Transition home survey (THS)
Title
Transition home survey (THS)
Description
The survey frame for the Transition Home Survey was developed during consultations with the various provincial governments and associations and every effort was made to ensure that all facilities in operation at the time of the survey were included. It is possible, however, that residential facilities which began operation after the initial set of consultations were not included in the survey. While it is assumed that the number of omissions is minimal, it is impossible to estimate the impact of this under-reporting.
Creator
Statistics Canada. Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics (CCJS)
Collection
Statistics
Terms of Use
Statistics Canada open license
Distributor
Statistics Canada. Data Liberation Initiative.
Data Type
Time series statistical tables
Geographic Keywords
Canada
Continent
North America
Mode of Data Collection
Self-administered mail-back questionnaires
Notes
This survey is a census of all residential agencies serving women who seek refuge due to situations of abuse and for other reasons. These may include, transition homes/shelters, second stage housing, safe home networks, satellites, women's emergency shelters, emergency shelters, Rural Family Violence Prevention Centres (Alberta only), Interim Housing (Manitoba only), Family Resource Centres, and any other residential facilities offering services to abused women with or without children.
More recent data from this survey is available in CANSIM.
Keywords
Crime and justice
Demography
Gender
Housing & real estate
Women
Time Period
1993 - 2010; biennial
Series
Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics (CCJS): justice statistics
Citation
Statistics Canada. Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics (CCJS), “Transition home survey (THS),” MDL Data, accessed January 20, 2026, https://mdl-data.library.utoronto.ca/items/show/1386.
