Canada’s most wired cities
| 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Source: Statistics Canada, special tabulation, unpublished data, Survey of Household Spending, 2008.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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