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  • 91. Canadian Internet Use Survey - Custom Tabulations - Open in new window/tab
    56C0010
    Description:

    These custom tabulations provide data from the Canadian Internet Use Survey which is being conducted by Statistics Canada on behalf of Industry Canada. This survey provides information on the personal use of the Internet by Canadians and measures their prevalence, length and location of use (e.g. home, work,...). For home users, it measures the frequency and intensity of use as well as the reasons, including online shopping. For those who did not use the Internet, it measures the reasons. Custom tabulations are available by a variety of demographic and economic characteristics; for example, age, income, and education. Tabulations are also available for a variety of different geographies including by province, economic region and census metropolitan areas.

    Release date: 2010-07-05
  • 92. Internet use at home, by sex and medical or health-related information search - Open in new window/tab Archived
    Table: 22-10-0067-01
    Frequency: Every 2 years
    Description:

    Canadian Internet use survey, Internet use at home, by sex and medical or health-related information search, for Canada from 2005 to 2007. (Terminated)

    Release date: 2010-05-10
  • 93. Intensity of Internet Use in Canada: Understanding Different Types of Users - Open in new window/tab Archived
    Articles and reports: 88F0006X2010002
    Description:

    This paper investigates the intensity and scope of Internet usage among individual Canadians, based on data from the 2005 and 2007 Canadian Internet Use Surveys (CIUS). It profiles various aspects of online behaviour and analyzes the 2007 findings to examine patterns of scope of Internet use by user characteristics. Multivariate analyses are applied to explore the relationships among Internet use behaviour and characteristics such as age, sex, income, and education.

    In addition to the shift from dial-up to high-speed Internet access that has been occurring among Canadian Internet users, the 2005 to 2007 period also saw a slight increase in the proportion of users who were online daily and for at least five hours per week. While this proportion is growing, fewer than 50% of Canadian Internet users were characterized as high intensity users in 2005 and 2007. Among individuals with high-speed connections, the low intensity users continued to outnumber the high intensity ones, challenging the notion that access to a high speed connection leads to intensive Internet usage. Among Internet users, age, income, sex, and years of online experience were all associated with the propensity to engage in online activities and to use the Internet intensively. The finding that experienced Internet users do use the Internet in more extensive ways underscores the importance of studying the nature of Internet users as they gain more experience.

    Release date: 2010-03-31
  • 94. Internet shopping in Canada: An examination of data, trends and patterns - Open in new window/tab Archived
    Articles and reports: 88F0006X2009005
    Description:

    Before the Internet was launched commercially, few people outside the scientific and academic worlds were aware of this new technology. Commerce has since changed in unimaginable ways and it is now possible to search, purchase and sell just about anything over the Internet. Using data from Statistics Canada's Internet use surveys, this research examines the data, trends and patterns in Canadian online shopping from 2001 to 2007.

    Release date: 2009-12-15
  • 95. Online activities of Canadian boomers and seniors - Open in new window/tab Archived
    Articles and reports: 11-008-X200900210910
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This article looks at how Canadian seniors (those aged 65 and older) use the Internet compared with baby boomers (those aged 45 to 64 - the seniors of tomorrow). It examines the closing gap between Internet use rates of seniors and boomers, and describes differences in the types of online activities, as well as in the intensity of Internet use.

    Release date: 2009-08-06
  • 96. Internet use: An international and inter-provincial comparison - Open in new window/tab Archived
    Articles and reports: 88-003-X200900110816
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Description:

    The adoption and use of information and communications technologies (ICTs) by individuals and businesses in part determines a country's ability to participate successfully in the global information economy. As the Internet is an essential component of ICT infrastructure, its use has become a key hallmark of this participation. In order to situate Internet use both geographically and over time, this study compares 2005 and 2007 Canadian use rates with those of other selected countries, as well as among Canadian provinces.

