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Canada at a Glance, 2023
Digital society

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Internet use among Canadians aged 15 years and older reached 95% in 2022, up from 92% in 2020. The largest increase was seen among Canadians aged 75 years and older, up from 62% in 2020 to 72% in 2022.
The proportion of Canadians who experienced cyber security incidents increased 12 percentage points from 2020 to 2022, from 58% to 70%.

Table 19
Access to the Internet at home, 2022^{Table 19 Note 1}^{Table 19 Note 2}^{Table 19 Note 3}
Table summary
This table displays the results of Access to the Internet at home Canada, calculated using Percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
	percent
	Canada
All individuals	94.0
Age groups
15 to 24	99.3
25 to 34	98.8
35 to 44	98.0
45 to 54	96.7
55 to 64	93.1
65 and older	83.7
65 to 74	89.5
75 and older	75.7
Note 1 The target population is all persons 15 years of age and older living in the 10 provinces of Canada. It excludes full-time (residing for more than six months) residents of institutions. The Canadian Internet Use Survey (CIUS) makes efforts to identify and exclude units on reserves based on their associated geographies on the building-unit-based frame. Return to note 1 referrer Note 2 The CIUS was redesigned in 2018 and its findings should not be compared with those from previous surveys. For the 2018, 2020 and 2022 cycles, refer to the questionnaire when making comparisons as there may have been minor changes in question wording, notes, inclusions or exclusions. Return to note 2 referrer Note 3 Responses of "Not stated" are excluded from the numerator and denominator. Return to note 3 referrer Source: Statistics Canada, custom tabulation, Canadian Internet Use Survey, 2022.

Table 20
Used the Internet for personal use, 2022 ^{Table 20 Note 1}^{Table 20 Note 2}^{Table 20 Note 3}
Table summary
This table displays the results of Used the Internet for personal use Canada, calculated using Percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
	percent
	Canada
All individuals	94.5
Age groups
15 to 24	99.2
25 to 34	99.4
35 to 44	99.0
45 to 54	98.3
55 to 64	94.6
65 and older	82.6
65 to 74	90.3
75 and older	72.0
Note 1 The target population is all persons 15 years of age and older living in the 10 provinces of Canada. It excludes full-time (residing for more than six months) residents of institutions. The Canadian Internet Use Survey (CIUS) makes efforts to identify and exclude units on reserves based on their associated geographies on the building-unit-based frame. Return to note 1 referrer Note 2 The CIUS was redesigned in 2018 and its findings should not be compared with those from previous surveys. For the 2018, 2020 and 2022 cycles, refer to the questionnaire when making comparisons as there may have been minor changes in question wording, notes, inclusions or exclusions. Return to note 2 referrer Note 3 Responses of "Not stated" are excluded from the numerator and denominator. Return to note 3 referrer Source: Statistics Canada, custom tabulation, Canadian Internet Use Survey, 2022.

Table 21
Use of Internet-connected smart home devices in primary residence, 2022 ^{Table 21 Note 1}^{Table 21 Note 2}^{Table 21 Note 3}
Table summary
This table displays the results of Use of Internet-connected smart home devices in primary residence Canada, calculated using Percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
	percent
	Canada
Used any Internet-connected smart home device	47.4
A smart speaker or smart home assistant	30.0
Video camera connected to the Internet	19.8
Smart door or window lock	6.0
Smart thermostat	12.7
Smart plugs or lights	13.8
Smart appliances	7.0
Other smart home devices	8.7
Note 1 The target population is all persons 15 years of age and older living in the 10 provinces of Canada. It excludes full-time (residing for more than six months) residents of institutions. The Canadian Internet Use Survey (CIUS) makes efforts to identify and exclude units on reserves based on their associated geographies on the building-unit-based frame. Return to note 1 referrer Note 2 The CIUS was redesigned in 2018 and its findings should not be compared with those from previous surveys. For the 2018, 2020 and 2022 cycles, refer to the questionnaire when making comparisons as there may have been minor changes in question wording, notes, inclusions or exclusions. Return to note 2 referrer Note 3 Responses of "Not stated" are excluded from the numerator and denominator. Return to note 3 referrer Source: Statistics Canada, custom tabulation, Canadian Internet Use Survey, 2022.

Table 22
Noticed Artificial Intelligence in various applications, by type, 2022 ^{Table 22 Note 1}^{Table 22 Note 2}^{Table 22 Note 3}
Table summary
This table displays the results of Noticed Artificial Intelligence in various applications Canada, calculated using Percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
	percent
	Canada
Noticed Artificial Intelligence in any application	68.3
Chatbots	47.6
Emails	47.3
Recommendation algorithms	48.3
Content moderation	25.7
Smartphone functions	45.2
Banking and personal finance	35.4
Edited media content	23.1
Other applications	4.4
Note 1 The target population is all persons 15 years of age and older living in the 10 provinces of Canada. It excludes full-time (residing for more than six months) residents of institutions. The Canadian Internet Use Survey (CIUS) makes efforts to identify and exclude units on reserves based on their associated geographies on the building-unit-based frame. Return to note 1 referrer Note 2 The CIUS was redesigned in 2018 and its findings should not be compared with those from previous surveys. For the 2018, 2020 and 2022 cycles, refer to the questionnaire when making comparisons as there may have been minor changes in question wording, notes, inclusions or exclusions. Return to note 2 referrer Note 3 Responses of "Not stated" are excluded from the numerator and denominator. Return to note 3 referrer Source: Statistics Canada, custom tabulation, Canadian Internet Use Survey, 2022.

Table 23
Experienced cyber security incident over the Internet, 2022 ^{Table 23 Note 1}^{Table 23 Note 2}^{Table 23 Note 3}
Table summary
This table displays the results of Experienced cyber security incident over the Internet Canada, calculated using Percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
	percent
	Canada
Experienced any incident	69.9
A virus or other malicious software installed without permission	11.4
Fraudulent use of identity	6.0
Received fraudulent content	39.9
Received unsolicited spam	60.1
Hacked accounts or fraudulent messages sent from your accounts	8.3
Getting redirected to fraudulent websites asking for personal information	22.1
Fraudulent payment card use	9.0
Loyalty program points fraud	2.4
Asked to pay a cyber-ransom	3.8
Other cyber security incidents	4.1
Note 1 The target population is all persons 15 years of age and older living in the 10 provinces of Canada. It excludes full-time (residing for more than six months) residents of institutions. The Canadian Internet Use Survey (CIUS) makes efforts to identify and exclude units on reserves based on their associated geographies on the building-unit-based frame. Return to note 1 referrer Note 2 The CIUS was redesigned in 2018 and its findings should not be compared with those from previous surveys. For the 2018, 2020 and 2022 cycles, refer to the questionnaire when making comparisons as there may have been minor changes in question wording, notes, inclusions or exclusions. Return to note 2 referrer Note 3 Responses of "Not stated" are excluded from the numerator and denominator. Return to note 3 referrer Source: Statistics Canada, custom tabulation, Canadian Internet Use Survey, 2022.

Date modified:: 2024-09-04