HOMELESSNESS
Total number of people experiencing homelessness: | 297 (2020) |
Individuals experiencing chronic homelessness: | 72% (2020) |
Individuals experiencing episodic homelessness: | 11% (2020) |
Individuals experiencing sheltered homelessness: | 53% (2020) |
Individuals staying in emergency shelters: | 84% (2020) |
Individuals experiencing unsheltered homelessness: | 43% (2020) |
Individuals identifying as youth: | Age 15-24: 6% (2020) |
Individuals identifying as Indigenous: | 21% (2020) |
Individuals identifying as LGBTQ2S+: | Transgender: 1% (2020) |
Individuals identifying as female: | 27% (2020) |
Individuals identifying as male: | 71% (2020) |
HOUSING
Apartment vacancy rate: | 0.9% (2022) |
1-bedroom vacancy rate: | 1.1% (2022) |
2-bedroom vacancy rate: | 0.9% (2022) |
Average cost of rent (bachelor): | $1,105/month (2022) |
Average cost of rent (1 bdrm): | $1,289/month (2022) |
Average cost of rent (2 bdrm): | $1,651/month (2022) |
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
Family and individual visits to food bank: |
Province wide: 163,231 (2022) |
Income assistance (single person): |
$935/month (2023) |