Community Profiles

Ontario

Profiles of 61 communities across Canada

HOMELESSNESS

Total number of individuals experiencing homelessness: 545 (2022)
Individuals experiencing chronic homelessness: 304 (2022)
Individuals staying in emergency shelters: 298 (2022)
Individuals in transitional housing: 52 (2022)
Individuals experiencing unsheltered homelessness: 60 (2022)
Number of hidden homeless: 15 (2022)
Individuals identifying as youth: Ages 16-24: 10% (2022)
Individuals identifying as Indigenous: 23% (2022)
Individuals identifying as LGBTQ2S+: Non-binary: 2%

Trans, two-spirit: >1% (2022)

Individuals identifying as female: 53% (2022)
Individuals identifying as male: 45% (2022)

HOUSING

Apartment vacancy rate:  2.2% (2023)
1-bedroom vacancy rate: 2.3% (2023)
2-bedroom vacancy rate: 2.4% (2023)
Average cost of rent (bachelor):  $1,017/month (2023)
Average cost of rent (1 bdrm): $1,326/month (2023)
Average cost of rent (2 bdrm): $1,545/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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