Canada - Internet and Online Market

Synopsis

Canadian Internet usage continues to grow rapidly, and Canada is widely recognised as a key participant in the development and evolution of Internet technologies and applications. Canada’s Internet and online markets are among the worlds most advanced, with very high penetration, usage, transaction and high-speed access levels, by international standards. The government has fostered this with a policy and funding framework aimed at encouraging R&D, competition, investment and consumer safeguards. Intense competition among service providers has created a volatile market with new entrants, mergers, acquisitions and company failures. All indicators point to further rapid growth for the foreseeable future, particularly in the broadband Internet market.