Table 2
Impact of COVID-19 on shelters for victims of abuse, by pandemic period and type of shelter, Canada, 2020/2021


Table 2
Impact of COVID-19 on shelters for victims of abuse, by pandemic period and type of shelter, Canada, 2020/2021
Table summary
This table displays the results of Impact of COVID-19 on shelters for victims of abuse. The information is grouped by Pandemic period (appearing as row headers), Indigenous shelters and Non-Indigenous shelters, calculated using percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Pandemic period Indigenous sheltersTable 2 Note 1 Non-Indigenous shelters
percent
Period of initial lockdown measuresTable 2 Note 2
To a great extent 43 52
To a moderate extent 32 30
To a minor extent or not at all 25 17
Period immediately after lockdown measures were relaxed (initial provincial or territorial re-opening phase)Table 2 Note 3
To a great extent 19 21
To a moderate extent 39 47
To a minor extent or not at all 42 30
Period of lockdown relaxationTable 2 Note 4
To a great extent 16 16
To a moderate extent 32 43
To a minor extent or not at all 50 39
Period of second waveTable 2 Note 5
To a great extent 27 34
To a moderate extent 41 40
To a minor extent or not at all 30 25
Current periodTable 2 Note 6
To a great extent 30 22
To a moderate extent 27 40
To a minor extent or not at all 43 37
Overall impact, from the beginning of the pandemic
To a great extent 32 34
To a moderate extent 43 44
To a minor extent or not at all 25 21
Note 1

Indigenous shelters for victims of abuse include shelters that are part of an Indigenous organization, are located in an Indigenous community, are located on a reserve, or are owned or operated by a First Nations government (band council).

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Note 2

Period where schools and non-essential businesses were closed and travel was restricted.

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Note 3

Period where non-essential businesses began to re-open in the respondent's province or territory, while physical distancing measures and other restrictions may have been put in place.

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Note 4

Period where all businesses were open and regular activities resumed in the respondent's province or territory, while some measures may have remained in place (e.g., wearing masks).

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Note 5

Period where the number of COVID-19 cases began to increase again in the respondent's province or territory.

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Note 6

The current period refers to the point in time at which the respondent was completing the survey, between April and August of 2021.

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Note: Information in this table excludes between 32% and 33% of Indigenous shelters and between 20% and 21% of non-Indigenous shelters that did not provide a response to these questions. "Not applicable" answer category was included as a valid response, therefore totals may not add up to 100%.
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice and Community Safety Statistics, Survey of Residential Facilities for Victims of Abuse.
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