HOMELESSNESS
Total number of individuals experiencing homelessness: | 183 (2022) |
Individuals experiencing sheltered homelessness: | Shelter count: 44
Domestic violence shelters: 14 (2022) |
Individuals staying in emergency shelters: | 145 (2022) |
Individuals staying in transitional housing: | Transitional residential treatment: 8 (2022) |
Number of hidden homeless: | Staying in a hotel: 1 (2022) |
Individuals identifying as youth: | 38% (2022) |
Individuals identifying as Indigenous: | 13% (2022) |
Individuals identifying as LGBTQ2S+: | LGBTQ2S+ total: 13%
Gender diverse: 4%
Bisexual: 10%
Gay: 1.5%
Queer: 1.5% (2022) |
Individuals identifying as female: | 35% (2022) |
Individuals identifying as male: | 62% (2022) |
HOUSING
Apartment vacancy rate: | 1.7% (2023) |
1-bedroom vacancy rate: | 1.7% (2023) |
2-bedroom vacancy rate: | 1.3% (2023) |
Average cost of rent (bachelor): | $727/month (2023) |
Average cost of rent (1 bdrm): | $916/month (2023) |
Average cost of rent (2 bdrm): | $1,188/month (2023) |
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
Family and individual visits to food bank: | *Province wide: 6,575 (March 2023) |
Total welfare income (single individual): | $12,241 (2023) |
*Note: the data for food banks visits in Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut have been combined.