Internet Use in Canada is a 2003 report that shows that 64% of Canadian households had someone using the Internet regularly. There is a wealth of material linking out from the report, see the links at the end of the report and to the side for details. Some of the interesting statistics:
- Households with children are more likely to have access to the Internet. (See Characteristics of household Internet users, by location of access.)
- Another interesting result is that the reading materials are the most popular type of item that people buy. Books, magazines and newspapers were bought by 30% of e-commerce households. Could there be a correlation between Internet use and reading?
- Playing games has gone from 12.3% in 1999 to 27.9% in 2003. Household Internet use at home by Internet activity outlines what Canadians use the Internet for, from e-mail (52.1% in 2003) to listening to the radio (13.1% in 2003).
For a list of the different tables around internet use see, Canadian Statistics: The People: Culture, leisure and travel.
Statistics Canada also has longer reports like Highlights – Canada’s journey to an information society which is in PDF.