Table 6
Occupancy for short-term Indigenous shelters for victims of abuse, by urban or rural designation and region, April 13, 2023

Table 6
Occupancy for short-term Indigenous shelters for victims of abuse, by urban or rural designation and region, April 13, 2023 Table summary
This table displays the results of Occupancy for short-term Indigenous shelters for victims of abuse, by urban or rural designation and region, April 13, 2023. The information is grouped by Region (appearing as row headers), Rural short-term shelters1, Shelters full3, All short-term shelters, Beds2, Shelters, Urban short-term shelters1 and Occupancy3, calculated using percent and number units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Region All short-term shelters Urban short-term shelters Table 6 Note 1 Rural short-term shelters Table 6 Note 1
Shelters Beds Table 6 Note 2 Occupancy Table 6 Note 3 Shelters full Table 6 Note 3 Shelters Beds Table 6 Note 2 Occupancy Table 6 Note 3 Shelters full Table 6 Note 3 Shelters Beds Table 6 Note 2 Occupancy Table 6 Note 3 Shelters full Table 6 Note 3
number percent number percent number percent
Note 0

true zero or a value rounded to zero

Note x

suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act

Note 1

Shelters were designated as being located in either rural or urban areas based on Statistics Canada’s Postal Code Conversion File Plus (PCCF+) tool. Rural shelters are those that are situated outside of a census metropolitan area (CMA) or census agglomeration (CA), or in some cases those served by a rural post office. Urban shelters are those that are situated within a CMA or CA, and are not served by a rural post office. 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 date by the total number of funded beds, multiplied by 100. 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 13, 2023 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, are located in an Indigenous community, are located on a reserve, or are 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.
Atlantic Table 6 Note 4 8 98 50 x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 59 x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
Quebec 10 134 149 x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 3 36 x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 7 98 x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 0
Ontario 21 315 70 33 12 192 69 25 9 123 70 44
Manitoba 8 131 52 x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 3 66 58 0 5 65 46 x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
Saskatchewan 6 91 29 0 3 46 26 0 3 45 31 0
Alberta 7 134 54 0 3 64 78 0 4 70 33 0
British Columbia 17 223 57 24 9 157 60 x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 8 66 50 x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
Territories Table 6 Note 5 12 124 85 42 x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 90 50
Canada 89 1,250 69 24 37 613 86 19 52 637 53 27
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