Table 9 
Top challenges facing residential facilities for victims of abuse, by type of facility and region, Canada, 2024/2025 

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Top challenges facing residential 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 permanent housing 43 38 41 40 38 54 20 38 31 43 x
Lack of funding 35 38 36 34 23 57 x 50 34 32 x
Staff turnover 31 29 30 29 52 20 20 38 23 17 x
Low employee compensation 28 21 27 17 21 32 40 x 40 25 x
Meeting the diverse needs of clients 25 33 27 34 30 15 33 x 20 35 x
Capacity 17 16 17 11 17 19 40 x x 18 x
Reliance on fundraising 15 20 17 x 5 27 x x 46 14 x
Need for physical repairs 15 21 16 11 25 18 20 x x 8 x
Mental health issues for staff 13 11 13 23 13 10 27 x x 9 x
Financial instability 11 12 11 17 6 10 x x 29 6 x
Food costs 13 3 10 20 8 7 0 x 14 14 x
Accessibility issues related to structure 9 7 8 x 8 11 0 0 9 8 x
Lack of administrative resources 7 9 8 x 8 4 x 0 x 15 x
Skills development 8 7 8 11 10 x x 0 x 12 x
Criminal justice system 7 6 7 x 8 7 0 x x 8 x
Providing culturally appropriate supports and services 4 7 4 x 5 0 20 0 11 5 x
Transportation costs 3 x 3 x 3 0 x 0 9 x x
Advocacy 1 3 2 0 5 0 x 0 0 x x
Lack of affordable childcare 2 x 2 x 3 x 0 0 0 x x
Not having the mandate to serve male clients 2 x 2 x x 0 0 x 0 5 x
Reliance on volunteers 1 x 1 0 x 0 0 0 x x x
Restrictions tied to external regulations x x 1 x x 0 0 0 0 0 x
Other4 7 4 6 9 6 5 x 0 x 9 x
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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 accessibility of shelter, unreliable transit system, shelter located in rough neighbourhood, among others.
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