HOMELESSNESS
Individuals staying in emergency shelters*: | 1,091 (2018) |
Staying in hospitals*: | 58 (2018) |
Staying in detention facilities or police stations*: | 238 (2018) |
Staying in therapy or addictions treatment centers*: | 735 (2018) |
Staying in VAW/domestic violence shelters*: | 510 (2018) |
Individuals identifying as LGBTQ2S+*: | 12% (2018) |
HOUSING
Apartment vacancy rate: | 0.2% (2021) |
1-bedroom vacancy rate: | 0.7% (2021) |
2-bedroom vacancy rate: | 0.1% (2021) |
Average cost of rent (bachelor): | $442/month (2021) |
Average cost of rent (1 bdrm): | $564/month (2021) |
Average cost of rent (2 bdrm): | $682/month (2021) |
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
Number of family and individual visits to Quebec Food Bank: | Province wide: 493,972 (2022) |
Income assistance (single individual): | $337/month (2023) |
*These statistics and numbers are for the whole province of Quebec