Canada at a Glance, 2022
Digital society

Chat 14 Access to the Internet at home by age group, percentage of all respondents, CIUS 2020

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This table displays the results of Data table for chart 14 percent (appearing as column headers).
	percent
All individuals	94.2
15 to 24	98.9
25 to 34	98.5
35 to 44	98.4
45 to 54	96.9
55 to 64	94.4
65 to 74	90.5
75 and older	70.8
Notes: 1. The target population is all people 15 years of age and older living in the 10 Canadian provinces. It excludes full-time residents of institutions (residing for more than six months). 2. The Canadian Internet Use Survey was redesigned in 2018 and its findings should not be compared with those from previous surveys. 3. Responses of "Not stated" are excluded from the numerator and the denominator. Source: Statistics Canada, special request, Canadian Internet Use Survey, 2020.

Chart 15 Online shoppers by age group, percentage of all respondents, CIUS 2020

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This table displays the results of Data table for chart 15 percent (appearing as column headers).
	percent
All individuals	81.7
15 to 24	89.8
25 to 34	95.5
35 to 44	94.2
45 to 54	88.7
55 to 64	77.8
65 to 74	65.7
75 and older	38.1
Notes: 1. The target population is all people 15 years of age and older living in the 10 Canadian provinces. It excludes full-time residents of institutions (residing for more than six months). 2. The Canadian Internet Use Survey was redesigned in 2018 and its findings should not be compared with those from previous surveys. 3. Only respondents who used the Internet in the past three months received this question. 4. Responses of "Not stated" are excluded from the numerator and the denominator. Source: Statistics Canada, special request, Canadian Internet Use Survey, 2020.

In 2020, 84.4% of Canadians owned a smartphone.
Just over half of Canadians (53%) said that checking their smartphone was the first thing they did when they woke up and the last thing they did before going to bed (51%).
In a typical day, 43% of Canadians said they checked their smartphone at least every 30 minutes.

Chart 16 Cyber security incidents during the past 12 months, percentage of all respondents, CIUS 2020

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This table displays the results of Data table for chart 16 percent (appearing as column headers).
	percent
Experienced at least one cyber security incident	57.9
A virus or other computer infection	10.0
Fraudulent use of your identity	4.2
Received fraudulent emails or unsolicited spam	49.3
Hacked accounts or fraudulent messages sent from your accounts	6.8
Getting redirected to fraudulent websites asking for personal information	20.3
Fraudulent payment card use	7.4
Loyalty program points fraud	1.5
Asked to pay a cyber-ransom	3.9
Other cyber security incident	2.7
Notes: 1. The target population is all people 15 years of age and older living in the 10 Canadian provinces. It excludes full-time residents of institutions (residing for more than six months). 2. The Canadian Internet Use Survey was redesigned in 2018 and its findings should not be compared with those from previous surveys. 3. Only respondents who used the Internet in the past three months received this question. 4. Responses of "Not stated" are excluded from the numerator and the denominator. Source: Statistics Canada, special request, Canadian Internet Use Survey, 2020.

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