HOMELESSNESS
Total number of people experiencing homelessness: | 7,347 (2021) |
Individuals experiencing chronic homelessness: | 2,014 (2021) |
Individuals experiencing sheltered homelessness: | 6,605 (2021) |
Individuals staying in emergency shelters: | 2,742 (2021) |
Individuals in provisional accommodations: | 795 (2021) |
Individuals experiencing unsheltered homelessness: | 742 (2021) |
Individuals identifying as youth (ages 16-24): | 11% (2021) |
Individuals identifying as Indigenous: | 23% (2021) |
Percentage of respondents self-identifying as LGBTQ2S+: | 12% (2021) |
Individuals identifying as female: | 34% (2021) |
Individuals identifying as male: | 63% (2021) |
HOUSING
Apartment vacancy rate: | 1.7% (2022) |
1-bedroom vacancy rate: | 1.9% (2022) |
2-bedroom vacancy rate: | 1.3% (2022) |
Average cost of rent (bachelor): | $1,317/month (2022) |
Average cost of rent (1 bdrm): | 1,538/month (2022) |
Average cost of rent (2 bdrm): | 1,811/month (2022) |
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
Family and Individual visits 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) |