Community Profiles

Ontario

Profiles of 61 communities across Canada

HOMELESSNESS

Total number of individuals experiencing homelessness: 236 (2021)
Individuals experiencing chronic homelessness: 73% (2021)
Individuals experiencing episodic homelessness: 11% (2021)
Individuals experiencing sheltered homelessness: 78% (2021)
Individuals staying in emergency shelters: 79% (2021)
Individuals staying in transitional housing: 5% (2021)
Individuals in provisional accommodations: 8% (2021)
Individuals experiencing unsheltered homelessness: 5% (2021)
Number of hidden homeless: Couch surfing: 5%

Self-funded motels: 1%

Vehicle: 1% (2021)

Individuals identifying as Indigenous: 33% (2021)
Individuals identifying as LGBTQ2S+: Bisexual: 3% (2021)
Individuals identifying as female: 37% (2021)
Individuals identifying as male: 61% (2021)

SOCIAL ASSISTANCE

Family and individual visits to food bank (#):

Total welfare income (single individual):

Province wide: 486,299 (March 2022)

$10,473 (2023)