HOMELESSNESS
Total number of people experiencing homelessness: | 180 (2021) |
Individuals experiencing chronic homelessness: | 44% (2018) |
Individuals experiencing episdoic homelessness: | 49% (2018) |
Individuals staying in emergency shelters: | 15% (2021) |
Individuals in transitional housing: | 27% (2021) |
Individuals in provisional accommodation: | 50% (2021) |
Individuals experiencing unsheltered homelessness: | 28% (2021) |
Individuals identifying as youth: | Age 16-24: 20% (2018) |
Individuals identifying as Indigenous: | 20% (2021) |
Percentage of respondents self-identifying as LGBTQ2S+: | 9% (2021) |
Individuals identifying as female: | 28% (2021) |
Individuals identifying as male: | 68% (2021) |
HOUSING
Apartment vacancy rate: | 2.4% (2022) |
1-bedroom vacancy rate: | 2.8% (2022) |
2-bedroom vacancy rate: | 2.1% (2022) |
Average cost of rent (bachelor): | $949/month (2022) |
Average cost of rent (1 bdrm): | $1,115/month (2022) |
Average cost of rent (2 bdrm): | $1,309/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) |