Table 3
Annual number of admissions of women to shelters, by selected type of shelter, Canada, provinces and territories, 2009/2010

Table 3
Annual number of admissions of women to shelters, by selected type of shelter, Canada, provinces and territories, 2009/2010
Province and territory Transition home Second-stage housing Emergency shelter Women's emergency shelter Other1 Total
number percent of admissions number percent of admissions number percent of admissions number percent of admissions number percent of admissions number percent of admissions
Newfoundland and Labrador 303 52 56 10 90 16 106 18 23 4 578 100
Prince Edward Island ... ... 20 11 167 89 ... ... ... ... 187 100
Nova Scotia 1,044 75 47 3 300 22 ... ... ... ... 1,391 100
New Brunswick 863 77 74 7 180 16 ... ... ... ... 1,117 100
Quebec 13,542 85 257 2 223 1 1,156 7 784 5 15,962 100
Ontario 6,971 37 618 3 6,196 32 4,486 24 809 4 19,080 100
Manitoba 191 6 73 2 1,284 38 1,655 49 156 5 3,359 100
Saskatchewan 916 39 60 3 1,134 48 162 7 77 3 2,349 100
Alberta 849 10 281 3 2,242 27 4,780 58 137 2 8,289 100
British Columbia 7,172 69 319 3 2,171 21 500 5 181 2 10,343 100
Yukon 525 98 8 2 ... ... ... ... ... ... 533 100
Northwest Territories 192 21 ... ... ... ... 727 79 ... ... 919 100
Nunavut 138 33 ... ... 280 67 ... ... ... ... 418 100
Canada 32,706 51 1,813 3 14,267 22 13,572 21 2,167 3 64,525 100
... not applicable
1. Includes any other shelters or facilities not otherwise classified. In 2009/2010, there were 541 admissions to Family Resource Centres (Ontario) and 69 admissions to Interim Housing (Manitoba).
Note: About 7 in 10 admissions were for reasons of abuse. In addition, the total number of admissions of women includes women who may have been admitted more than once. Each shelter visit is counted as a separate admission. Not all facilities reported fiscal year admissions data to the Transition Home Survey.
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Transition Home Survey.
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