Community Profiles

British Columbia

Profiles of 61 communities across Canada

HOMELESSNESS

Total number of people experiencing homelessness: 297 (2020)
Individuals experiencing chronic homelessness: 72% (2020)
Individuals experiencing episodic homelessness: 11% (2020)
Individuals experiencing sheltered homelessness: 53% (2020)
Individuals staying in emergency shelters: 84% (2020)
Individuals experiencing unsheltered homelessness:  43% (2020)
Individuals identifying as youth:  Age 15-24: 6% (2020)
Individuals identifying as Indigenous:  21% (2020)
Individuals identifying as LGBTQ2S+: Transgender: 1% (2020)
Individuals identifying as female:  27% (2020)
Individuals identifying as male:  71% (2020)

 

HOUSING

Apartment vacancy rate:  1.0% (2023)
1-bedroom vacancy rate: 0.7% (2023)
2-bedroom vacancy rate: 1.2% (2023)
Average cost of rent (bachelor):  $1,139/month (2023)
Average cost of rent (1 bdrm): $1,479/month (2023)
Average cost of rent (2 bdrm): $1,791/month (2023)

SOCIAL ASSISTANCE

Family and individual visits to food bank: Province wide: 195,925 (March 2023)
Total welfare income (single person): $13,251 (2023)

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