Community Profiles

Quebec

Profiles of 61 communities across Canada

HOMELESSNESS

Individuals staying in emergency shelters*: 1,091 (2018)
Staying in VAW/domestic violence shelters*: 510 (2018)
Staying in hospitals*: 58 (2018)
Staying in therapy or addictions treatment centers*: 735 (2018)
Staying in police stations or detention facilities*: 238 (2018)
Individuals identifying as LGBTQ2S+*: 12% (2018)

HOUSING

Apartment vacancy rate:  1.0% (2023)
1-bedroom vacancy rate: 1.5% (2023)
2-bedroom vacancy rate: 1.0% (2023)
Average cost of rent (bachelor):  $918/month (2023)
Average cost of rent (1 bdrm): $1,110/month (2023)
Average cost of rent (2 bdrm): $1,252month (2023)

SOCIAL ASSISTANCE

Number of family and individual visits to Quebec Food Bank: Province wide: 682,724 (March 2023)
Total welfare income (single individual): $14,484 (2023)

*These statistics and numbers are for the whole province of Quebec 

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