Transition Homes in Canada: National, Provincial and Territorial Fact Sheets

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2009/2010

A set of fact sheets on shelters for abused women in Canada is now available for 2009/2010. These fact sheets present national, provincial and territorial data on shelters that provided residential services to abused women and their children, and provide information on the characteristics of residents.

Data for these fact sheets are from the Transition Home Survey (THS) conducted by the Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics as part of the federal government's Family Violence Initiative. The THS is a biennial survey of all residential facilities in Canada known to provide services to female victims of abuse and their children. Information on shelters and the services they provided represents operations over a 12 month period, while data on the selected characteristics of residents (for example, reasons for coming to the shelter, relationship to abuser, number of children accompanying the woman) are collected based on a one-day snapshot.

Definitions, data sources and methods: survey number 3328.

The biennial report Transition Homes in Canada: National, Provincial and Territorial Fact Sheets, 2009/2010 (85-404-X, free), is now available. From the Key resource module of our website under Publications, choose All subjects, then Crime and Justice.

For more information, or to enquire about the concepts, methods or data quality of this release, contact Information and Client Services (toll-free 1-800-387-2231; 613-951-9023), Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics.