Community Profiles

Quebec

Profiles of 61 communities across Canada

HOMELESSNESS

Staying in Emergency shelters (general): 433 (2012)
Staying in Emergency shelters (men): 989 (2012)
Staying in Emergency shelters (women): 283 (2012)
Staying in Emergency shelters (youth): 352 (2012)

HOUSING

Apartment vacancy rate:  0.4% (2023)
1-bedroom vacancy rate: 1.0% (2023)
2-bedroom vacancy rate: 0.1% (2023)
Average cost of rent (bachelor):  $511/month (2023)
Average cost of rent (1 bdrm): $612/month (2023)
Average cost of rent (2 bdrm): $777/month (2023)

SOCIAL ASSISTANCE

Number of family and individual visits to Quebec Food Bank: Province wide: 682,724 (March 2023)
Total welfare income (single individual): $14,484 (2023)

These statistics are for the whole province of Quebec

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