This page reports data on the daily occupancy and capacity of Toronto’s shelter system. It is a daily snapshot of the occupancy and capacity of the system, updated every day except weekends and holidays; data for weekends and holidays are posted on the next business day.
Service location and program-level details are available for 2021 in the Daily Shelter & Overnight Service Occupancy & Capacity data set on the City’s Open Data portal. Historic data from 2017 to 2020 for pre-COVID base shelter system programs remain available on the portal in the Daily Shelter Occupancy data set.
Additional information about people experiencing homelessness who are entering and leaving the shelter system each month is available on the Shelter System Flow Dashboard.
To request access to available emergency shelter space, call Central Intake at 416-338-4766 or 1-877-338-3398.
Occupancy Summary | Individuals | ||||
All Programs, Total | 8,852 | ||||
Shelter Programs, Family Sector, Total | 2,516 | ||||
Singles Sector Programs, Total | 6,333 | ||||
Shelter Programs, Singles, Total | 3,554 | ||||
Allied Services, Total | 317 | ||||
COVID-19 Programs, Total | 2,462 | ||||
COVID-19 Isolation/Recovery Programs | 4 | ||||
Shelter Programs, Room Based | Individuals | Occupied Rooms | Unoccupied Rooms | Actual Room Capacity | Occupancy Rate |
Family Sector, Total | 2,516 | 782 | 3 | 785 | 99.6% |
Families, Emergency Shelter Programs | 848 | 276 | 0 | 276 | 100.0% |
Families, Transitional Shelter Programs | 72 | 24 | 1 | 25 | 96.0% |
Families, Motel/Hotel Programs | 1,596 | 482 | 2 | 484 | 99.6% |
Mixed Adult Motel/Hotel, Total | 262 | 166 | 0 | 166 | 100.0% |
Shelter Programs, Bed Based | Individuals | Occupied Beds | Unoccupied Beds | Actual Bed Capacity | Occupancy Rate |
Singles Sectors, Total | 3,292 | 3,292 | 31 | 3,323 | 99.1% |
Emergency Shelter Programs, Total | 2,646 | 2,646 | 17 | 2,663 | 99.4% |
Mixed Adult, Emergency | 612 | 612 | 9 | 621 | 98.6% |
Men, Emergency | 1,213 | 1,213 | 1 | 1,214 | 99.9% |
Women, Emergency | 543 | 543 | 0 | 543 | 100.0% |
Youth, Emergency | 278 | 278 | 7 | 285 | 97.5% |
Transitional Shelter Programs, Total | 646 | 646 | 14 | 660 | 97.9% |
Mixed Adult, Transitional | 136 | 136 | 2 | 138 | 98.6% |
Men, Transitional | 224 | 224 | 9 | 233 | 96.1% |
Women, Transitional | 104 | 104 | 1 | 105 | 99.0% |
Youth, Transitional | 182 | 182 | 2 | 184 | 98.9% |
Allied Services | Individuals | Occupied Spaces | Unoccupied Spaces | Actual Space Capacity | Occupancy Rate |
Allied Services, Total | 317 | 317 | 6 | 323 | 98.1% |
24-Hour Respites | 267 | 267 | 4 | 271 | 98.5% |
24-Hour Women’s Drop-ins | 50 | 50 | 2 | 52 | 96.2% |
COVID-19 Programs, Bed/space-based | Individuals | Occupied Beds/Spaces | Unoccupied Beds/Spaces | Actual Bed/Space Capacity | Occupancy Rate |
24-Hour Temporary Response Sites | 103 | 103 | 0 | 103 | 100.0% |
COVID-19 Programs, Room/unit based | Individuals | Occupied Rooms | Unoccupied Rooms | Actual Room Capacity | Occupancy Rate |
Hotels | 2,359 | 2,078 | 29 | 2,107 | 98.6% |
COVID-19 Isolation/Recovery Programs | Individuals | Occupied Rooms | Unoccupied Rooms | Actual Room Capacity | Occupancy Rate |
COVID-19 Isolation/Recovery Programs Combined Total | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 100.0% |