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Electronic Commerce

by: Noé-Djawn White, Research Student
Nathalie Quann, Research Analyst

January 2002

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Table of Contents

1. Q1. What is the Internet?
2. Q2. In Canada, how has Internet use grown in the last few years?
3. Q3. Who uses the Internet and how is it used?
4. Q4. Compared with the world, where does Canada stand?
5. Q5. What is Electronic Commerce?
6. Q6. What are the results of economic activities generated by electronic commerce?
7. Q7. How quickly is online commerce growing?
8. Q8. Who engages in electronic commerce?.8
9. Q9. What is our situation with respect to the international community?
10. Q10.How rapidly is electronic commerce growing globally?
11. Q11.Why give special importance to this commercial activity?
12. Q12.What legal and judicial issues have been raised by the appearance of cyber markets?
13. Q13.What is the significance of a cryptography policy?
14. Q14.What is authentication of an electronic document?
15. Q15. What is Bill C-6, the Personal Information Protection & Electronic Document Act?
16. Q16. What provisions have been taken to protect consumers online?
17. Q17. What is a digital signature?
18. Q18. What role has the government played up to date in implementing a regulatory framework for the Internet environment?
19. Q19. What are the issues related to a tax policy intended to regulate cyber-commerce and its environment?
20. Q20. How will electronic technology affect the issues of intellectual property?
21. Q21. How does the government plan to introduce standardization in the area of electronic commerce.

List of Figures

Figure 1 Growth in Internet use by year
Figure 2 Change in Internet use for SME's according to number of employees
Figure 3 Graphic illustration of Internet use in Canada, by region
Figure 4 Percentage of Canadians who took part in online activities
Figure 5 Frequency of Internet or e-mail use
Figure 6 Connectivity among Canadian businesses
Figure 7 World distribution of Internet users
Figure 8 Telephone and Internet access charges
Figure 9 Comparison between the United States and Canada
Figure 10 Global electronic commerce: current status and forecasts
Figure 11 Proportion of Canadian Internet users who have made a purchase via the Internet
Figure 12 Proportion of Canadians who have purchased products /services online
Figure 13 SMEs that buy/sell products and services online by size of firm
Figure 14 Dollars generated by electronic commerce activities by country
Figure 15 World electronic commerce growth; Canada is well positioned to capitalize

List of Tables

Table 1 Proportion of households using the Internet from home by purpose of use
Table 2 Socio-economic characteristics of Internet users
Table 3 Daily use of the Internet of e-mail
Table 4 Canadian Internet sales revenue
Table 5 Electronic commerce activities among Canadian adults with Internet access
Table 6 Forecast economic share of electronic commerce
Table 7 Accomplishments subsequent to the Canadian Electronic Commerce Strategy 2000
Table 8 Techniques for meeting the different requirements and needs with respect to electronic signatures
Table 9 Creating and verifying a digital signature

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