Data, Analytics & Reporting

Homeward Trust contracts a range of programs and services under Edmonton’s Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness. As the system planner for the work to end homelessness in Edmonton, we track and report progress on an ongoing basis.

Edmonton Homelessness Dashboard

The picture of homelessness in Edmonton is not static. Homeward Trust provides regularly updated data on the landing page of our website, and robust, real-time data found in our live and publicly accessible dashboards through Tableau.

Click HERE to view this data table in a separate window or on a mobile device.

By Name List (BNL)

The By Name List (BNL) represents the work of over 60 agencies in Edmonton documenting and referring experiences of homelessness to give us as close to an accurate picture as possible. This list is a perpetually updated registry of people experiencing homelessness in Edmonton who are accessing services within the homeless-serving sector. BNL partners may include service locations such as community drop ins, shelters, and other social agency partners, and also affiliated sites such as libraries, recreational facilities, and specialized service providers.

The BNL is also utilized by housing and outreach teams across the city in their daily work with individuals experiencing homelessness. It is a vital component of the Coordinated Access system, and Coordinated Access then, in turn, assesses each individual’s needs and matches them with the service provider or housing team that is most suited for their needs and can provide the best path out of homelessness for each individual.

The BNL may not include individuals who are not actively engaging with service providers and those who decline to be registered, so while it is a comprehensive resource of individuals who are engaged with services, it is not intended to be the single source of truth in understanding the real-time state of homelessness.

Click HERE to view this data table in a separate window or on a mobile device.

Edmonton Shelters

Please see a list of current shelters and information here.

For the total number of provincially funded shelter beds and historic daily occupancy numbers, please see here.

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LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

We recognize we are gathered, in collaboration and with joint purpose, on Treaty 6 territory. This territory is the home and gathering place for diverse Indigenous peoples. The Cree, Blackfoot, Métis, Nakota Sioux, Iroquois, Dene, Inuit, and many others. We know the importance of the Treaty and our responsibility to these communities and that only in partnership can we create the social change necessary to end homelessness. It is vital that we meaningfully engage and partner with Indigenous people and communities in this work. It is important to recognize and address the conditions brought forth by colonialism. Displacement from traditional homelands, systemic racism, residential schools, the Sixties Scoop, and the ongoing overrepresentation of Indigenous people in child welfare, correctional systems, and homelessness are responsibilities we all share.