Community Profiles

Saskatchewan

Profiles of 61 communities across Canada

HOMELESSNESS

Total number of people experiencing homelessness: 488 (2021)
Individuals experiencing chronic homelessness: 50% (2021)
Individuals experiencing sheltered homelessness: 185 (2021)
Individuals staying in emergency shelters: 99 (2021)
Individuals in transitional housing:  45% (2021)
Individuals staying in provisional accommodation: 50% (2021)
Individuals experiencing unsheltered homelessness:  71 (2021)
Number of hidden homeless:  Staying at someone else’s home: 45% (2021)
Individuals identifying as youth:  24 and younger: 26% (2021)
Individuals identifying as Indigenous:  79% (2021)
Individuals identifying as LGBTQ2S+: Gender diverse people: 3% (2021)
Individuals identifying as female:  43% (2021)
Individuals identifying as male:  49% (2021)

 

HOUSING

Apartment vacancy rate:  1.4% (2023)
1-bedroom vacancy rate: 1.6% (2023)
2-bedroom vacancy rate: 1.1% (2023)
Average cost of rent (bachelor):  $788/month (2023)
Average cost of rent (1 bdrm): $1,084/month (2023)
Average cost of rent (2 bdrm): $1,304/month (2023)

SOCIAL ASSISTANCE

Family and individual visits to food bank: Province wide: 55,753 (March 2023)
Total welfare income (single individual):
$12,955 (2023)

 

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