Exploring Homelessness in Small-To-Mid-Sized and Large Canadian Cities: An Analysis of the Canadian Housing Survey

Most research on homelessness in Canada has been undertaken in large cities, such as Toronto, Vancouver, and Montreal. This paper will explore levels of homelessness in small-to-mid-sized Canadian cities (50-500,000) compared to levels of homelessness in large cities/Census Metropolitan Areas (CMAs)...

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Main Authors: William O'Grady, Greg Cullen, Ryan Broll, Erin Dej, James Popham
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Language:English
Published: Western Libraries, The University of Western Ontario 2024-10-01
Series:International Journal on Homelessness
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Online Access:https://ojs.lib.uwo.ca/index.php/ijoh/article/view/16856
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description Most research on homelessness in Canada has been undertaken in large cities, such as Toronto, Vancouver, and Montreal. This paper will explore levels of homelessness in small-to-mid-sized Canadian cities (50-500,000) compared to levels of homelessness in large cities/Census Metropolitan Areas (CMAs) with populations over 500,000. As part of a larger project, which is studying homelessness in three small-mid-sized Ontario cities, which is mainly based on qualitative methods, this article will analyze data from the Canadian Housing Survey for the years 2018 and 2021. The paper will focus on two themes. First, we will compare prevalence rates of homelessness in mid-size cities with rates in large Canadian CMAs. This will be followed by a bi-variate analysis exploring factors associated with homelessness in these two geographical groupings. The analysis will conclude with a multi-variate analysis assessing if the demographic characteristics of the respondents (gender, sexual orientation, age, education, and ethno-racial identity) predict a respondent’s history of homelessness, and whether or not these relationships differ between respondents living in Canadian CMAs compared to respondents residing in small-mid-size cities.
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spelling doaj-art-74cb7dcceeff4d3ab10e06e924268a722025-08-20T02:20:18ZengWestern Libraries, The University of Western OntarioInternational Journal on Homelessness2564-310X2024-10-01519711410.5206/ijoh.2023.3.1685611113Exploring Homelessness in Small-To-Mid-Sized and Large Canadian Cities: An Analysis of the Canadian Housing SurveyWilliam O'Grady0Greg CullenRyan BrollErin DejJames PophamUniversity of GuelphMost research on homelessness in Canada has been undertaken in large cities, such as Toronto, Vancouver, and Montreal. This paper will explore levels of homelessness in small-to-mid-sized Canadian cities (50-500,000) compared to levels of homelessness in large cities/Census Metropolitan Areas (CMAs) with populations over 500,000. As part of a larger project, which is studying homelessness in three small-mid-sized Ontario cities, which is mainly based on qualitative methods, this article will analyze data from the Canadian Housing Survey for the years 2018 and 2021. The paper will focus on two themes. First, we will compare prevalence rates of homelessness in mid-size cities with rates in large Canadian CMAs. This will be followed by a bi-variate analysis exploring factors associated with homelessness in these two geographical groupings. The analysis will conclude with a multi-variate analysis assessing if the demographic characteristics of the respondents (gender, sexual orientation, age, education, and ethno-racial identity) predict a respondent’s history of homelessness, and whether or not these relationships differ between respondents living in Canadian CMAs compared to respondents residing in small-mid-size cities.https://ojs.lib.uwo.ca/index.php/ijoh/article/view/16856homelessnesssmall-to-mid-sized-citiescanadian housing survey
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title Exploring Homelessness in Small-To-Mid-Sized and Large Canadian Cities: An Analysis of the Canadian Housing Survey
title_full Exploring Homelessness in Small-To-Mid-Sized and Large Canadian Cities: An Analysis of the Canadian Housing Survey
title_fullStr Exploring Homelessness in Small-To-Mid-Sized and Large Canadian Cities: An Analysis of the Canadian Housing Survey
title_full_unstemmed Exploring Homelessness in Small-To-Mid-Sized and Large Canadian Cities: An Analysis of the Canadian Housing Survey
title_short Exploring Homelessness in Small-To-Mid-Sized and Large Canadian Cities: An Analysis of the Canadian Housing Survey
title_sort exploring homelessness in small to mid sized and large canadian cities an analysis of the canadian housing survey
topic homelessness
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canadian housing survey
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