HOMELESSNESS
Total number of people experiencing homelessness: | 3,149 (2018) |
Sleeping on the streets: | 678 (2018) |
Individuals staying in emergency shelters: | 775 (2018) |
In transitional housing: | 1,051 (2018) |
In mixed housing – emergency and transitional: | 168 (2018) |
Resources for women victims of domestic violence: | 172 (2018) |
In hospitals: | 30 (2018) |
In detention facilities or neighborhood police stations: | 142 (2018) |
HOUSING
Apartment vacancy rate: | 1.6% (2023) |
1-bedroom vacancy rate: | 1.0% (2023) |
2-bedroom vacancy rate: | 1.9% (2023) |
Average cost of rent (bachelor): | $818/month (2023) |
Average cost of rent (1 bdrm): | $944/month (2023) |
Average cost of rent (2 bdrm): | $1,046/month (2023) |
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
Number of family and individual visits to Quebec Food Bank: | Province wide: 682,724 (March 2023) |
Total welfare income (single individual): | $14,484 (2023) |
*These statistics are for the whole province of Quebec