Table 11
Top challenges facing residential facilities for victims of abuse, by type of facility and region, Canada, 2020/2021


Table 11
Top challenges facing residential facilities for victims of abuse, by type of facility and region, Canada, 2020/2021
Table summary
This table displays the results of Top challenges facing residential facilities for victims of abuse. The information is grouped by Challenges (appearing as row headers), Short-term, Long-term, All facilities, Atlantic region, Quebec , Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia and Territories, calculated using percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Challenges Short-termTable 11 Note 1 Long-termTable 11 Note 1 All facilities Atlantic regionTable 11 Note 2 Quebec Ontario Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta British Columbia TerritoriesTable 11 Note 3
percent
Lack of permanent housing 40 43 41 44 31 51 18 X 27 55 X
Staff turnover 35 18 31 18 69 21 23 X 22 25 X
Meeting the diverse needs of clients 28 29 28 38 22 18 36 X 44 32 31
Low employee compensation 28 23 27 29 27 23 41 33 32 26 X
Lack of funding 25 29 26 27 6 41 41 42 20 23 31
Reliance on fundraising 19 21 19 33 7 24 23 X 37 8 0
Need for physical repairs 17 19 17 X 27 18 18 0 20 11 31
Capacity 14 21 16 9 16 16 X X 10 21 38
Financial instability 9 21 12 27 5 15 27 X X X X
Mental health issues for staff 12 7 11 9 9 14 X X 17 X X
Accessibility issues related to structure 7 17 9 9 11 11 18 0 X 5 X
Skills development X X 8 X 8 5 X X 15 8 X
Lack of administrative resources 9 7 8 X 7 10 X 0 17 5 0
Criminal justice system 7 7 7 13 19 X 0 0 0 5 0
Lack of affordable childcare 4 10 5 X 5 4 X X 0 10 0
Transportation costs 4 6 5 X X 4 X 0 X 11 0
Providing culturally appropriate supports and services 5 4 5 X X 5 0 X X 8 X
Food costs X X 4 0 X 6 0 0 0 5 X
Not having the mandate to serve male clients 3 0 2 0 0 X 0 0 X 7 0
Restrictions tied to external regulations X X 2 X X X 0 X X X 0
Advocacy 2 0 1 X X X 0 0 0 X 0
Reliance on volunteers 0 4 1 X 0 0 X 0 0 X 0
OtherTable 11 Note 4 9 6 8 9 9 5 X X X 11 X
0 true zero or a value rounded to zero
X suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
Note 1

Facilities are defined by their mandated expected length of stay, regardless of practice. Short-term facilities include facilities whose expected length of stay is less than 3 months, and typically provide individual beds to residents, as opposed to separate apartments or units. Long-term facilities include facilities whose expected length of stay is three months or longer, and typically provide residential units (e.g. apartments) to residents.

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Note 2

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

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Note 3

Includes Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.

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Note 4

Includes accessibility of shelter, unreliable transit system, shelter located in rough neighbourhood, among others.

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Note: Information in this table excludes 28% 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: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice and Community Safety Statistics, Survey of Residential Facilities for Victims of Abuse.
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