Canada's internet use during the COVID-19 pandemic

Published: Aug. 7, 2020, 4:26 p.m.

Canadians, like many around the world, have been spending much more time online during the novel coronavirus pandemic. So when CIRA, Canada's internet registrars, did their annual survey on internet use, they found how that internet use changed with COVID-19.\n\nOn this episode of This Is Why, we look at how the pandemic changed the use and perception of the internet and social media platforms in Canada.\n\nContact:\n\nAdam Toy - @Adam_Toy on Twitter\n\nDave McIvor - @d_mac1519 on Twitter\n\nThis is Why - @ThisIsWhy on Twitter\n\nEmail us - thisiswhy@globalnews.ca\n\nGuests:\n\nSpencer Callahan, communications manager for the Canadian Internet Registration\xa0 Authority (CIRA)\n\nEpisode Resources:\n\nCIRA release "Facebook named most toxic social media platform by 40 per cent of Canadians"