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  • 61. Canada's services exports through the lens of digital trade
    Articles and reports: 13-605-X202000100005
    Description:

    Digital delivery is one of four primary modes of supplying services to another country, alongside in-person delivery, either through the customer or the supplier traveling to their counterpart, or by establishing a commercial presence in the other country. As part of Statistics Canada’s strategy to measure how digitalisation is enabling, transforming and disrupting international trade in services, enterprises in Canada were asked for the first time for reference year 2018 to provide the share of their exports of 15 distinct commercial services that had been delivered remotely, of which digital delivery is the primary mechanism. Provided to services exporters through a supplementary survey module within Statistics Canada’s International transactions in commercial services, this new data source for digital trade in services is the result of extensive collaboration between Statistics Canada and Canada’s export community, its US counterparts in economic statistics, such as the Bureau of Economic Analysis, and regional and international organizations – notably the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, the World Trade Organisation and Eurostat. This article discusses a primary metric derived from this new survey module - the digital intensity of Canada’s 2018 commercial services exports with analysis of exporters by service category, industry, size class, type of multinational, and trading partner. In doing so, Statistics Canada continues to make progress along the continuum of measuring digital trade and this paper on digital delivery of Canada’s services exports serves as a contribution on Canada’s measurement of trade in services by mode of supply.

    Release date: 2020-12-07
  • 62. Use of e-money transfer methods: Lessons from the Study on International Money Transfers from Canada
    Articles and reports: 75-006-X202000100006
    Description:

    Based on data from the 2018 Study on International Money Transfers, this study examines the money transfer methods used by immigrants and non-permanent residents to send money to relatives or friends living outside Canada. The target population includes Canadian residents born in official development assistance-eligible countries in 2017, the majority of whom were immigrants from low- and middle-income countries. It first examines differences in sending fees between non-electronic and electronic money transfer methods by region of destination. It also examines the factors associated with the use of EMT methods versus traditional methods.

    Release date: 2020-10-02
  • 63. Retail e-commerce and COVID-19: How online shopping opened doors while many were closing Archived
    Stats in brief: 45-28-0001202000100064
    Description:

    The COVID-19 pandemic triggered decisions at all levels of government to try and minimize its spread, including shutting down non-essential retail establishments. This led to an abrupt shift in the Canadian retail environment, to which many industries had to adapt. This paper examines the impact of COVID-19 on retail e-commerce as a method of doing business during the first months of the pandemic.

    Release date: 2020-07-24
  • 64. Study: Retail e-commerce and COVID-19: How online shopping opened doors while many were closing Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202020624983
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2020-07-24
  • 65. Software development and computer services, methods used by businesses locations that reported e-commerce sales
    Table: 21-10-0253-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Annual
    Description:

    Methods used for e-commerce sales for businesses locations that reported e-commerce sales for the software development and computer services industry, for Canada, for 3 years of data.

    Release date: 2020-05-08
  • 66. Online shopping in Canada, 2018
    Articles and reports: 89-28-0001201800100016
    Description:

    This Just the Facts article provides a statistical portrait highlighting ecommerce activity in Canada. The data will draw mainly from the recently released Canadian Internet Use Survey 2018.

    Release date: 2019-12-02
  • 67. Canadian e-commerce: Measuring domestic vs. cross-border e-commerce Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2019067
    Description:

    Electronic Commerce (E-Commerce) is a modern electronic method of sale that is capable of bringing buyers and sellers together in nearly every sector of the economy and from around the world. This infographic shows the e-commerce statistics for a selection of Canadian service industries. These are sales made over the internet by Canadian based companies and the sales can be to both Canadians and foreigners. Purchases made by Canadians from foreign companies are not included in the figures shown.

    Release date: 2019-11-22
  • 68. How are Canadians spending online? Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2019064
    Description:

    The 2018 Canadian Internet Use Survey (CIUS) measures the impact of digital technologies on the lives of Canadians, including how individuals use the Internet, their intensity of use, demand for certain online activities, and interactions online. This infographic examines what Canadians have reported about their online spending behaviours.

    Release date: 2019-10-29
  • 69. Methods of payment for goods and services ordered over the Internet by gender and age group
    Table: 22-10-0086-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description:

    Percentage of online shoppers by method of payment for goods and services ordered over the Internet during the past 12 months.

    Release date: 2019-10-29
  • 70. E-commerce and the Consumer Price Index: Measuring Inflation in a Digital Economy
    Articles and reports: 62F0014M2019008
    Description:

    The rise of the digital economy presents new challenges to the measurement of price change, driven by the increasing popularity of online shopping and the availability of new consumer goods and services. Consumption patterns as well as the behaviour of online prices, compared to those collected in-store, must be considered in the context of consumer price inflation.

    This analytical article explores the impact of e-commerce on the monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) and discusses how price collection and methods are evolving in the context of an increasingly digitalized retail landscape.

    Release date: 2019-09-27
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  • 1. Monthly retail trade e-commerce sales
    Table: 20-10-0056-03
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan area, Census metropolitan area part
    Frequency: Monthly
    Description:

    Retail Trade, e-commerce sales, Canada, by industries based on North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), monthly.

