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Searching for medical or health-related information
59.5
53.3
55.5
Searching for Canadian government information
51.5
54.6
49.0
Job search
30.7
58.8
28.6
Leisure
General browsing for fun or leisure (surfing)
78.3
62.4
67.8
Obtaining or saving music
45.6
53.8
31.5
Playing games
41.4
31.9
25.5
Listening to radio over the Internet
27.6
33.5
26.3
Downloading or watching television or movies
19.1
34.1
18.5
1. This table covers individuals aged 16 and older who said they used the Internet from home for personal use in the 12 months preceding the survey. A very small proportion of Internet users who lived in Canada at the time of the survey but did not hold landed immigrant status are excluded from the table.
Data source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Internet Use Survey, 2007.