Canada: internet activity reach by age 2012

This statistic presents the reach of various online activities among internet users in Canada in 2012, sorted by age. During the reported period, 83.6 percent of Canadian internet users aged 25 to 44 years old were using electronic banking.

Reach of online activities among internet users in Canada in 2012, by age

Characteristic	16 to 24 years	25 to 44 years	45 to 64 years	65+ years
E-mail	94.4%	95.5%	90.8%	89.4%
Use instant messenger	48.1%	42.8%	35.3%	27.8%
Visit or interact with government websites	58.7%	71.2%	60.3%	44.8%
Search for medical or health-related information	61.9%	71.2%	65.8%	61.9%
Formal education, training or school work	78.2%	38.1%	22.6%	9.1%
Travel information or making travel arrangements	57.3%	71.8%	67.7%	57%
Search for employment	60%	43%	24.6%	4.1%
Electronic banking	70%	83.6%	66.8%	48.5%
Research investments	15.4%	30.3%	28.9%	23.1%
Read or watch the news	72.1%	76.4%	67.7%	56.4%
Research community events	59.6%	65.7%	53.8%	38.9%
Window shop or browse for information on goods and services	77.6%	84.5%	74.2%	53.6%
Sell goods or services (through auction sites)	18.9%	30.1%	21.2%	12.5%
Use social networking sites	93.4%	78.7%	51.2%	32%
Contribute content or participate in discussion groups	44.7%	28.5%	14.2%	5.7%
Play online games	56.9%	35.8%	25.2%	27.2%
Obtain or save music (free or paid downloads)	79.9%	58.8%	35.2%	21.3%
Obtain or save software (free or paid downloads)	55.8%	42.8%	29%	22%
Listen to radio online	37.9%	47.9%	33.8%	17.2%
Download or watch television online	56.8%	49.1%	26.6%	12.9%
Download or watch movies or video clips online	79%	65.3%	39.4%	20.1%
Make telephone calls online	57.2%	49%	35.5%	25.5%

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Release date

October 2013

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Region

Canada

Survey time period

2012

Age group

16 years and older

Special properties

Internet users

Supplementary notes

*For Canadians aged 65+ regarding the activity "search for employment", use with caution
Electronic banking: paying bills, viewing statements, transferring funds between accounts
Contribute content or participate in discussion groups: blogging, message boards, posting images
Percentage of all individuals aged 16 years old and over who responded to have used the Internet for personal non business use in the past twelve months from any location.
The 2010 and 2012 series of Canadian Internet use tables replace the terminated series of tables from 2005 to 2009.

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