HOMELESSNESS
Total number of people experiencing homelessness: | 1,523 (2020) |
Individuals experiencing chronic homelessness: | 82% (2020) |
Individuals staying in emergency shelters: | 350 (2020) |
Individuals in transitional housing: | 545 (2020) |
Individuals in provisional accommodations: | 888 (2020) |
Individuals experiencing unsheltered homelessness: | 270 (2020) |
Number of hidden homeless: | Couch surfing: 145 (2020) |
Individuals identifying as youth: | Age 16-24: 9.8% (2020) |
Individuals identifying as Indigenous: | 35% (2020) |
Individuals identifying as LGBTQ2S+: | 12% (2020) |
Individuals identifying as female: | 33% (2020) |
Individuals identifying as male: | 63% (2020) |
HOUSING
Apartment vacancy rate: | 1.4% (2022) |
1-bedroom vacancy rate: | 1.5% (2022) |
2-bedroom vacancy rate: | 1.4% (2022) |
Average cost of rent (bachelor): | $1,126/month (2022) |
Average cost of rent (1 bdrm): | $1,335/month (2022) |
Average cost of rent (2 bdrm): | $1,711/month (2022) |
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
Family and individual visits to food bank: |
Province wide: 163,231 (2022) |
Income assistance (single person): |
$935/month (2023) |