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% of Canadians plan to give gifts to others, % of Canadians indicating that they plan to purchase an electronic gift card this season (by province)

% plan to shop for gifts this holiday in stores, online, by catalogue, via television (by age group and province) [Christmas shopping]

% of Canadians say the strong performance of the Canadian dollar makes them more likely to travel outside of Canada this holiday season or in the new year, % of Canadians indicated that it would be convenient to split the cost of a trip between more than one credit card,

% of Canadians and Albertans answered they have used the Internet to get information or research their trips in the past two years, % have booked or paid for their vacations online.

% of Canadians say the strong performance of the Canadian dollar makes them more likely to travel outside of Canada this holiday season or in the new year, % of Canadians indicated that it would be convenient to split the cost of a trip between more than one credit card,

% of Canadians answered they have used the Internet to get information or research their trips in the past two years, % have booked or paid for their vacations online.

% of Canadians say the strong performance of the Canadian dollar makes them more likely to travel outside of Canada this holiday season or in the new year, % of Canadians indicated that it would be convenient to split the cost of a trip between more than one credit card,

% of Canadians answered they have used the Internet to get information or research their trips in the past two years, % have booked or paid for their vacations online.

% of Canadians say the strong performance of the Canadian dollar makes them more likely to travel outside of Canada this holiday season or in the new year, % of Canadians indicated that it would be convenient to split the cost of a trip between more than one credit card,

% of Canadians answered they have used the Internet to get information or research their trips in the past two years, % have booked or paid for their vacations online.

% of Canadians say the strong performance of the Canadian dollar makes them more likely to travel outside of Canada this holiday season or in the new year, % of Canadians indicated that it would be convenient to split the cost of a trip between more than one credit card,

% of Canadians answered they have used the Internet to get information or research their trips in the past two years, % have booked or paid for their vacations online.

Includes individual commodity detail. Covers specific food products, meals purchased from restaurants, shelter costs

Internet access, telephone, child care, domestic services, financial services

household chemicals, pet food, seeds & plants, furniture, textiles, appliances, garden equipment

clothing, footwear, jewellery/accessories, dry cleaning services

purchase, maintenance and repair of motor vehicles, public transportation, air, rail and bus transportation, purchase & operation of recreational vehicles

prescribed medication, non-prescribed, eye care, dental care, personal products (soap, cosmetics, oral hygiene)

sporting & athletic equipment, toys, games & hobbies, computer equipment, photographic equipment and services, audio equipment, CDs & tapes, video/DVD rentals, spectator entertainment, cable TV, use of recreational facilities, traveller accommodations, travel tours.

tuition fees, textbooks, newspapers, magazines, books

alcoholic beverages (beer, wine, liquor served and purchased from store, cigarettes.

% feel that they are not well- or not at all informed on the issue of identity theft, % say "No" when asked if they keep unused credit cards locked in a safe place, % acknowledge that individuals have a role in protecting themselves, % of Canadians have received 'phishing' emails, % say they have been victims of 'phishing' which means they provided personal information online to a source posing as a legitimate institution, like a bank. [information security]

% of Canadian online consumers feel that some Internet retailers have not done enough to protect their online customers, % not yet fully confident in their ability to protect themselves from loss of personal information, identity theft, unsolicited email or spam % worried about bidding/selling goods on auction sites.

Sources of online security information: Friend & relatives, ISPs, Web, % not aware of the Internet security terminology: pharming, phishing, malware

% of Canadian consumers would seek legal action against a company that stored their personal information if it was compromised.

% of companies say their data is at risk, % reporting employees who accidentally download security-compromising viruses, spyware or adware pose greatest threat to their data security, % reporting external agents like hackers, % reporting disgruntled employees who gain unauthorized access to information, % say that a data security breach would have an impact on their brand, even among small business operators.

% of companies somewhat confident at best in their IT department's ability to withstand an attack, % of businesses using selected forms of data protection technology: % use antivirus software, firewalls, use encryption technology, use outsourced or managed security services from a third-party provider.

% of business leaders feel that changing compliance and legislation requirements will affect the way that their company manages private data. % of Canadian businesses have mechanisms in place to address customer or employee questions or complaints about protecting data, % business leaders have no idea what the dollar value associated with a security breach would cost their company. [information security] .

% of Canadian consumers who ordered merchandise or services by mail catalogue in the past year, Actions most likely taken when receiving direct mail (addressed vs. unaddressed): enter a contest, order a catalogue, call a 1-800 number, visiting the advertisers store, trying a new product, visiting advertisers website.

% of Canadians welcome addressed direct mail advertising, unaddressed direct mail, Internet banner advertising, telemarketing.

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