Table 1
Number of shelters, beds and admissions of women, Canada, provinces and territories, 2010

Table 1
Number of shelters, beds and admissions of women, Canada, provinces and territories, 2010
Province and territory Shelters Beds Admissions1
number April 15, 2010 percent change April 16, 2008 to April 15, 2010 number April 15, 2010 percent change April 16, 2008 to April 15, 2010 number fiscal year 2009/2010 rate fiscal year 2009/20102 percent change in rate 2007/2008 to 2009/2010
Newfoundland and Labrador 16 7 194 8 578 260 -19
Prince Edward Island 4 … 54 … 187 307 …
Nova Scotia 18 13 304 41 1,391 336 85
New Brunswick 23 5 324 6 1,117 343 -18
Quebec 126 0 1,968 10 15,962 477 14
Ontario 171 7 4,081 1 19,080 344 -2
Manitoba 29 0 894 29 3,359 670 -2
Saskatchewan 26 8 546 19 2,349 555 18
Alberta 50 0 1,304 1 8,289 561 -2
British Columbia 111 1 1,586 1 10,343 541 -16
Yukon 6 … 70 … 533 3,897 …
Northwest Territories 6 … 64 … 919 5,653 …
Nunavut 7 … 72 … 418 4,004 …
Canada 593 4 11,461 7 64,525 452 2
… not applicable
1. About 7 in 10 admissions were for reasons of abuse. In addition, the total number of admissions of women includes women who may have been admitted more than once. Each shelter visit is counted as a separate admission. Not all facilities reported fiscal year admissions data to the Transition Home Survey.
2. Rates are calculated per 100,000 women aged 15 years and over.
Note: Rates are based upon July 1 population estimates of women aged 15 years and over. Different methodologies for the calculation of rates may have been used in the past; thus, comparisons to previous reports should be made with caution. Due to the variability in small numbers, percent changes have not been calculated when the number of shelters is below 10 in any given year.
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Transition Home Survey.
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