Chart 1. Household penetration of various ICTs, Canada, 1990 to 2003. The axis of 'Y' represents the percentage and the axis of 'X' represents the year. All these stats are an approximation.
Telephone (includes business use)
- 1990 : 98%
- 1992 : 96%
- 1994 : 97%
- 1996 : 96%
- 1998 : 96%
- 2000 : 95%
- 2002 : 94%
Colour television
- 1990 : 97%
- 1992 : 97%
- 1994 : 98%
- 1996 : 95%
- 1998 : 95%
- 2000 : 94%
- 2002 : 93%
VCR
- 1990 : 65%
- 1992 : 67%
- 1994 : 74%
- 1996 : 78%
- 1998 : 86%
- 2000 : 90%
- 2002 : 91%
CD player
- 1990 : 15%
- 1992 : 27%
- 1994 : 42%
- 1996 : 46%
- 1998 : 67%
- 2000 : 70%
- 2002 : 74%
Personal computer at home
- 1990 : 16%
- 1992 : 18%
- 1994 : 24%
- 1996 : 32%
- 1998 : 42%
- 2000 : 54%
- 2002 : 64%
Cablevision
- 1990 : 72%
- 1992 : 71%
- 1994 : 73%
- 1996 : 72%
- 1998 : 71%
- 2000 : 70%
- 2002 : 64%
Internet use from home
- 1990 : not available
- 1992 : not available
- 1994 : not available
- 1996 : 15%
- 1998 : 22%
- 2000 : 48%
- 2002 : 52%
Cellular telephone
- 1990 : not available
- 1992 : not available
- 1994 : not available
- 1996 : 15%
- 1998 : 23%
- 2000 : 39%
- 2002 : 51%
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