Homelessness in Canada: The Stats
In the past 5 years: Up to 1.3 million Canadians have experienced
homelessness or extreme housing insecurity
In the past year: At least 200,000 Canadians have utilized homeless
emergency services or slept unsheltered
Every night: Approximately 30,000 Canadians are homeless.
Of those 30,000: Roughly 14,400 are in emergency shelters
7,350 are in violence against women shelters
4,464 are provisionally accommodated
2,880 are unsheltered
homelessness or extreme housing insecurity
In the past year: At least 200,000 Canadians have utilized homeless
emergency services or slept unsheltered
Every night: Approximately 30,000 Canadians are homeless.
Of those 30,000: Roughly 14,400 are in emergency shelters
7,350 are in violence against women shelters
4,464 are provisionally accommodated
2,880 are unsheltered
All stats from Gaetz S, Donaldson J, Richter T, & T Gulliver (2013): The State of Homelessness in Canada 2013. Toronto: Canadian Homelessness Research Network Press.