Data Dictionary

Column Type Label Description
date(mmm-yy) text

The time period (month/year) for which the data is being published (format: mmm-yy)

population_group text

Each row represents different group: all population, chronic, refugees, families, youth, single adult and non-refugees

returned_from_housing int4

Individuals who were previously recorded as \"Moved to Permanent Housing\" (see definition below) and returned to an overnight service in the reporting month.

returned_to_shelter int4

People who were previously using the shelter system, then did not use the system for 3 months or longer, and have now returned. Some other communities may call this indicator “Returned from Inactive”

newly_identified int4

People who entered the shelter system for the first time

moved_to_housing int4

Moved to Permanent Housing: People who were using the shelter system and have moved to permanent housing.

became_inactive int4

People who were using the shelter system previously, but have not used the shelter system in the past three months. Some other communities may call this indicator “Moved to Inactive”.

actively_homeless int4

People who have used the shelter system at least one time in the past three months and did not move to permanent housing.

ageunder16 int4

Age is calculated using the self-reported date of birth and the time the data was extracted form SMIS (Shelter Management Information System).

age16-24 int4

Age is calculated using the self-reported date of birth and the time the data was extracted form SMIS (Shelter Management Information System).

age25-34 int4

Age is calculated using the self-reported date of birth and the time the data was extracted form SMIS (Shelter Management Information System).

age35-44 int4

Age is calculated using the self-reported date of birth and the time the data was extracted form SMIS (Shelter Management Information System).

age45-54 int4

Age is calculated using the self-reported date of birth and the time the data was extracted form SMIS (Shelter Management Information System).

age55-64 int4

Age is calculated using the self-reported date of birth and the time the data was extracted form SMIS (Shelter Management Information System).

age65over int4

Age is calculated using the self-reported date of birth and the time the data was extracted form SMIS (Shelter Management Information System).

gender_male int4

Self-reported gender status during intake and as registered in SMIS. Identified as male gender during intake

gender_female int4

Self-reported gender status during intake and as registered in SMIS. Identified as female during intake

gender_transgender,non-binary_or_two_spirit int4

Self-reported gender status during intake and as registered in SMIS. Identified as transgender, non-binary or two-spirit during intake

population_group_percentage text

Each row represents the percentage of each population group (chronic, refugees, families, youth, single adult and non-refugees). The proportion is calculated from all the population.

Additional Information

Field Value
Data last updated March 24, 2022
Metadata last updated April 16, 2025
Created March 1, 2021
Format CSV
License License not specified
Datastore activeTrue
Datastore cache{'CSV': '237d5eff-ba47-46c4-8717-a92a802abdf7', 'XML': 'cf9830b6-ca69-4320-a771-da35b30239e3', 'JSON': '82bf9e9d-bcab-4ecb-b05d-358fe8a2c09c'}
Datastore cache last update4 weeks ago
Has viewsTrue
Idfb32967d-ee16-4d46-a880-0614c18f2137
Is datastore cache fileFalse
Is previewTrue
Package idac77f532-f18b-427c-905c-4ae87ce69c93
Position0
Revision id9291f0d8-3406-476e-9f35-eaa2577820c5
Stateactive
Url typedatastore
Extract Job
Is Datastore Cache File? False
Datastore Cache
  1. CSV
  2. XML
  3. JSON
Datastore Cache Last Updated
Datastore resource's ID