Canadians spend more money, time online during COVID-19 pandemic


  • World
  • Thursday, 15 Oct 2020

OTTAWA, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) -- Canadians have been spending more time at home and online since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and this has led to increased online spending, use of social media and messaging services and online streaming, Statistics Canada said Wednesday, citing its latest web panel survey.

Some 44 percent of Canadians said they had spent more online on technology, including computers, laptops and tablets, since the onset of the pandemic.

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