Table 2
Number of beds, by selected type of shelter, Canada, provinces and territories, April 15, 2010

Table 2
Number of beds, by selected type of shelter, Canada, provinces and territories, April 15, 2010
Province and territory Transition home Second-stage housing Emergency shelter Women's emergency centre Other1 Total shelters
number percent of beds number percent of beds number percent of beds number percent of beds number percent of beds number percent of beds
Newfoundland and Labrador 86 44 69 36 10 5 13 7 16 8 194 100
Prince Edward Island … … 28 52 26 48 … … … … 54 100
Nova Scotia 191 63 89 29 24 8 … … … … 304 100
New Brunswick 190 59 85 26 49 15 … … … … 324 100
Quebec 1,365 69 231 12 82 4 122 6 168 9 1,968 100
Ontario 1,186 29 944 23 1,013 25 722 18 216 5 4,081 100
Manitoba 54 6 220 25 369 41 169 19 82 9 894 100
Saskatchewan 170 31 157 29 177 32 34 6 8 1 546 100
Alberta 140 11 360 28 239 18 542 42 23 2 1,304 100
British Columbia 819 52 386 24 213 13 64 4 104 7 1,586 100
Yukon 62 89 8 11 … … … … … … 70 100
Northwest Territories 20 31 … … … … 44 69 … … 64 100
Nunavut 21 29 … … 19 26 32 44 … … 72 100
Canada 4,304 38 2,577 22 2,221 19 1,742 15 617 5 11,461 100
… not applicable
1. Includes any other shelters or facilities not otherwise classified. Among these, there were 80 beds in Family Resource Centres (Ontario), and 67 beds in Interim Housing facilities (Manitoba).
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Transition Home Survey.
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