HOMELESSNESS
Total number of individuals experiencing homelessness: | 300 (February 2022) |
Individuals experiencing chronic homelessness: | 156 (February 2022) |
Individuals experiencing sheltered homelessness: |
Average shelter system occupancy: 92%
Unique individuals sheltered in February 2022: 172
Average people sheltered per night: 84 (February 2022)
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Individuals staying in transitional housing: | 3 (2021) |
Individuals experiencing unsheltered homelessness: |
In public place: 32 In vehicle: 3 Encampment: 12 (2021) |
Number of hidden homeless: | Someone else's place: 10 (2021) |
Individuals identifying as youth: |
Ages 16-18: 3 Ages 18-24: 15 (2021) |
Individuals identifying as Indigenous: | 27% (2021) |
Individuals identifying as LGBTQ2S+: |
Non-binary: 5 Asexual: 5 Bisexual: 14 Pansexual: 5 Gay or lesbian: 3 (2021)
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Individuals identifying as female: | 63 (2021) |
Indviduals identifying as male: | 108 (2021) |
HOUSING
Apartment vacancy rate: | 1% (2022) |
1-bedroom vacancy rate: | 1.1% (2022) |
2-bedroom vacancy rate: | 1.2% (2022) |
Average cost of rent (bachelor): | $875/month (2022) |
Average cost of rent (1 bdrm): | $1,084/month (2022) |
Average cost of rent (2 bdrm): | $1,343/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) |