Table 1
Selected activities of home Internet users1, by immigration status, Canada, 2007

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Canadian-born
Immigrated 1997 or later
Immigrated before 1997
% of home users performing activity
Communication
   Email
92.3
92.9
88.6
   Using an instant messenger
50.4
62.0
38.8
   Communicating with Canadian government
25.4
25.7
26.3
   Contribute content (blogging, discussion groups, photos)
20.9
17.4
16.7
   Make telephone calls over the Internet
6.4
26.8
12.5
Local information
   Obtaining weather reports or road conditions
71.2
65.9
61.4
   Viewing the news or sports
62.1
75.0
65.4
   Researching community events
44.4
45.0
42.6
Other information
   Travel information or making travel arrangements
65.4
66.4
68.6
   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.
Table source: Statistics Canada, Connectedness Series, 2008, Catalogue no. 56F0004M, no. 16.