Canada

Canada's most wired cities

Which parts of the country are most 'connected'?

Smart Cities 2010: Get Your Score

City Per cent who spent on Internet services Access to Broadband Internet
Regina 79.8 98.0
Victoria* 76.9 100.0
Saskatoon 81.1 95.4
Toronto 78.3 90.8
St. John’s 75.8 92.8
London* 76.5 87.9
Halifax 75.1 89.5
Montréal 63.1 98.1
Calgary 82.8 68.1
Vancouver 76.0 86.9
Charlottetown 68.8 88.5
Edmonton 76.3 81.5
Québec* 56.0 96.1
Winnipeg 68.7 84.9
Saint John 69.5 76.7
Cape Breton* 67.8 85.5
Fredericton* 68.6 76.0
Moncton* 62.6 81.5

Source: Statistics Canada, special tabulation, unpublished data, Survey of Household Spending, 2008. Note: Unless indicated, data reflects Census Metropolitan Areas.
Source: Industry Canada’s Broadband Office, 2007.
* Data for these cities only available at the economic region level.

CLI Measure: Proportion of Canadian households reporting annual expenditures on Internet services in the home.
CLI Measure: Proportion of Canadian households with access to broadband internet service, including wirless, digital subscriber line (DSL), or cable.


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