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71. Starting the New Century: Technological Change in the Canadian Private Sector, 2000-2002 Archived
Articles and reports: 88F0006X2004001
Description:
Technological changes are occurring at home, work and play. In the workplace, change occurs in how business is conducted, its production processes and office procedures and much of this change is related to the introduction of new or significantly improved technologies. This paper is based on information from the 2002 Survey of Electronic Commerce and Technology (SECT) (see the Appendix) and concentrates on the acquisition of significantly improved technologies in the private sector. The private sector and its two major subsectors, the goods producing and services producing sectors, are presented by employment-size groups. The technological change rates by major sector are also provided.
Technological change in the workplace includes the seemingly simple purchases of off-the-shelf technologies such as accounting software; colour printers with double-sided printing and facsimile capabilities; and sophisticated medical diagnostic machines and equipment. Acquisition of new or significantly improved technologies is not limited to purchases, but also includes leasing and licensing as well as customizing and developing technologies. Another technology acquisition method, which could incorporate all of the other technology acquisition methods, is 'putting into place an improved production facility' by, for example, retro-fitting pulp and paper mills. At the turn of the new century, the Canadian private sector is not resisting the lure of change - 4 out of 10 private sector firms introduced technological change from 2000 to 2002.
Release date: 2004-01-19
72. Canada's Journey to an Information Society Archived
Journals and periodicals: 56-508-X
Geography: Canada
Description:
This volume is Statistics Canada's second compendium publication on the subject of information and communications technologies (ICTs) in Canada. It builds on the material provided in our first compendium publication, Networked Canada: Beyond the information highway, as well as the ongoing Connectedness Series. It also goes one step further by representing a comprehensive compilation of measurements and analyses from diverse areas across the Agency. It traces the evolution of our economy and highlights many facets of our society's transformation.
Part 1 offers a profile of Canada's ICT sector, including key indicators of change. Changes occurring in individual industries that supply ICT goods and services are also analysed.
Part 2 addresses economy-wide issues (including health, education and justice) from a sectoral approach, covering ICT diffusion and utilization among business, households and governments.
Part 3 offers a collection of thematic analyses focussing on topical issues of the Information Society. These include the high-tech labour market, information technology (IT) occupations, the digital divide, telecommunications services, broadband use and deployment, and the use of ICTs by cultural industries.
Part 4 examines Canada's international involvement in the Information Society. Contributions from policy departments offer an account of the Canadian role in promoting a global Information Society, with particular emphasis on assistance to developing countries.
Release date: 2003-12-09
73. The emergence of broadband Internet in Canada Archived
Articles and reports: 88-003-X20030036652
Geography: Canada
Description:
Many small businesses and Canadian households are now beginning to embrace broadband technologies. Nearly one-half (48.7%) of Canadian households that regularly use the Internet from home have a broadband connection, while the majority of business enterprises accessing the Internet (58.4%) also use broadband technologies.
Release date: 2003-10-20
74. High-speed on the Information Highway: Broadband in Canada Archived
Articles and reports: 56F0004M2003010
Geography: Canada
Description:
This paper quantifies the demand for and supply of broadband Internet technologies in Canada. It also examines broadband investment, supply and availability.
Release date: 2003-09-23
75. Large public and private sector organizations and their use of ICTs Archived
Articles and reports: 88-003-X20030026569
Geography: Canada
Description:
What do government and business have in common? A quick look at the results from Survey of Electronic Commerce and Technology seems to show that there are no many common characteristics. But dig a bit deeper and we start to see the similarities between larger public and private organizations and the degrees to which they adopt ICTs.
Release date: 2003-06-27
76. New economy indicators Archived
Articles and reports: 88-003-X20030026572
Geography: Canada
Description:
This table is an assembly of some of the most important statistics on the new economy.
Release date: 2003-06-27
77. Who's Sharing What with Whom? How Canadian Businesses Used Electronic Networks to Share Information in 2001 Archived
Articles and reports: 88F0006X2003002
Description:
Today, businesses and individuals are more frequently using electronic networks to obtain information; but are they also using these networks to share information or to create business solutions? Individuals can turn to the Internet to check out companies that post annual reports, catalogues and job opportunities. Businesses can post their catalogues, ask for and reply to tenders, offer training, communicate with customers and suppliers, and post job opportunities over electronic networks. Finally, public sector administrations have entered heavily into electronic information sharing under such initiatives as Government On-Line.
The Survey of Electronic Commerce and Technology captured how, in 2001, businesses used the Internet, intranets, extranets or electronic data interchanges (EDIs) to make information available within their organizations, to their suppliers or customers, or accessible to other organizations. Businesses were asked the types of information, or interactive or network-based activities they made available via electronic networks. Information included product descriptions or catalogues, order status, demand projections, inventory data, customer information and job opportunities. The one interactive or network-based activity captured was electronic training. The information flows captured by this question provide a better understanding of how e-business, in particular electronic customer and supplier relationships, is operating in Canada.
Release date: 2003-03-03
78. Survey of Electronic Commerce and Technology - Custom Tabulations
56C0007
Description:
These custom tabulations provide data from the Survey of Electronic Commerce and Technology (SECT), which is being conducted by Statistics Canada on behalf of Industry Canada. The SECT provides a set of comprehensive data from a sample of Canadian private and public sector enterprises on the use of computers, Internet and websites, as well as the involvement of the Internet in electronic commerce. The survey covers most industrial sectors with a few exceptions, such as construction; local governments; production of crops and animals; and fishing, hunting and trapping. Participation in this survey is mandatory.

