Canada Online Overview

One million Canadians became new Internet users in 2006, moving the online population to 21 million. With two-thirds of Canadian households already online, and with 87% of them connected by broadband, the country has the world' s ninth-largest Internet population- and no online marketer should ignore that.

The Canada Online Overview report analyzes the trends driving Internet demographic and commercial growth in the northern half of North America.

At one time, Canadian Internet development was, well...a little frozen. But no longer.

Canadians are going online in record numbers. Eight out of ten Canadian Internet users visit social networking sites. Nearly two-thirds read blogs. Two-thirds consider themselves online "experts," and another 43% "fairly skilled."

In 2006, spending on online advertising in Canada topped C$1 billion ($894 million), an increase of 80% from the previous year.

• What forces are driving the growth of Canadian online ad spending?
• What do Canadian Internet users do online?
• Are Canadians shopping online- and buying, too?
• Do Canadians bank online? s
• Do they blog?
• What other digital channels are growing in Canada?
• And many others...

The Canada Online Overview report aggregates the latest data from international marketing and communications researchers with eMarketer numbers, projections and analysis to provide the information you need to make the right business decisions- right now.