Canadian Internet Use Survey, Statistics Canada (in French only)

From 2018 to 2020, online activities such as listening to music and podcasts, watching TV shows, following the news, or playing video games all increased significantly in Québec.

In 2020, 74.5% of Quebecers purchased goods or services on the Internet. Online spending by Québec cybershoppers increased by 52.4% from 2018 and totalled $13.4 billion in 2020. 

Use of Internet for personal reasons, Internet connected devices, communication, entertainment, security, and government services.

Tables showing Quebecers’ e-commerce activities.

L’accès à Internet s’améliore légèrement au Québec. En 2020, 92 % des Québécois et Québécoises disposent d’Internet à domicile (91 % en 2018). À l’échelle canadienne, 94 % des personnes ont accès à Internet à domicile. L’Alberta est la province canadienne dans laquelle un plus grand nombre de personnes disposent d’Internet à domicile (96 %).

En 2020, 87 % des Québécois ont utilisé Internet à des fins personnelles. Environ 52 % consultent leur téléphone intelligent en regardant la télévision; 12 % le consultent en soupant avec d’autres personnes et 60 % vérifient leur téléphone intelligent juste avant d’aller dormir ou immédiatement après leur réveil.

Tables showing the share of individuals who have access to the Internet at home and the share of individuals who have access to the Internet via a mobile data plan.

Tables showing the share of Internet users who own a smartphone and how often they use it.

This collection describes the current situation of Quebecers aged 15 to 29 and the patterns of this population over the last 20 years. Themes: health, education, citizen participation, employment and entrepreneurship. 

Data on the 2005, 2007 and 2009 editions of the Canadian Internet Use Survey and the 2000 edition (cycle 14) of Statistics Canada’s General Social Survey – Access to and Use of Information Communication...