HOMELESSNESS
Total number of individuals experiencing homelessness: | 333 (2020) |
Individuals experiencing chronic homelessness: | More than 1 year: 121 (51.9%) (2020) |
Individuals staying in emergency shelters: | 155 (10.6%) (2020) |
Individuals staying in a facility setting: |
Hospital: 13 (3.9%) Jail: 1 (0.3%) (2020) |
Individuals staying in trasnitional housing: | 124 (37.2%)* (2020) |
Individuals experiencing unsheltered homelessness: | 138 (41.4%) (2020) |
Number of hidden homeless: |
Couch surfing: 39 (11.7%) Staying in vehicles: 18 (5.5%) (2020) |
Individuals identifying as youth: |
Less than 15: 1 (0.3%) Ages 15-19: 22 (7%) (2020) |
Individuals identifying as Indigenous: | 34% (2020) |
Individuals identifying as LGBTQ2S+: | 13 (6%) (2020) |
Individuals identifying as female: | 87 (28.8%) (2020) |
individuals identifying as male: | 212 (70.2%) (2020) |
HOUSING
Apartment vacancy rate: | 1.5% (2022) |
1-bedroom vacancy rate: | 1.4% (2022) |
2-bedroom vacancy rate: | 1.4% (2022) |
Average cost of rent (bachelor): | $934/month (2022) |
Average cost of rent (1 bdrm): | $1,140/month (2022) |
Average cost of rent (2 bdrm): | $1,401/month (2022) |
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
Family and individual visits to food bank (#): | Province wide: 163,231 (March 2022) |
Income assistance (single person): | $935/month (2023) |