In 2005, about 32,700 different people used a shelter, including 4,600 children, with 92 per cent of shelter beds filled on an average night.
More than 65 shelters in Toronto provide emergency shelter, meals and other assistance to over 4,000 people every night who are homeless.
Between 1995-2002, average rents increased by 34%.
Source: City of Toronto - Rental Housing in Toronto, Facts and Figures

In Ontario the average rent for a one-bedroom apartment is $787/month.
For a two-bedroom appartment it is $919.
Source: Income Security Advocacy Centre

In Ontario, over 122,000 households are on the waiting list for social housing where rent is geared to income.
In 2005 a record high 64,864 tenant households faced eviction in Ontario because they could not pay their rent.
In Toronto, a single parent with one child must have a job that pays almost three times the minimum wage to afford rent for the average two bedroom apartment.
Source: Child Poverty in Ontario: Promises to Keep, 2006 Report Card on Child Poverty in Ontario, Campaign 2000