Frequency and percentage of hospitalizations for people experiencing homelessness by fiscal year and province or territory, 2015/16 to 2020/21*
| Geographic area | No. (%) of hospitalizations† | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | |
| Canada | 6934 (0.12) | 7896 (0.13) | 10 014 (0.16) | 18 489 (0.30) | 20 745 (0.34) | 21 529 (0.41) |
| Total no. of hospitalizations | 5 901 063 | 6 099 713 | 6 136 319 | 6 220 713 | 6 123 744 | 5 267 389 |
| Alberta | 1211 (0.19) | 1215 (0.17) | 1340 (0.19) | 3620 (0.50) | 4219 (0.61) | 4540 (0.75) |
| Total no. of hospitalizations | 650 869 | 702 020 | 707 926 | 723 092 | 689 387 | 608 983 |
| British Columbia | 3961 (0.47) | 4648 (0.53) | 5894 (0.67) | 6724 (0.74) | 6943 (0.77) | 6679 (0.79) |
| Total no. of hospitalizations | 844 761 | 871 716 | 876 458 | 904 439 | 905 702 | 844 652 |
| Manitoba | 197 (0.09) | 268 (0.12) | 397 (0.17) | 785 (0.34) | 923 (0.40) | 994 (0.51) |
| Total no. of hospitalizations | 221 930 | 228 760 | 231 139 | 231 720 | 233 653 | 196 308 |
| New Brunswick | 47 (0.04) | 50 (0.04) | 62 (0.05) | 182 (0.15) | 320 (0.28) | 294 (0.28) |
| Total no. of hospitalizations | 115 690 | 117 052 | 116 244 | 122 624 | 115 327 | 104 120 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 35 (0.02) | 33 (0.02) | 27 (0.02) | 33 (0.02) | 45 (0.03) | 52 (0.05) |
| Total no. of hospitalizations | 140 881 | 145 288 | 142 858 | 143 892 | 138 273 | 113 015 |
| Nova Scotia | 99 (0.05) | 81 (0.04) | 83 (0.04) | 216 (0.11) | 248 (0.13) | 355 (0.22) |
| Total no. of hospitalizations | 188 147 | 195 388 | 192 675 | 191 677 | 187 296 | 163 566 |
| Ontario | 436 (0.02) | 570 (0.02) | 717 (0.03) | 4057 (0.16) | 4791 (0.20) | 4993 (0.24) |
| Total no. of hospitalizations | 2 366 688 | 2 419 149 | 2 436 895 | 2 466 987 | 2 443 960 | 2 069 963 |
| Prince Edward Island | 17 (0.06) | 16 (0.06) | 36 (0.12) | 48 (0.16) | 71 (0.24) | 36 (0.14) |
| Total no. of hospitalizations | 27 061 | 28 245 | 28 820 | 29 314 | 29 000 | 26 389 |
| Quebec | 772 (0.07) | 816 (0.07) | 1210 (0.11) | 2176 (0.19) | 2404 (0.22) | 2546 (0.28) |
| Total no. of hospitalizations | 1 084 558 | 1 122 834 | 1 135 164 | 1 139 006 | 1 115 865 | 915 636 |
| Saskatchewan | 127 (0.05) | 154 (0.06) | 167 (0.07) | 438 (0.18) | 554 (0.22) | 631 (0.31) |
| Total no. of hospitalizations | 243 041 | 252 463 | 250 070 | 248 845 | 246 914 | 206 304 |
| Territories‡ 32 (0.18) | 45 (0.27) | 81 (0.45) | 210 (1.10) | 227 (1.24) | 409 (2.22) | |
| Total no. of hospitalizations | 17 437 | 16 798 | 18 070 | 19 117 | 18 367 | 18 453 |