Canadian Internet Use Survey

The Canadian Internet Use Survey (CIUS) measures household access to the Internet and individual online behaviours including electronic commerce.
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  • Articles and reports: 75-006-X202500100007
    Description: This study examines the characteristics and predictors of Internet users who watch user-generated videos (UGVs). It also looks at the relationship between consumption of UGVs and select quality of life indicators. It situates the activity of watching UGVs alongside other Internet activities, as well as the amount of time spent on the Internet. Finally, this study sheds light on the identified risks and benefits associated with going online to watch UGVs.
    Release date: 2025-05-21

  • Stats in brief: 11-001-X202514138975
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2025-05-21

  • Stats in brief: 11-631-X2025002
    Description: This presentation uses the 2022 Canadian Internet Use Survey to explore how youth (aged 15 to 24 years) spend their time online. It also considers how these behaviours compare with those of the overall population (aged 15 years and over) and how engagement in particular online activities correlates with cybervictimization and exposure to harmful content.
    Release date: 2025-04-23

  • Articles and reports: 22-20-00012024003
    Description: While the Internet has made it easier than ever to get information, it has also created new opportunities for misinformation to spread. Using 2023 data from the Survey Series on People and their Communities and 2022 data from the Canadian Internet Use Survey, this paper conducts multivariate analyses to examine the role of demographic and socioeconomic characteristics in the likelihood of engaging in particular fact-checking behaviours thought to be associated with the spread of misinformation.
    Release date: 2024-07-25

  • Stats in brief: 11-627-M2024016
    Description: This infographic uses data from the 2018 and 2022 Canadian Internet Use Survey to examine patterns and trends in online banking by population groups.
    Release date: 2024-04-30

  • 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

  • Stats in brief: 11-001-X202408137852
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2024-03-21

  • Stats in brief: 11-627-M2024005
    Description: This infographic highlights the prevalence and nature of cyber-related harms against young people.
    Release date: 2024-02-27

  • Stats in brief: 11-001-X202405837713
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2024-02-27

  • Articles and reports: 22-20-00012024001
    Description: As the utility of digital technologies continues to rise, individuals are spending an increasing amount of time online and on their smartphones. While these technologies have created many new opportunities for individuals, there is also growing interest in the connection between these technologies and well-being. Using data from the Canadian Internet Use Survey, this article examines the complex relationship between digital technology use and various measures of well-being, including mental health and interpersonal relationship satisfaction.
    Release date: 2024-01-16
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  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Table: 22-10-0081-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description:

    Percentage of Internet users accessing the Internet by location of access, excluding use through a mobile data plan, during the past three months.

    Release date: 2021-10-29
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  • Articles and reports: 75-006-X202500100007
    Description: This study examines the characteristics and predictors of Internet users who watch user-generated videos (UGVs). It also looks at the relationship between consumption of UGVs and select quality of life indicators. It situates the activity of watching UGVs alongside other Internet activities, as well as the amount of time spent on the Internet. Finally, this study sheds light on the identified risks and benefits associated with going online to watch UGVs.
    Release date: 2025-05-21

  • Stats in brief: 11-001-X202514138975
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2025-05-21

  • Stats in brief: 11-631-X2025002
    Description: This presentation uses the 2022 Canadian Internet Use Survey to explore how youth (aged 15 to 24 years) spend their time online. It also considers how these behaviours compare with those of the overall population (aged 15 years and over) and how engagement in particular online activities correlates with cybervictimization and exposure to harmful content.
    Release date: 2025-04-23

  • Articles and reports: 22-20-00012024003
    Description: While the Internet has made it easier than ever to get information, it has also created new opportunities for misinformation to spread. Using 2023 data from the Survey Series on People and their Communities and 2022 data from the Canadian Internet Use Survey, this paper conducts multivariate analyses to examine the role of demographic and socioeconomic characteristics in the likelihood of engaging in particular fact-checking behaviours thought to be associated with the spread of misinformation.
    Release date: 2024-07-25

  • Stats in brief: 11-627-M2024016
    Description: This infographic uses data from the 2018 and 2022 Canadian Internet Use Survey to examine patterns and trends in online banking by population groups.
    Release date: 2024-04-30

  • Stats in brief: 11-001-X202408137852
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2024-03-21

  • Stats in brief: 11-627-M2024005
    Description: This infographic highlights the prevalence and nature of cyber-related harms against young people.
    Release date: 2024-02-27

  • Stats in brief: 11-001-X202405837713
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2024-02-27

  • Articles and reports: 22-20-00012024001
    Description: As the utility of digital technologies continues to rise, individuals are spending an increasing amount of time online and on their smartphones. While these technologies have created many new opportunities for individuals, there is also growing interest in the connection between these technologies and well-being. Using data from the Canadian Internet Use Survey, this article examines the complex relationship between digital technology use and various measures of well-being, including mental health and interpersonal relationship satisfaction.
    Release date: 2024-01-16

  • Stats in brief: 11-627-M2023045
    Description: The 2022 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, and interactions online as well as the changes in use of digital technologies over time.

    This infographic presents Canadians’ experiences online when it comes to safety. It includes topics on trust in selected technologies, cyber incidents, and measures taken to protect personal data and devices while online.
    Release date: 2023-07-20
Reference (1)

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  • 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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