    Release date: 2024-03-22
  • 2. Food services and drinking places, e-commerce sales
    Table: 21-10-0232-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Annual
    Description:

    E-commerce sales for North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) food services and drinking places, includes all members under sales, for Canada, for one year of data.

    Release date: 2024-03-14
  • 3. Food services and drinking places, methods used by businesses locations that reported e-commerce sales
    Table: 21-10-0249-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Annual
    Description:

    Methods used for e-commerce sales for businesses locations that reported e-commerce sales for food and drinking places, for Canada, for three years of data.

    Release date: 2024-03-14
  • 4. Software development and computer services, e-commerce sales
    Table: 21-10-0235-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Annual
    Description:

    E-commerce sales by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), includes all members under sales, for Canada, for one year of data.

    Release date: 2024-03-04
  • 5. Advertising and related services, e-commerce sales
    Table: 21-10-0231-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Annual
    Description:

    E-commerce sales for North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Advertising, public relations, and related services, includes all members under sales, for Canada, for one year of data.

    Release date: 2024-03-01
  • 6. Percentage and average percentage of total sales made online in 2023
    Table: 33-10-0779-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Percentage and average percentage of total sales made online in 2023, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), business employment size, type of business, business activity and majority ownership.
    Release date: 2024-02-26
  • 7. Book publishers, e-commerce sales
    Table: 21-10-0256-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Every 2 years
    Description:

    E-commerce sales by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) include all members under distribution of sales, for book publishers, for Canada, for two years of data.

    Release date: 2024-02-19
  • 8. Spectator sports, event promoters, artists and related industries, e-commerce sales
    Table: 21-10-0234-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Annual
    Description:

    E-commerce sales by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), includes all members under sales, for Canada, for one year of data.

    Release date: 2024-02-14
  • 9. Performing arts, e-commerce sales
    Table: 21-10-0007-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Every 2 years
    Description:

    The summary statistics by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS 7111) for the performing arts sector, which include all members under Sales, (dollars X 1,000,000), annual, for five years of data.

    Release date: 2024-01-22
  • 10. Performing arts, methods used by businesses locations that reported e-commerce sales
    Table: 21-10-0245-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Every 2 years
    Description:

    Methods used for e-commerce sales for businesses locations that reported e-commerce sales for the performing arts industry, for Canada, for 2 years of data.

    Release date: 2024-01-22
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  • 1. Trends in online banking and shopping
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202408137852
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2024-03-21
  • 2. Digital Insights
    Articles and reports: 22-20-0001
    Description: Digital Insights brings together a variety of data from across Statistics Canada and other sources to provide insights and analysis on the digital economy and society in Canada. The topics covered include: e-commerce, digital trade, cyber security and cybercrime, and the impacts of Internet and other technology use on the Canadian economy and society.
    Release date: 2024-01-16
  • 3. Trade by exporter and importer characteristics: Services 2021
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202331327203
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2023-11-09
  • 4. Canadian Internet Use Survey 2022
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X20232014208
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2023-07-20
  • 5. Enterprise surveys and the measurement of digital trade in services in Canada
    Articles and reports: 13-605-X202300100002
    Description: Statistics Canada has been making digital activities visible and more robust in international trade in services through two new initiatives, which focus on the concept of digital intensity. This paper will provide information on how digital intensity of services exporters as an indicator is evolving within the International trade in services program, and will highlight developments in measuring imports into Canada from non-resident digital intermediaries. Key results on cross-border digital services in 2020 will be highlighted.
    Release date: 2023-05-30
  • 6. Retail e-commerce and COVID-19: How online sales evolved as in-person shopping resumed
    Articles and reports: 11-621-M2023002
    Description: This follow-up study investigates how e-commerce and in-store retail sales evolved beyond the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic and precedes the transition to the 2022 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) in the retail trade industry. In 2022, retail e-commerce sales continued to remain elevated above pre-pandemic levels in some subsectors, while in others, the resumption of in-store operations led consumers and businesses to transition closer to pre-pandemic shopping preferences.
    Release date: 2023-02-21
  • 7. Changes in the e-commerce strategies of Canadian businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic
    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
  • 8. Digital technology and Internet use 2021
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X2022256803
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2022-09-13
  • 9. Internet use and COVID-19: How the pandemic increased the amount of time Canadians spend online Archived
    Stats in brief: 45-28-0001202100100027
    Description:

    The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted the behaviours of Canadians, particularly regarding their online activities. Using data from the 2020 Canadian Internet Use Survey, this article examines several Internet-related activities Canadians have done more often during the pandemic.

    Release date: 2021-06-24
  • 10. Online shopping in Canada in 2020: Results from Canadian Internet Use Survey Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2021048
    Description:

    The 2020 Canadian Internet Use Survey (CIUS) measures the impact of digital technologies on the lives of Canadians, including how individuals access and use the Internet, their intensity of use, demand for certain online activities such as e-commerce and barriers to shopping online. This infographic examines what Canadians have reported about their online spending behaviours.

    Release date: 2021-06-22
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