Community Profiles

Ontario

Profiles of 61 communities across Canada

HOMELESSNESS

Total number of people experiencing homelessness: 180 (2021)
Individuals experiencing chronic homelessness: 44% (2018)
Individuals experiencing episdoic homelessness: 49% (2018)
Individuals staying in emergency shelters: 15% (2021)
Individuals in transitional housing:  27% (2021)
Individuals in provisional accommodation: 50% (2021)
Individuals experiencing unsheltered homelessness:  28% (2021)
Individuals identifying as youth:  Age 16-24: 20% (2018)
Individuals identifying as Indigenous:  20% (2021)
Percentage of respondents self-identifying as LGBTQ2S+:  9% (2021)
Individuals identifying as female:  28% (2021)
Individuals identifying as male:  68% (2021)

 HOUSING

Apartment vacancy rate:  3.4% (2023)
1-bedroom vacancy rate: 2.8% (2023)
2-bedroom vacancy rate: 3.5% (2023)
Average cost of rent (bachelor):  $1,011/month (2023)
Average cost of rent (1 bdrm): $1,218/month (2023)
Average cost of rent (2 bdrm): $1,384/month (2023)

SOCIAL ASSISTANCE

Family and Individual visits to food bank (#):  Province wide: 681,292 (March 2023)
Total welfare income (single individual): $10,473 (2023)

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