Fast Fact

The following data is obtained from Statistics Canada to illustrate the general trend of the Internet usage and the potential of doing business online in Canada. The Internet has become one of the most effective tools for conducting businesses. Contact us if your business is looking for a web presence, or if you would like to transform your existing website into E-commerce capable.

Survey of Electronic Commerce and Technology (SECT)

Value of online sales (private and public) in 2004 = $28.3 billion
Value of online sales (private only) in 2004 = $26.4 billion;(2003 = $18.6B)
Value of business-to-consumer (B2C) sales in 2004 = $6.6 billion
Value of business-to-business (B2B) sales in 2004 = $19.8 billion
Percentage of firms (connected to the Internet) using high-speed Internet access in 2004 = 72%
Percentage of firms (connected to the Internet) using low-speed Internet access in 2004 = 18%
Percentage of firms, by size, using different technologies in 2002 - 2004

	Small Firms		Medium Firms		Large Firms		All Firms
	2003	2004	2003	2004	2003	2004	2002	2003	2004
Internet Access	75.9	79.3	93.7	96.1	97.2	98.5	75.7	78.3	81.6
Website Presence	29.0	31.6	66.1	68.9	77.2	79.4	31.5	34.1	36.8
Purchasing Online	35.1	39.9	50.1	58.7	60.5	62.2	31.7	37.2	42.5

Value of Canada's Total Internet Sales, 1999-2004 (billions)

Canada's Internet Sales Up 50% in 2004.
7% of private companies engaged in e-commerce in 2004

Selling Online by Industry Sector, 2004

Wholesale, transportation and warehousing, manufacturing and retail accounted for 68% of private sector online sales.
86% and 95% of online sales by the wholesale trade and manufacturing sectors, respectively, were B2B

Canadian private businesses using the Internet (%), 2000-2004

2004 Canadian Business Internet Usage -- 81.6%
2003 Canadian Business Internet Usage -- 78.2%
2002 Canadian Business Internet Usage -- 75.7%
2001 Canadian Business Internet Usage -- 70.8%
2000 Canadian Business Internet Usage -- 63.4%

Canadian private businesses that have a website (%), 2000-2004

2004 Businesses that have a website -- 36.8%
2003 Businesses that have a website -- 34.0%
2002 Businesses that have a website -- 31.5%
2001 Businesses that have a website -- 28.6%
2000 Businesses that have a website -- 25.7%

Canadian private businesses using the Internet to purchase goods/services (%), 2000-2004

2004 Businesses making online purchases -- 42.5%
2003 Businesses making online purchases -- 37.3%
2002 Businesses making online purchases -- 31.9%
2001 Businesses making online purchases -- 22.4%
2000 Businesses making online purchases -- 18.2%

Canadian private businesses using the Internet to sell goods/services (%), 2000-2004

2004 Businesses selling goods/services online -- 7.0%
2003 Businesses selling goods/services online -- 7.1%
2002 Businesses selling goods/services online -- 7.5%
2001 Businesses selling goods/services online -- 6.7%
2000 Businesses selling goods/services online -- 6.4%

Canadian household e-commerce spending, 1999-2004 (HIUS)

2004 (Household Internet Spending) -- n/a
2003 (Household Internet Spending) -- $3.0 billion CDN
2002 (Household Internet Spending) -- $2.4 billion CDN
2001 (Household Internet Spending) -- $2.0 billion CDN
2000 (Household Internet Spending) -- $1.1 billion CDN
1999 (Household Internet Spending) -- $417 million CDN