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NOTE: The following tables and graphs are based on statistics from the Statistics Canada Household Internet Survey 1998, from the Internet Service Provider Survey 1997 (data released 1999) and Technology Adoption in Canadian Manufacturing (1998).
News releases on these databases are available at the Statistics Canada website: If you require more detailed information or are interested in custom tabulations please contact Statistics Canada directly. The news releases linked above contain contact information.
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| What do Canadians use the Internet for? |
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What do Canadians use the Internet for? |
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% of Internet User Households |
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1998 |
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85.6% |
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Electronic Banking |
24.4% |
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Purchasing |
10.9% |
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Searching for Medical Information |
42.5% |
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Education/Training |
30.0% |
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Looking for Government Information |
36.4% |
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Looking for Other Information |
67.9% |
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General Browsing |
78.1% |
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Playing Games |
34.4% |
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Chat Groups |
25.4% |
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Other |
11.6% |
Source: Statistic Canada, News Release: http://www.statcan.ca/Daily/English/990423/d990423b.htm
| What services do Canadians value the highest from their ISP? |
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What services do Canadians value the highest from their ISP? |
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Importance (% of customers) |
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Low |
Medium |
High |
N/A |
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Customer support |
3% |
10% |
87% |
1% |
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No busy signals |
2% |
8% |
85% |
6% |
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No dropped lines |
3% |
11% |
80% |
6% |
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Protection of personal information |
19% |
22% |
56% |
3% |
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On-line privacy & security |
23% |
36% |
38% |
3% |
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Value-added services |
19% |
36% |
37% |
8% |
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Data & transaction security |
26% |
34% |
34% |
5% |
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Quality on-line content |
25% |
33% |
31% |
10% |
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Screening offensive materials |
49% |
25% |
15% |
11% |
Source: Statistic Canada, News Release: http://www.statcan.ca/Daily/English/990715/b990715a.htm
| What percentage of Canadian manufacturers use the Internet? |
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Have Internet Access |
70% |
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Have E-mail |
69% |
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Have a Home page |
57% |
| How do Canadian manufacturers use the Internet? |
Source: Statistic Canada, News Release (August 4, 1999): http://www.statcan.ca/Daily/English/990804/d990804f.htm