Table 6 
Percent of women and children residing in residential facilities for victims of abuse compared with individuals living in Canada, by selected characteristics and province or territory, Canada, April 30, 2025 

Women and children residing in facilities excludes women and children who were admitted for reasons other than abuse. In 2020/2021, the Survey of Residential Facilities for Victims of Abuse was updated to collect resident information for women, men, adults of another gender, accompanying girls, accompanying boys, and accompanying children of another gender. Women residing in the facilities include transgender adults identifying as female. Children in facilities includes adult children (typically aged 18 or older) accompanying a parent or caregiver, such as adult children with disabilities and those who are caretakers of a parent experiencing abuse. Excludes between 18% and 19% of adult females and between 17% and 18% of children in facilities nationally for whom Indigenous identity, residency status and visible minority identity were not reported. The percentage of excluded women and children in facilities varies by province or territory. For the women and children in facilities, an unknown answer category was included as a valid response to questions pertaining to identity or status. The April 30, 2025 reference period reflects the survey snapshot day, a predetermined business day meant to represent a typical day of operations for facilities across Canada.