HOMELESSNESS
Total number of individuals experiencing homelessness: | 183 (2022) |
Individuals experiencing sheltered homelessness: |
Shelter count: 44
Domestic violence shelters: 14 (2022) |
Individuals staying in emergency shelters: | 145 (2022) |
Individuals staying in transitional housing: | Transitional residential treatment: 8 (2022) |
Number of hidden homeless: | Staying in a hotel: 1 (2022) |
Individuals identifying as youth: | 38% (2022) |
Individuals identifying as Indigenous: | 13% (2022) |
Individuals identifying as LGBTQ2S+: |
LGBTQ2S+ total: 13%
Gender diverse: 4%
Bisexual: 10%
Gay: 1.5%
Queer: 1.5% (2022) |
Individuals identifying as female: | 35% (2022) |
Individuals identifying as male: | 62% (2022) |
HOUSING
Apartment vacancy rate: | 3.1% (2022) |
1-bedroom vacancy rate: | 3.2% (2022) |
2-bedroom vacancy rate: | 2% (2022) |
Average cost of rent (bachelor): | $783/month (2022) |
Average cost of rent (1 bdrm): | $861/month (2022) |
Average cost of rent (2 bdrm): | $1,043/month (2022) |
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
Family and individual visits to food bank: |
Province wide: 13,726 (2022) |
Income assistance (single individual): |
Living with relatives: $339/month Maintaining household: $561/month (2023) |