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) |