HOMELESSNESS
Total number of people experiencing homelessness: | 264 (2021) |
Individuals experiencing chronic homelessness: | 115 (2021) |
Individuals experiencing episodic homelessness: | 22% (2018) |
Individuals staying in emergency shelters: | 130 (2018) |
Individuals staying in transitional housing: | 14 (2018) |
Individuals in provisional accommodations: | 94 (2018) |
Individuals experiencing unsheltered homelessness: | 12 (2018) |
Number of hidden homelessness: | 94 (2018) |
Individuals identifying as youth: | Ages 18-24: 12% (2018) |
Individuals identifying as Indigenous: | 27% (2018) |
Percentage of respondents self-identifying as LGBTQ2S+: | 8% (2018) |
Individuals identifying as female: | 30% (2018) |
Individuals identifying as male: | 68% (2018) |
HOUSING
Apartment vacancy rate: | 1% (2021) |
1-bedroom vacancy rate: | 0.8 (2021) |
2-bedroom vacancy rate: | 1% (2021) |
Average cost of rent (bachelor): | $805/month (2021) |
Average cost of rent (1 bdrm): | $1,048/month (2021) |
Average cost of rent (2 bdrm): | $1,3057 (2021) |
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
Family and Individual vists to food bank (#): | Province wide: 3,282,514 (March 2020) |
Income assistance (basic needs, single individual, no dependents): |
$343/mo (2022) |
Income assistance (shelter allowance, single individual, no dependents): | $390/mo (2022) |