1,063/month (2021) |
| Average cost of rent (1 bdrm): | $1,424/month (2021) |
| Average cost of rent (2 bdrm): | $1,600/month (2021) |
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
| Family and individual visits to food banks (#): | Province wide: 3,282,514 (March 2020) |
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Income assistance (basic needs, single individual, no dependents): |
$343/mo (2022) |
| Income assistance (shelter allowance, single individual, no dependents): | $390/mo (2022) |