HOMELESSNESS
Total number of people experiencing homelessness: | 138 (2022) |
Individuals experiencing chronic homelessness: | 86 (2022) |
Individuals staying in emergency shelters: | 170 (2019) |
Individuals identifying as youth: | Age 16-24: 22% (2018) |
Individuals identifying as Indigenous: | 23% (2018) |
Percentage of respondents self-identifying as LGBTQ2S+: | 17% (2018) |
Individuals identifying as female: | 38% (2018) |
Individuals identifying as male: | 59% (2018) |
HOUSING
Apartment vacancy rate: | 2.1% (2021) |
1-bedroom vacancy rate: | 3.9% (2021) |
2-bedroom vacancy rate: | 1.4% (2021) |
Average cost of rent (bachelor): | $591/month (2021) |
Average cost of rent (1 bdrm): | $754/month (2021) |
Average cost of rent (2 bdrm): |
$875/month (2021) |
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
Family and Individual visits to food bank (#): |
Province wide: 20,408 (2021) |