Elsewhere in Canada, wait times vary with the cities. It's not uncommon for people to wait years for a social housing unit.
Very briefly, I was in Manitoba last week where I heard a story from one housing provider who said that there was a senior woman who had been waiting for about four years for a housing unit in Winnipeg. She was next on the list, and when they called her and told her that they had a unit available, she broke down in tears. That situation is very common among housing providers.
Those wait-lists can be excessive. The times are excessive. When people are literally crying with joy because they are able to access a unit after waiting so long, it shows you that the demand is there.