Community Profiles

British Columbia

Profiles of 61 communities across Canada

HOMELESSNESS

Total number of individuals experiencing homelessness: 125 (2025)
Individuals experiencing chronic homelessness: 72% (2025)
Individuals experiencing sheltered homelessness: 39% (2025)
Individuals experiencing unsheltered homelessness: 61% (2025)
Number of hidden homeless: 45% (2025)
Individuals identifying as youth: Under 25: 25% (2025)
Individuals identifying as Indigenous: 83% (2025)
Individuals identifying as LGBTQ2S+: 16% (2025)
Individuals identifying as female: 45% (2025)
Individuals identifying as male: 52% (2025)

HOUSING

Apartment vacancy rate: 1.6% (2025)
2-bedroom vacancy rate: 2.7% (2025)
Average cost of rent (bachelor): $766/month (2025)
Average cost of rent (1 bdrm): $1,143/month (2025)
Average cost of rent (2 bdrm): $1,154/month (2025)

SOCIAL ASSISTANCE

Family and individual visits to food bank (#):