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Canadian Research Data Centre Network

Canadian Internet Use Survey

2009 - 2022

Subjects

Digital economy and societyIndividual and household Internet useInformation and communications technology sectorInternet use

Overview

Summary

The CIUS examines Internet access and use, along with the use of Internet-connected smart devices, social connections in the digital age, use of government online services, e-commerce, digital skills, security, privacy and trust, online work and the knowledge and adoption of new digital technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, digital credentials and cryptocurrencies. The CIUS also measures barriers to: Internet access and use, online services, and various digital technologies.

Available Cycles

Years Name
2009,2010,2012,2018,2022 Canadian Internet Use Survey

Documentation

Publication Note

All publications (e.g. scientific articles, reports, dissertations, theses) and presentations based on a dataset available in the RDCs should include an acknowledgement of the support provided by granting councils (SSHRC, CIHR, CFI), Statistics Canada and host university. See a sample

Related Publications

AbdulHussein, Ali, Cozzarin, Brian, and Dimitrov, Stanko (2022).

Changes in consumer spending behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic across product categories

Electronic Commerce Research

Sara K. Tumpane (2018).

Health, labour, and the environment: An social economic analysis

Michael Haight, Anabel Quan-Haase, and Bradley A. Corbett (2014).

Revisiting the digital divide in Canada: The impact of demographic factors on access to the internet, level of online activity, and social networking site usage

Information, Communication and Society , 4

VariousAuthors (2013).

Technology and society: Social networks, power, and inequality

Michael Haight (2012).

Revisiting the digital divide in the Canadian context

Stephanie Ben-Ishai and Saul Schwartz (2012).

Access to personal financial services in Canada

C. A. Middleton, B. Veenhof, and J. Leith (2010).

Intensity of internet use in Canada: Understanding different types of users

Related Data

Canadian Survey of Cyber Security and Cybercrime

Cross-Sectional, Repeated

CSCSC

General Social Survey – Access to and Use of Information Communication Technology

Cross-Sectional, Repeated

GSS

Public Sector Survey of Cyber Security and Cybercrime

Cross-Sectional, Repeated

PSSCSC

Residential Telephone Service Survey

Cross-Sectional, Repeated

RTSS

Survey of Digital Technology and Internet Use

Cross-Sectional, Repeated

SDTIU

Resources