HOMELESSNESS
Total number of people experiencing homelessness: | 238 (2021) |
Individuals experiencing chronic homelessness: | 67.9% (2021) |
Individuals experiencing sheltered homelessness: | 241 (2021) |
Individuals staying in emergency shelters: | 35 (2021) |
Individuals in transitional housing: | 30 (2021) |
Individuals in provisional accommodation: | 39 (2021) |
Individuals experiencing unsheltered homelessness: | 20% (2021) |
Number of hidden homeless: | Couch surfing: 15% (2021) |
Individuals identifying as Indigenous: | 35.9% (2021) |
Percentage of respondents self-identifying as LGBTQ2S+: | 5.8% (2021) |
Individuals identifying as female: | 30.8% (2021) |
Individuals identifying as male: | 67.3% (2021) |
HOUSING
Apartment vacancy rate: | 1.4% (2022) |
1-bedroom vacancy rate: | 2.3% (2022) |
2-bedroom vacancy rate: | 1.2% (2022) |
Average cost of rent (bachelor): | $885/month (2022) |
Average cost of rent (1 bdrm): | $1,165/month (2022) |
Average cost of rent (2 bdrm): | $1,257/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) |