DATA CENTRE: STATISTICS CANADA

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Which Canadian province has the highest rate of Internet access?

(Internet Households as a percentage of all households)

1998

Alberta

45.1%

British Columbia

42.0%

Ontario

39.0%

Nova Scotia

37.9%

Canada Average

35.9%

Prince Edward Island

35.4%

Saskatchewan

33.8%

Manitoba

33.5%

New Brunswick

31.0%

Newfoundland

28.9%

Quebec

26.2%

Which Canadian city has the highest rate of Internet Households?

(% of all households)

1997

1998

Halifax

39.2%

50.2%

Quebec City

23.9%

28.6%

Montreal

24.3%

31.6%

Ottawa

55.6%

55.4%

Toronto

38.0%

42.0%

Kitchener-Waterloo

34.9%

42.4%

Hamilton

30.4%

41.2%

St Catharines-Niagara

26.1%

29.3%

London

31.8%

40.4%

Windsor

25.7%

21.8%

Winnipeg

33.1%

37.8%

Calgary

41.1%

52.8%

Edmonton

35.9%

43.9%

Vancouver

35.9%

45.7%

Victoria

40.1%

48.5%

Other

23.6%

30.1%

Canada Average

29.4%

35.9%