Table 6
Occupancy for short-term Indigenous shelters for victims of abuse, by urban or rural area, and region, April 18, 2018


Table 6
Occupancy for short-term Indigenous shelters for victims of abuse, by urban or rural area, and region, April 18, 2018
Table summary
This table displays the results of Occupancy for short-term Indigenous shelters for victims of abuse. The information is grouped by Region (appearing as row headers), All short-term shelters, Urban short-term shelters, Rural short-term shelters, Shelters, Beds, Occupancy and Shelters full, calculated using number and percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Region All short-term shelters Urban short-term sheltersTable 6 Note 1 Rural short-term sheltersTable 6 Note 1
Shelters BedsTable 6 Note 2 OccupancyTable 6 Note 3 Shelters fullTable 6 Note 3 Shelters BedsTable 6 Note 2 OccupancyTable 6 Note 3 Shelters fullTable 6 Note 3 Shelters BedsTable 6 Note 2 OccupancyTable 6 Note 3 Shelters fullTable 6 Note 3
number percent number percent number percent
AtlanticTable 6 Note 4 8 83 33 13 x 30 33 0 x 53 32 17
Quebec 9 84 61 33 x 24 83 67 x 60 52 17
Ontario 14 181 65 21 8 126 84 38 6 55 20 0
Manitoba 4 64 80 25 0 0 0 0 4 64 80 25
Saskatchewan 5 80 80 60 x 22 100 100 x 58 72 33
Alberta 10 150 101 20 x 57 96 33 x 93 104 14
British Columbia 21 247 70 48 14 186 83 57 7 61 31 29
TerritoriesTable 6 Note 5 8 73 118 50 0 0 0 0 8 73 118 50
Canada 79 962 75 34 32 445 83 50 47 517 68 23
x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
0 true zero or a value rounded to zero
Note 1

Rural shelters are those that are situated outside of a census metropolitan area (CMA) or census agglomeration (CA). Urban shelters are those that are situated within a CMA or CA. A CMA or a CA is formed by one or more adjacent municipalities centred on a population centre (known as the core). A CMA must have a total population of at least 100,000 of which 50,000 or more must live in the core. A CA must have a core population of at least 10,000. To be included in the CMA or CA, other adjacent municipalities must have a high degree of integration with the core as measured by commuting flows derived from previous census place of work data, where 50% or more of the population commutes into the core.

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Note 2

Beds refers only to the number of funded beds, including children's beds and cribs if applicable, regardless of source of funding. Excludes unfunded beds, which may include emergency beds such as cots, sofas, or sleeping bags.

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Note 3

Occupancy is calculated by dividing the total number of residents on the snapshot day by the total number of funded beds, multiplied by 100. Occupancy can exceed 100% if there are more residents staying in shelters than there are available funded beds. A shelter was considered full if its occupancy was 90% or more.

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Note 4

Includes Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.

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Note 5

Includes Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.

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Note: The April 18, 2018 reference period reflects the survey snapshot day, a predetermined business day meant to represent a typical day of operations for shelters across Canada. Shelters are defined by their mandated expected length of stay, regardless of practice. Short-term shelters include shelters whose expected length of stay is less than three months, and typically provide individual beds to residents, as opposed to separate apartments or units. Indigenous shelters for victims of abuse include shelters that are part of an Indigenous organization, located in an Indigenous community, located on reserve, or owned or operated by a First Nations government (band council).
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice and Community Safety Statistics, Survey of Residential Facilities for Victims of Abuse.
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