Community Profiles

British Columbia

Profiles of 61 communities across Canada

HOMELESSNESS

Total number of individuals experiencing homelessness: 180 (2024)
Individuals experiencing chronic homelessness: 64% (2024)
Individuals staying in emergency shelters: 12% (2024)
Individuals staying in a facility setting: Hospital: 25% (2024)
Individuals staying in transitional housing: 12% (2024)
Individuals experiencing sheltered homelessness:Individuals experiencing unsheltered homelessness: 24% (2024)76% (2024)
Number of hidden homeless: Couch-surfed: 42% (2024)Vehicle: 38% (2024)
Individuals identifying as youth: Under 25: 8% (2024)
Individuals identifying as Indigenous: 38% (2024)
Individuals identifying as LGBTQ2S+: 6% (2024)
Individuals identifying as female: 33% (2024)
individuals identifying as male: 64% (2024)

HOUSING

Apartment vacancy rate: 1.9% (2024)
Average cost of rent (bachelor): $941 (2025)
Average cost of rent (1 bdrm): $941 (2025)
Average cost of rent (2 bdrm): $1,361 (2025)

SOCIAL ASSISTANCE

Family and individual visits to food bank (#): Province wide: 113,606 (March 2025)
Income assistance (single person): $1,060/month (2026)