Homeless shelter data
Daily capacity and utilization of homeless shelter spaces funded by the Alberta government is posted below. It is a snapshot of the previous night’s occupancy and capacity of all provincially funded shelters within a community based on data received from shelter operators daily. Data on this page is updated daily Monday through Friday. Some communities may support additional shelter services that are not included here.
Definitions
Capacity – The maximum number of occupants that each shelter can have residing in the shelter at any given time according to public health and municipal guidelines.
Utilization – A measure of how much shelter overnight bed space was used, represented as a percentage of the available capacity. Utilization rates are calculated by dividing occupancy by capacity.
Status – Notes if all shelters have reported for the previous night. “Not all shelters reported” status indicates that at least one shelter has not submitted data for the previous night. “All shelters reported” indicates that all data has been entered for the previous night by shelter operators in the community.
Emergency spaces utilization
Table 1. Community, capacity, utilization and status of shelters.
Notes
Data includes capacity and utilization statistics for all Government of Alberta funded emergency and transitional shelters within identified regions.
- Data provided on this page are subject to change. Data is submitted daily by shelter operators and compiled, but not verified, by the Government of Alberta.
- Capacity data may fluctuate as shelter providers seek to respond to changing needs during periods of high demand, (for example, during the winter months or extreme weather conditions), which may not be captured here on a day-to-day basis.
- Communities in the “Rest of province” category include all those that receive funding to provide shelter services, including temporary shelter services to address short-term needs, such as winter accommodations. The sites and number of spaces in each community are fluid and can vary.
- In 2024-25, agencies in the following communities are receiving funding to operate permanent or temporary shelter spaces: Grande Prairie, Fort McMurray, Red Deer, Lethbridge, Lloydminster, Wetaskiwin, Medicine Hat, Cold Lake, Drayton Valley, Lac La Biche and Peace River.
Homelessness supports
For Albertans experiencing homelessness, there are options for accommodations. They can access emergency or transitional homeless shelters, depending on their needs.