HOMELESSNESS
| Total number of individuals experiencing homelessness: | 866 (2021) |
| Individuals experiencing chronic homelessness: | 38% (2021) |
| Individuals staying in emergency shelters: | 37% (2021) |
| Individuals staying in transitional housing: | 16% (2021) |
| Individuals experiencing unsheltered homelessness: | 11% (2021) |
| Number of hidden homeless: | Someone else's place: 3% (2021) |
| Individuals identifying as youth: | Ages 16-24: 16% (2021) |
| Individuals identifying as Indigenous: |
First Nations with status: 0.4% First Nations without status: 3% Metis: 1% Inuit: 0.2% (2021) |
| Individuals identifying as LGBTQ2S+: |
Bisexual: 3% Pansexual: 1.5% Asexual: 0.8% Queer: 0.4% Gay: 0.2% Lesbian: 0.2% Transgender: 0.3% Two-spirit: 0.3% Non-binary: 0.3% (2021) |
| Individuals identifying as female: | 28% (2021) |
| Individuals identifying as male: | 56% (2021) |
HOUSING
| Apartment vacancy rate: | Private towhouse and apartments: 1.5% (2022) |
| 1-bedroom vacancy rate: | 1.7% (2022) |
| 2-bedroom vacancy rate: | 1.5% (2022) |
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Average cost of rent (bachelor): |
$1,148/month (2022) |
| Average cost of rent (1 bdrm): | $1,484/month (2022) |
| Average cost of rent (2 bdrm): | $1,666/month (2022) |
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
| Family and individual visits to food banks (#): | Province wide: 486,299 (March 2022) |
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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) |