Trends & Prospective


Nearly One Half (46%) Of Ontarians Have No Financial Plan To Save For Their Retirement

Four In Ten (40%) Investors Don't Have A Financial Advisor

Nearly Four-In-Ten Canadian Adults (37%) Have Visited Online Social Networks And Three-In-Ten (29%) Have A Personal Profile On One

Canadian Users Spend 5.4 Hours Per Week Accessing Online Social Networks
Visitors To Online Social Networks More Active Using The Internet Overall

Seven In Ten (67%) Canadian Home Owners Plan To Renovate Over The Next 2 years

Majority (55%) Are Planning Renovations Within 12 Months

One In Eight (13%) Canadians Plan To Start A Business In Next Five Years

Three in ten (27%) Aspiring Entrepreneurs Intend to Start Up Within the Next Year

Canadians Are Bugged By Reward Program Expiry Dates And Annual Fees!

And For Many, Redeeming Those Rewards Is Too Complicated.

The Experiences of New Canadians

Eight In Ten (82%) New Canadians Are `Happy To Be In Canada' And `Hopeful About Their Future';

New Canadians Say `Owning A Home' (20%) And `Having A Good Job' (28%) Made Them Feel Established In Canada

IT Through The Eyes Of Multi-Generation Small And Medium-Sized Business Owners:

Young Entrepreneurs Say They Can't Live Without Technology To Gain Better Work/Life Balance, Not So For Older Entrepreneurs