HOMELESSNESS
Total number of people surveyed who were experiencing homelessness: | 1,256 (2022) |
Individuals staying in emergency shelters: | 422 (2022) |
Individuals staying in transitional housing: | 237 (2022) |
Individuals in provisional accommodations: | 405 (2022) |
Individuals experiencing unsheltered homelessness: | 123 (2022) |
Number of hidden homeless: | Someone else’s place: 132
Hotel/motel: 21 (2022) |
Individuals identifying as youth: | Under 30: 22.1%
20-24: 8.3% 16-19: 1.1% Under 16: 4.2% (2022) |
Individuals identifying as Indigenous: | 68.2% (2022) |
Individuals identifying as LGBTQ2S+: | 10.8% (2022) |
Individuals identifying as female: | 35.4% (2022) |
Individuals identifying as male: | 62.6% (2022) |
HOUSING
Apartment vacancy rate: | 1.8% (2023) |
1-bedroom vacancy rate: | 1.8% (2023) |
2-bedroom vacancy rate: | 1.7% (2023) |
Average cost of rent (bachelor): | $816/month (2023) |
Average cost of rent (1 bdrm): | $1,102/month (2023) |
Average cost of rent (2 bdrm): | $1,425/month (2023) |
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
Family and Individual visits to food bank: | Province wide: 57,351 (March 2023) |
Total welfare income (single individual): | $11,277 (2023) |