HOMELESSNESS
Total number of people experiencing homelessness: | 312 (2021) |
Individuals experiencing chronic homelessness: | 51% (2021) |
Individuals staying in emergency shelters: | 99 (2021) |
Individuals in transitional housing: | 120 (2021) |
Individuals experiencing unsheltered homelessness: | 8 (2021) |
Number of hidden homeless: | Couch surfing/staying at someone else’s place: 73 (2021) |
Individuals identifying as youth: | Age 16-24: 11% (2021) |
Individuals identifying as Indigenous: | 91.5% (2021) |
Individuals identifying as LGBTQ2S+: | 3.7% (2021) |
Individuals identifying as female: | 50% (2021) |
Individuals identifying as male: | 49% (2021) |
HOUSING
Apartment vacancy rate: | 3.4% (2023) |
1-bedroom vacancy rate: | 2.9% (2023) |
2-bedroom vacancy rate: | 3.6% (2023) |
Average cost of rent (bachelor): | $1,336/month (2023) |
Average cost of rent (1 bdrm): | $1,597/month (2023) |
Average cost of rent (2 bdrm): | $1,869/month (2023) |
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
Family and individual visits to food bank:
Total welfare income (single individual): |
*Province wide: 6,575 (March 2023)
$27,600 (2023) |
*Note: the data for food bank visits in Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut have been combined.