The Capital Regional District and community partners have released the latest count of homeless people across Greater Victoria on Thursday.
The Capital Regional District and community partners have released the latest count of homeless people across Greater VictoriaThe Point in Time survey was conducted on March 7, and was the first time it took place since 2020., with 765 people participating in the survey.
This year’s survey found that more than 1,000 people who were considered homeless had a form of provisional housing, such as transitional housing or staying at a friend’s house, motel, or with a family member. Nearly two thirds of people in this year’s count were male, at 65 per cent, followed by 27 per cent identifying as female. Others reported themselves as gender diverse or did not provide an answer.
There continues to be an overrepresentation of Indigenous people experiencing homelessness in Greater Victoria, according to the PiT report, with nearly one third of survey respondents identifying as Indigenous, despite Indigenous people only making up five per cent of Greater Victoria’s population, according to 2021 census data.
Roughly 49 per cent also said that low vacancy in the region was a reason why they were unable to secure housing.
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