Employment and Social Development Canada, Homeless Shelters
Number of shelter, count
Number refers to the count of observations of a given statistical unit.
Shelter refers to an establishment for persons lacking a fixed address or for persons needing transitional shelter or assistance. Included are shelters for persons lacking a fixed address (such as homeless shelters or shelters for street youth), shelters for abused women and children, and transition homes or halfway houses for ex-inmates or persons on conditional release.
The data for this variable are reported using the following measurements:
- Whole number
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