The objective of SECT is to measure both the use of various technologies by Canadian businesses and the extent to which the Internet is used to buy and sell goods and services. This survey also measures the barriers to buying and selling over the Internet.

Electronic commerce is defined as sales over the Internet, with or without online payment. Included are the value of orders received over the Internet, Extranets and electronic data interchange (EDI) on the Internet. Excluded are sales using EDI over proprietary networks. Automatic teller machines are excluded, as is the volume of financial transactions conducted over the Internet. Included are service charges received for conducting transactions over the Internet.

Release date: 2002-08-14
79. Embracing E-business: Does Size Matter? Archived
Articles and reports: 56F0004M2002006
Geography: Canada
Description:
This paper examines the relationship between e-business and firm size.
Release date: 2002-07-03
80. An Overview of Organisational and Technological Change in the Private Sector Archived
Articles and reports: 88F0006X2002009
Description:
This paper is based on information from the 2000 Survey of Electronic Commence and Technology (SECT) and explores organizational and technological changes in the domestic private sector between 1998 and 2000. The discussion contrasts the adoption rates of goods producing industries with service producing industries. The text also discusses the impact of employment size on adoption rates within these two sectors.
Information includes rates for training, subsequent to the introduction of organizational or technological change, followed by the type of technological change. Finally, data are broken down by major industrial group, within the goods producing and services producing sectors.
Release date: 2002-06-17

