HOMELESSNESS
Total number of people experiencing homelessness: | 645 (2021) |
Individuals experiencing chronic homelessness: | 41.5% (2021) |
Individuals staying in emergency shelters: | 351 (2021) |
Individuals staying in transitional housing: | 239 (2021) |
Individuals experiencing unsheltered homelessness: | 75 (2021) |
Number of hidden homelessness: | 0 (2021) |
Individuals identifying as youth: | Ages 16-24: 67 (2021) |
Individuals identifying as Indigenous: | 22.6% (2021) |
Percentage of respondents self-identifying as LGBTQ2S+: | 8.4% (2021) |
HOUSING
Average cost of rent (2 bdrm): | $1,127/month (2021) |
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) |