Community Profiles

Ontario

Profiles of 61 communities across Canada

HOMELESSNESS

Total number of people experiencing homelessness: 207 (2021)
Individuals experiencing chronic homelessness: 58% (2021)
Individuals experiencing episdoic homelessness: 18% (2021)
Individuals experiencing sheltered homelessness: 75% (2021)
Individuals staying in emergency shelters: 37% (2021)
Individuals in transitional housing:  29% (2021)
Individuals experiencing unsheltered homelessness:  13% (2021)
Individuals identifying as youth:  Age 18-24: 26% (2021)
Individuals identifying as Indigenous:  31% (2021)
Percentage of respondents self-identifying as LGBTQ2S+:  22% (2021)
Individuals identifying as female:  40% (2021)
Individuals identifying as male:  51% (2021)

 

HOUSING

Apartment vacancy rate:  0.8% (2023)
1-bedroom vacancy rate: 0.6% (2023)
2-bedroom vacancy rate: 1.0% (2023)
Average cost of rent (bachelor):  $1,035/month (2023)
Average cost of rent (1 bdrm): $1,334/month (2023)
Average cost of rent (2 bdrm): $1,609/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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