    Release date: 2009-06-05
  • 97. How Canadians' Use of the Internet Affects Social Life and Civic Participation - Open in new window/tab Archived
    Articles and reports: 56F0004M2008016
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    The Internet's rapid and profound entry into our lives quite understandably makes people wonder how, both individually and collectively, we have been affected by it. When major shifts in technology use occur, utopian and dystopian views of their impact on society often abound, reflecting their disruptiveness and people's concerns. Given its complex uses, the Internet, both as a technology and as an environment, has had both beneficial and deleterious effects. Above all, though, it has had transformative effects.

    Are Canadians becoming more isolated, more reclusive and less integrated in their communities as they use the Internet? Or, are they becoming more participatory and more integrated in their communities? In addition, do these communities still resemble traditional communities, or are they becoming more like social networks than cohesive groups?

    To address these questions, this article organizes, analyzes and presents existing Canadian evidence. It uses survey results and research amassed by Statistics Canada and the Connected Lives project in Toronto to explore the role of the Internet in social engagement and the opportunities it represents for Canadians to be active citizens. It finds that Internet users are at least as socially engaged as non-users. They have large networks and frequent interactions with friends and family, although they tend to spend somewhat less in-person time and, of course, more time online. An appreciable number of Internet users are civically and politically engaged, using the Internet to find out about opportunities and make contact with others.

    Release date: 2008-12-04
  • 98. Connecting with Canadians: Assessing the Use of Government On-Line - Open in new window/tab Archived
    Articles and reports: 56F0004M2007015
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    The 2005 Canadian Internet Use Survey (CIUS) included a module of questions on the extent and reasons for which Canadians use the Internet to connect with all levels of government - federal, provincial and municipal. This study examines the patterns of use for government online information and services among adult Canadians. A profile of government online users is developed in order to compare them with other Internet users and with non-users on the basis of various socio-demographic and Internet use characteristics. Concerns about Internet privacy and security are examined as potential barriers to the use of government online services. Finally, a multivariate logistic regression model helps to disentangle the various factors influencing the use of the Internet for government online activities.

    Release date: 2007-11-05
  • 99. Learning online: Factors associated with use of the Internet for education purposes - Open in new window/tab Archived
    Articles and reports: 81-004-X200700410375
    Description:

    This article investigates the use of the Internet for education-related reasons based on findings from the 2005 Canadian Internet Use Survey (CIUS). After providing an overview of Internet use in Canada, the article describes selected social, economic and geographic characteristics of those going online for education-related reasons. It then examines specific reasons for going online for education-related purposes, including for distance education, self-directed learning and correspondence courses. Finally, it examines urban and rural differences among those using the Internet for distance education.

    Release date: 2007-10-30
  • 100. Dropping the Internet: Who and why? - Open in new window/tab Archived
    Articles and reports: 88-003-X200700210327
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    Internet use is an important hallmark for participation in an information society. Although 68% of adult Canadians went online for personal, non-business reasons in 2005, digital inequality persists both geographically and among certain population groups. While much research and policy attention has been aimed at understanding the barriers to Internet use, there were an estimated 850,000 Canadians who had used the Internet at one time but were no longer doing so in 2005. Who are these former users and why have they discontinued their use of the Internet?

    Release date: 2007-10-09
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  • 1. Canadian Internet Use Survey - Public Use Microdata File - Open in new window/tab
    Public use microdata: 56M0003X
    Description: The public use microdata file (PUMF) from the Canadian Internet Use Survey (CIUS) provides data on the adoption and use of digital technologies and the online behaviors of individuals 15 years of age and older living in the ten provinces of Canada.

    The files include information on how individuals use and access the Internet,  including their intensity of use, demand for certain online activities, and interactions through these technologies. Information is also collected on the use of online government services, digital skills, online work, and security, privacy and trust as it relates to the Internet. Content between iterations may vary.

