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Private Apartment Average Rents (C$) by Bedroom Type, 2011
	Bachelor	1    Bedroom	2 Bedroom	3+ Bedroom
Barrie	C$681	C$884	C$1,001	C$1,126
Brantford	654	726	792	900
Guelph	620	797	903	1,036
Hamilton	549	722	884	1,133
Kingston	623	804	965	1,215
Kitchener	608	751	889	1,010
London	533	710	881	1,053
Niagara Region	555	699	833	926
Oshawa	669	819	941	1,075
Ottawa	727	899	1,086	1,322
Peterborough	610	769	899	1,122
Sudbury	510	688	840	923
Thunder Bay	518	641	772	959
Toronto	819	977	1,149	1,349
Windsor	482	625	753	880

Now compare those numbers with these from Ontario Works:

Shelter Amounts

Family size	Monthly Maximum Shelter Allowance
1	$372
2	$584
3	$634
4	$688
5	$742
6 or more	$769

Basic Needs Amounts

	Number of children / dependent adults*	Amount
Single Person	No children	$227
	1 child 17 years or under	$347
	1 dependent adult 18 or older	$561
	2 children 17 years or under	$347
	1 child 17 years or under, and 1 dependent adult 18 or older	$561
	2 dependent adults 18 or older	$701
Couple	No children	$448
	1 child 17 years or under	$448
	1 dependent adult 18 or older	$588
	2 children 17 years or under	$448
	1 child 17 years or under, and 1 dependent adult 18 or older	$588
	2 dependent adults 18 or older	$744

For each additional child / dependent adult:

• add $0 if the child is 17 years or under
• add $157 if the dependent adult is 18 or older