Table 4
Number of women residents, by selected type of shelter, Canada, provinces and territories, April 15, 2010

Table 4
Number of women residents, by selected type of shelter, Canada, provinces and territories, April 15, 2010
Province and territory Transition home Second-stage housing Emergency shelter Women's emergency centre Other1 Total shelters
number percent of residents number percent of residents number percent of residents number percent of residents number percent of residents number percent of residents
Newfoundland and Labrador 47 48 35 36 1 1 8 8 6 6 97 100
Prince Edward Island ... ... 10 42 14 58 ... ... ... ... 24 100
Nova Scotia 47 56 32 38 5 6 ... ... ... ... 84 100
New Brunswick 43 44 36 37 18 19 ... ... ... ... 97 100
Quebec 612 67 89 10 14 2 63 7 140 15 918 100
Ontario 471 25 349 19 611 33 322 17 117 6 1,870 100
Manitoba 24 11 46 22 75 36 43 21 21 10 209 100
Saskatchewan 47 27 45 25 65 37 17 10 3 2 177 100
Alberta 56 13 117 27 65 15 184 43 9 2 431 100
British Columbia 295 46 184 28 103 16 24 4 41 6 647 100
Yukon 10 77 3 23 ... ... ... ... ... ... 13 100
Northwest Territories 5 11 ... ... ... ... 39 89 ... ... 44 100
Nunavut 12 35 ... ... 12 35 10 29 ... ... 34 100
Canada 1,669 36 946 20 983 21 710 15 337 7 4,645 100
… not applicable
1. Includes any other shelters or facilities not otherwise classified, such as Family Resource Centres (Ontario), Interim Housing (Manitoba), Rural Family Violence Prevention Centres (Alberta), safe home networks, and other types of emergency shelters. In 2009/2010, Family Resource Centres (Ontario) reported 23 residents on April 15, 2010, Interim Housing (Manitoba) reported 19 residents, and no residents were reported by Rural Family Violence Centres (Alberta).
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Transition Home Survey.
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