Table 3 
Percent of residential facilities for victims of abuse offering selected services, by type of service, type of facility and region, Canada, 2024/2025 

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Percent of residential facilities for victims of abuse offering selected services, by type of service, type of facility and region, Canada, 2024/2025
  Short-term1 Long-term1 All facilities Atlantic region2 Quebec Ontario Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta British Columbia Territories3
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General services                      
Crisis phone line 97 42 84 88 87 85 63 75 81 82 83
Transportation 83 61 78 80 67 79 68 100 93 83 100
Recreation area or services 69 61 67 85 44 81 68 100 76 63 67
Classes or tutoring 17 19 17 10 3 27 32 63 36 11 0
Pet accomodation4 25 33 27 23 7 28 21 38 26 61 x
Food bank 36 50 40 53 25 36 53 63 52 48 50
Clothing items 79 64 76 93 46 84 74 100 95 87 83
Housing referrals 87 77 85 90 63 96 89 100 83 96 100
Furniture items 33 56 39 53 19 42 53 63 48 51 0
Advocacy on behalf of individuals 90 89 90 90 75 100 89 100 98 92 100
Political or social action 37 22 34 33 47 34 26 50 21 18 x
Public education 78 56 73 78 68 84 63 100 86 54 50
Professional services                      
Medical services 10 11 10 17 5 13 x 0 25 x 0
Addictions or substance use 19 23 20 17 6 31 21 x 14 24 0
Mental health services 55 47 53 73 29 59 64 x 64 51 x
Legal5 65 67 65 57 80 86 43 x 56 35 x
Employment 35 36 35 27 26 47 43 86 33 24 x
Assistance with applications for funding 65 68 66 77 43 57 86 100 86 80 x
Financial compensation 17 17 17 27 20 15 x 0 x 25 0
Services for adults                      
Individual counselling 81 85 82 70 96 88 100 88 70 64 x
Group counselling 59 70 62 51 81 69 89 88 43 28 x
Safety or protection planning 97 98 97 95 93 100 100 100 98 99 100
Life skills training6 82 88 84 76 78 90 95 88 90 83 x
Parenting skills training 70 75 71 65 66 81 95 88 73 64 x
Services for children                      
Childcare 62 67 63 70 40 65 94 100 97 65 ..
Counselling7 82 83 82 85 96 91 81 86 39 65 ..
Services for vulnerable populations                      
Specialized services for older adults 42 32 40 29 47 38 40 50 36 39 x
Culturally sensitive services for Indigenous persons 57 51 56 58 19 64 80 88 83 73 100
Services for gender and sexuality diversity 65 57 63 67 42 81 80 75 58 66 60
Services in non-official languages 64 58 63 58 69 66 40 63 67 51 80
Services for immigrants or refugees 58 70 61 50 74 58 67 75 44 58 x
Wheelchair accessibility8 80 63 76 88 60 90 68 75 83 72 50
Services for persons with mobility disabilities 22 18 21 38 23 22 x 0 25 14 x
Services for persons with visual disabilities 25 19 23 13 19 43 x x 17 10 x
Services for persons with hearing disabilities 30 19 28 17 23 50 x x 17 15 x
Services for persons with developmental or intellectual disabilities 28 19 26 17 27 35 0 38 17 24 x
..
not available for a specific reference period
x
suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
Note(s):
Information in this table excludes some additional services that were collected in the survey. Percent calculations exclude facilities that did not report services offered. The percentage of excluded facilities varies by category of services offered: general services excludes 27% of facilities, professional services excludes 47% of facilities, services for adults excludes 29% of facilities, services for children excludes 46% of facilities, wheelchair accessibility excludes 26% of facilities and services for other vulnerable populations excludes 38% of facilities. The percentage of excluded facilities varies by region. The sum of the response categories can exceed 100% as respondents could mark all categories that apply.
Source(s):
Survey of Residential Facilities for Victims of Abuse (3328).

Table note 1

Facilities are defined by their mandated expected length of stay, regardless of practice. Short-term facilities include facilities with an expected length of stay of less than three months, which typically provide individual beds to residents, as opposed to separate apartments or units. Long-term facilities include facilities with an expected length of stay of three months or longer, which typically provide residential units (e.g. apartments) to residents.

Table note 2

Includes Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.

Table note 3

Includes Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.

Table note 4

Excludes accommodation of service animals.

Table note 5

For example, paralegal services, assistance with legal documents, and legal aid.

Table note 6

For example, help with budgeting, banking, groceries, and day-to-day management.

Table note 7

For example, play therapy, role playing, and goal oriented programming.

Table note 8

Includes facilities that are either fully or partially wheelchair accessible based on whether or not at least one building entrance, bedroom, or bathroom is wheelchair accessible; excludes the provision of additional services for persons with mobility disabilities.
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