HOMELESSNESS
Total number of people experiencing homelessness: | 3,634 (2020) |
Individuals experiencing chronic homelessness: | 74% (2020) |
Individuals experiencing episodic homelessness: | 26% (2020) |
Individuals experiencing sheltered homelessness: | 2,605 (2020) |
Individuals staying in emergency shelters: | 241 (2020) |
Individuals staying in a facility setting: | 192 (2020) |
Individuals staying in provisional accommodation: | 2,413 (2020) |
Individuals experiencing unsheltered homelessness: | 1,029 (2020) |
Number of hidden homeless: | Couch surfing: 180 (2020) |
Individuals identifying as youth: | Age 24 and under: 9% (2020) |
Individuals identifying as Indigenous: | 33% (2020) |
Individuals identifying as LGBTQ2S+: | 11% (2020) |
Individuals identifying as female: | 25% (2020) |
Individuals identifying as male: | 73% (2020) |
HOUSING
Apartment vacancy rate: | 0.9% (2022) |
1-bedroom vacancy rate: | 0.7% (2022) |
2-bedroom vacancy rate: | 1.2% (2022) |
Average cost of rent (bachelor): | $1,419/month (2022) |
Average cost of rent (1 bdrm): | $1,629/month (2022) |
Average cost of rent (2 bdrm): | $2,276/month (2022) |
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
Family and individual visits to food bank: |
Province wide: 163,231 (2022) |
Income assistance (single person): |
$935/month (2023) |