Community Profiles

Ontario

Profiles of 61 communities across Canada

HOMELESSNESS

Total number of individuals experiencing homelessness: 300 (2021)
Individuals experiencing chronic homelessness: 46.5% (2021)
Individuals staying in emergency shelters: 62 (2021)
Individuals staying in a facility setting: Public institutions: 43 (2021)
Individuals staying in transitional housing: 18 (2021)
Individuals experiencing unsheltered homelessness: 12 (2021)
Number of hidden homelessness: 31 (2021)
Individuals identifying as youth: Under 25: 13.61% (2021)
Individuals identifying as Indigenous: 42.25% (2021)
Individuals identifying as LGBTQ2S+: 12.67% (2021)
Individuals identifying as female: 31.92% (2021)
Individuals identifying as male: 61.03% (2021)

 

HOUSING

Apartment vacancy rate:  2.4% (2023)
1-bedroom vacancy rate: 0.6% (2023)
2-bedroom vacancy rate: 0.4% (2023)
Average cost of rent (bachelor):  $737/month (2023)
Average cost of rent (1 bdrm): $989/month (2023)
Average cost of rent (2 bdrm): $1,255/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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