Table 8 
Top challenges facing residents of facilities for victims of abuse, by type of facility and region, Canada, 2024/2025 

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Top challenges facing residents of facilities for victims of abuse, by 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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Lack of affordable long-term housing 87 82 86 83 86 92 71 63 94 82 x
Underemployment and low incomes 36 53 40 11 37 48 21 50 54 43 x
Mental health issues 30 18 27 54 12 33 21 x 34 28 x
Substance use issues 23 12 20 40 10 18 57 x 11 25 x
Lack of Legal Aid funding 20 15 18 17 34 17 0 0 0 12 x
Lack of shelters 15 16 15 11 32 6 x 0 x 12 x
Food costs 13 18 14 14 10 18 29 0 9 15 x
Safety 14 9 13 14 12 13 x x 14 12 x
Lack of other services 13 10 12 9 17 13 x x 9 9 x
Affordable childcare 10 12 10 x 6 10 0 0 11 25 x
Lack of assistance and regulations related to income 8 12 9 9 6 9 0 50 26 5 x
Immigration regulations 9 7 9 x 18 6 0 x x x x
Criminal justice system 6 11 7 11 4 6 x 0 11 9 x
Affordable transportation 3 7 4 0 3 3 x x x 6 x
Lack of follow-up support 4 3 4 x x 0 21 x x 8 x
Parenting issues 1 3 2 0 4 x x 0 0 x x
Racism 1 0 1 0 x x 0 0 x 0 x
Other4 4 6 4 x 6 3 x x 0 x x
x
suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
Note(s):
Information in this table excludes 36% of facilities that did not provide a response to the questions. Percentages do not equal 100% as each shelter could provide up to three challenges.
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

Includes difficult family court process, lack of reliable Internet, lack of health services for residents, among others.
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