Thunder Bay

HOMELESSNESS

Total number of people experiencing homelessness: 221 (2021)
Individuals experiencing chronic homelessness: 585 (2021)
Individuals staying in emergency shelters: 43% (2021)
Individuals staying in a facility setting: Foster care and/or group home: 45% (2021)
Individuals staying in transitional housing: 8% (2021)
Individuals experiencing unsheltered homelessness:  10% (2021)
Number of hidden homelessness:  Couch surfing: 17% (2021)
Individuals identifying as youth:  Ages 16-24: 11% (2021)
Individuals identifying as Indigenous:  68% (2021)
Percentage of respondents self-identifying as LGBTQ2S+:  7% (2021)
Individuals identifying as female:  34% (2021)
Individuals identifying as male:  63% (2021)

 

HOUSING

Apartment vacancy rate: 

1.8% (2022)

1-bedroom vacancy rate:  2.2% (2022)
2-bedroom vacancy rate:  1% (2022)
Average cost of rent (bachelor):  $757/month (2022)
Average cost of rent (1 bdrm): $964/month (2022)
Average cost of rent (2 bdrm): $1,176/month (2022)

SOCIAL ASSISTANCE

Family and Individual vists to food bank (#):  Province wide: 486,299 (March 2022)

Income assistance (basic needs, single individual, no dependents): ​

$343/mo (2022)
Income assistance (shelter allowance, single individual, no dependents): $390/mo (2022)