Community Profiles

Ontario

Profiles of 61 communities across Canada

HOMELESSNESS

Total number of people experiencing homelessness: 221 (2021)
Individuals experiencing chronic homelessness: 585 (2021)
Individuals staying in emergency shelters: 43% (2021)
Individuals staying in a facility setting: Foster care and/or group home: 45% (2021)
Individuals staying in transitional housing: 8% (2021)
Individuals experiencing unsheltered homelessness:  10% (2021)
Number of hidden homelessness:  Couch surfing: 17% (2021)
Individuals identifying as youth:  Ages 16-24: 11% (2021)
Individuals identifying as Indigenous:  68% (2021)
Percentage of respondents self-identifying as LGBTQ2S+:  7% (2021)
Individuals identifying as female:  34% (2021)
Individuals identifying as male:  63% (2021)

 

HOUSING

Apartment vacancy rate:  2.9% (2023)
1-bedroom vacancy rate: 3.8% (2023)
2-bedroom vacancy rate: 2.3% (2023)
Average cost of rent (bachelor):  $823/month (2023)
Average cost of rent (1 bdrm): $1,054/month (2023)
Average cost of rent (2 bdrm): $1,321/month (2023)

SOCIAL ASSISTANCE

Family and Individual vists to food bank (#):  Province wide: 681,292 (March 2023)
Total welfare income (single individual): $10,473 (2023)

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