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1. Internet access by type of Internet connection, industry, and size of enterprise
Table: 22-10-0116-01
Geography: Canada
Frequency: Occasional
Description:
Percentage of enterprises using specific connection types to access the Internet by the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) and size of enterprise.
Release date: 2024-09-17
2. Information and communication technologies used by industry and size of enterprises
Table: 22-10-0117-01
Geography: Canada
Frequency: Occasional
Description:
Percentage of enterprises that use Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) by the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) and size of enterprise. ICT consists of the hardware, software, networks and media for the collection, storage, processing, transmission and presentation of information (voice, data, text, images), as well as related services.
Release date: 2024-09-17
3. Reasons for not using the Internet by industry and size of enterprise
Table: 22-10-0119-01
Geography: Canada
Frequency: Occasional
Description:
Percentage of enterprises that do not use the Internet for specific reasons by the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) and size of enterprise.
Release date: 2024-09-17
4. Types of web presence by industry and size of enterprise
Table: 22-10-0120-01
Geography: Canada
Frequency: Occasional
Description:
Percentage of enterprises with certain types of web presence by the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) and size of enterprise. Web presence refers to Internet-based locations where information about a business can be found by external parties.
Release date: 2024-09-17
5. Reasons for not having a web presence by industry and size of enterprise
Table: 22-10-0121-01
Geography: Canada
Frequency: Occasional
Description:
Percentage of enterprises that do not have a web presence for specific reasons by the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) and size of enterprise.
Release date: 2024-09-17
6. Online interactions with the Canadian federal government by industry and size of enterprise
Table: 22-10-0122-01
Geography: Canada
Frequency: Occasional
Description:
Percentage of enterprises performing specific activities over the Internet to interact with the Canadian federal government by the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) and size of enterprise.
Release date: 2024-09-17
7. Online orders received and purchases made for goods and services, by industry and size of enterprise
Table: 22-10-0123-01
Geography: Canada
Frequency: Occasional
Description:
Percentage of enterprises that receive orders or make sales of goods or services over the Internet, and percentage of enterprises that order goods or services over the Internet, by the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) and size of enterprise.
Release date: 2024-09-17
8. Gross sales made over the Internet by industry and size of enterprise
Table: 22-10-0124-01
Geography: Canada
Frequency: Occasional
Description:
Average gross sales made over the Internet and average percentage of total gross sales made over the Internet by the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) and size of enterprise.
Release date: 2024-09-17
9. Online sales to specific regions by industry and size of enterprise
Table: 22-10-0125-01
Geography: Canada
Frequency: Occasional
Description:
Percentage of enterprises that make online sales to customers located in specific regions by the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) and size of enterprise.
Release date: 2024-09-17
10. Percentage of online sales obtained from specific regions by industry and size of enterprise
Table: 22-10-0126-01
Geography: Canada
Frequency: Occasional
Description:
Percentage of online sales obtained from customers located in specific regions by the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) and size of enterprise.
Release date: 2024-09-17

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Analysis (47) (0 to 10 of 47 results)

1. Artificial intelligence adoption and productivity in Canadian firms
Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202600400002
Description: Artificial intelligence (AI) is widely recognized as a transformative technology with the potential to reshape business operations and drive productivity growth. Understanding the relationship between AI adoption and business performance is critical for shaping policies that foster innovation, technology diffusion and sustainable economic growth, especially given Canada’s persistent productivity challenges. This article summarizes key findings from the study “The Role of Complementary Capabilities in AI Adoption and Productivity: Firm-Level Evidence from Canada” by Li and Liu (2026), published in Canadian Public Policy. Using a novel firm-level database that links multiple waves of the Survey of Digital Technology and Internet Use (SDTIU) to administrative business microdata, the study examines factors influencing AI adoption among Canadian businesses and explores the relationship between AI adoption and firms’ labour productivity.
Release date: 2026-04-22
2. Who are the users of digital government services? Exploring the characteristics of Canadian individuals and businesses using digital government services
Articles and reports: 22-20-00012026001
Description: Government services are undergoing a digital transformation to modernize their delivery and provide individual Canadians and Canadian businesses with digital programs and services that are efficient, secure and user-centric. While measuring the availability of digital government services is often the focus of modernization efforts, the factors affecting demand for these services are also important to consider when evaluating their adoption rates. Using data from two technology use surveys, this article profiles individual and business users of digital government services and examines the barriers faced by current and potential users.
Release date: 2026-04-08
3. International Women's Day 2023 Archived
Stats in brief: 89-28-0001202200100004
Description: International Women’s Day (IWD), March 8, 2023, is an opportunity to highlight the status of progress made towards achieving gender equality, as well as celebrate women’s and girls’ social, economic, cultural, and political contributions and achievements. Using data from a number of Statistics Canada publications, this article highlights diverse groups of women’s access to and use of the Internet, as well as their representation in certain fields of study and occupations related to digital technologies.
Release date: 2023-03-08
4. Changes in the e-commerce strategies of Canadian businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic Archived
Stats in brief: 45-28-0001202200100012
Description:
The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic motivated many Canadian businesses to change their business models in order to adapt to economic restrictions and greater demand for online goods and services. Using data from the 2019 and 2021 Survey of Digital Technology and Internet Use, this article examines selected changes in the e-commerce strategies of Canadian businesses during the pandemic.