    Release date: 2024-04-16
  • 2. Internet access locations by age group and family income quartile - Open in new window/tab
    Table: 22-10-0144-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Percentage of Canadians' locations of Internet access for personal use, during the past three months.
    Release date: 2023-11-02
  • 3. Canadian Internet Use Survey (Household Component) - Public Use Microdata File - Open in new window/tab
    Public use microdata: 56M0004X
    Description: The Canadian Internet Use Survey (CIUS) was redesigned in 2010 to better measure the type and speed of household Internet connections. It is a hybrid survey that measures both household Internet access and the individual online behaviours of a selected household member. It replaces the previous CIUS, a biennial survey conducted in 2005, 2007 and 2009. As the new survey has two distinct components - household and individual - with revised and streamlined questions, it is not appropriate to directly compare results from these two surveys in most cases.

    The Household Component of the CIUS includes a short series of questions on the type of Internet connections and devices used by households to access the Internet from home, as well as availability of high speed service, and a standard module on household income. The questions may be answered by any knowledgeable member of the household. This content is supplemented by selected household characteristics and some geographic detail (i.e. province and region).

    Release date: 2023-09-14
  • 4. Canadian Internet Use Survey (Individual Component) - Public Use Microdata File - Open in new window/tab
    Public use microdata: 56M0005X
    Description: The Canadian Internet Use Survey (CIUS) was redesigned in 2010 to better measure the type and speed of household Internet connections. It is a hybrid survey that measures both household Internet access and the individual online behaviours of a selected household member. It replaces the previous CIUS, a biennial survey conducted in 2005, 2007 and 2009. As the new survey has two distinct components - household and individual - with revised and streamlined questions, it is not appropriate to directly compare results from these two surveys in most cases.

    The Individual Component is administered in a similar fashion to the individual-level surveys conducted in prior years. Following the Household Component, an individual aged 16 years and older is randomly selected and asked about their use of the Internet, and online activities including electronic commerce. While the Household Component covers Internet access at home, the Individual Component covers uses of the Internet from any location. This content is supplemented by individual and household characteristics (e.g. age, household income, family type) and some geographical detail (e.g. province and region).

    Release date: 2023-09-14
  • 5. Access to the Internet at home by geography - Open in new window/tab
    Table: 22-10-0134-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Percentage of Canadians who have access to the Internet at home.
    Release date: 2023-07-20
  • 6. Internet use by province and age group - Open in new window/tab
    Table: 22-10-0135-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Percentage of Canadians' personal use of the Internet, during the past three months.
    Release date: 2023-07-20
  • 7. Intensity of use of Internet, video streaming services and video gaming services by gender, age group and highest certificate, diploma or degree completed - Open in new window/tab
    Table: 22-10-0136-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Percentage of Canadians' time spent online and using video streaming services and video gaming services, in a typical week.
    Release date: 2023-07-20
  • 8. Selected online activities by gender, age group and highest certificate, diploma or degree completed - Open in new window/tab
    Table: 22-10-0137-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Percentage of Canadians' use of selected online activities, during the past three months.
    Release date: 2023-07-20
  • 9. Internet security and privacy related incidents experienced over the Internet by age group - Open in new window/tab
    Table: 22-10-0140-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description:

    Percentage of Canadians who have experienced an Internet security and/or privacy incident during the past 12 months, by type of incident.

    Release date: 2023-07-20
  • 10. Household access to the Internet at home, by household income quartile and geography, inactive - Open in new window/tab Archived
    Table: 22-10-0007-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description:

    Canadian Internet use survey, household access to the Internet at home, by household income quartile for Canada and provinces from 2010 and 2012.

    Release date: 2021-10-29
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  • 1. Internet Use in Canada - Open in new window/tab Archived
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 56F0003X
    Description:

    This electronic product is a comprehensive reference tool that contains an inventory of surveys, conducted by Statistics Canada, used to measure household/individual Internet use. Product features include survey names; descriptions (including information such as objective of survey, sample size, frequency, target group and response rate); user guides; charts and graphs. Also included is an extremely useful Questionnaire Comparability Chart that displays common content among questionnaires. This is a useful source of background information for respondents, researchers and those involved in survey development and questionnaire design.

    Release date: 2004-09-23

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