Release date: 2022-11-29
5. Digital technology and Internet use 2021 Archived
Stats in brief: 11-001-X2022256803
Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
Release date: 2022-09-13
6. Infographic: Digital Technology and Internet Use, 2013 Archived
Stats in brief: 11-627-M2014001
Description: This infographic describes some results for the Digital Technology and Internet Use survey of 2013. It measures the use and adoption of various digital technologies, including the Internet. The survey focuses on the use of information and communications technologies, including personal computers, mobile devices, and the Internet, using a sample of Canadian enterprises in the private sector. The survey also provides indicators of e-commerce and website use.
Release date: 2014-11-19
7. The Deployment of Electronic Business Processes in Canada Archived
Articles and reports: 88F0006X2010004
Description:
It is widely acknowledged that information and communications technologies (ICTs) have led to major innovations in business models and play an important role in firms' competitiveness and productivity.
Because of the lack of statistics, however, there have been few Canadian studies of the deployment of electronic business (e-business) processes within firms. E-commerce was one of the first online activities to attract attention, and we now know a little more about it, yet e-commerce is just one of the many business processes supported by Internet-based business networks. In Canada, very little information is available about how ICTs are used to manage operating processes such as the logistics functions of delivery and inventory management and the marketing and client relations functions.
In 2007, the Survey of Electronic Commerce and Technology collected data for the first time on the deployment of Internet-based systems to manage various e-business processes. The Survey also asked firms about the internal and external integration of the systems that manage those e-business processes.
Based on these new data, the study begins with a description of e-business adoption in Canada and then explores the benefits that firms see in doing business over the Internet. This study provides a clearer picture of how Canadian firms are deploying e-business processes, broken down by industry, size and type of e-business use.
Release date: 2010-07-08
8. Technological Change in the Private and Public Sectors Archived
Articles and reports: 88F0006X2009004
Description:
This paper provides an analysis of technological change within the Canadian economy based on data from the 2006 Survey of Electronic Commerce and Technology where firms indicated how they introduced significantly improved technologies. The paper explores differences in the use of methods of introduction of significantly improved technologies by firm/organization size and by industry in both the private and public sectors.
The paper begins with a brief presentation of previous work carried out on technology introduction. The methodology is described. A description of concepts used in the analysis will follow. Analytic results examining technological change in the private sector overall, by industry and by size, and the public sector overall, by industry and by size are presented. A comparison of technological change in the private and public sectors follows. The paper concludes with a discussion of analytic results and further analytic work that could be undertaken.
Release date: 2009-11-19
9. The Business of Nurturing Businesses Archived
Articles and reports: 88F0006X2008002
Description:
This paper is based on the findings of the Survey of Technology and Electronic Commerce (SECT), which in 2005 included a module on business incubation service providers and users. The results of the Survey of Business Incubators (SBI) were discussed in Joseph, Bordt and Hamdani (2006). The main difference between the two surveys is that the SBI focused on business incubators (BIs), firms that provided business incubation as their main line of activity the criterion used to define industry boundaries in statistical systems whereas the SECT covered all firms that provided business incubation services to new companies, whether it was their main activity or a small part of the business.
Release date: 2008-03-27
10. Examining barriers to business e-commerce Archived
Articles and reports: 88-003-X20070019625
Geography: Canada
Description:
In 2005, only 6% of Canadian firms sold goods online. Even though 43% of firms made purchases online, it appears that the majority of firms are still having difficulties adapting their business to the online environment or are simply choosing not to do so. In order for Canadian electronic commerce to continue its growth, it is important to identify the barriers and explore what firm characteristics, such as size and sector, may influence these barriers.
Release date: 2007-05-10

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