Communications include broadband internet access and mobile wireless services.
Purchase of telephone equipment is included in the Home Entertainment category.
Computer equipment purchase is included in the Home Entertainment Equipment category.
Rental of video recordings is included in the Media Content and Live Entertainment categoryÂ
Media content and live entertainment category includes: Video and audio subscription services, movie theaters, live sports events, live performing arts, admissions to museums and other activities, pre-recorded audio and video cassettes, CDs, DVD and video games, reading materials and other printed matter.Â
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Communications and media household spending in Canada 2010-2024
Data collected in Canada in 2024 shows that households in the country spent on average of around Canadian dollars on media and communications services that year. The largest part of those expenses was attributed to services such as broadband internet and wireless mobile services.
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Global Media and Internet Concentration Project. (December 11, 2025). Average spending per household on communications and media in Canada from 2010 to 2024 (in Canadian dollars) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 26, 2026, from /statistics/491695/consumer-spending-on-entertainment-and-media-canada/
Global Media and Internet Concentration Project. "Average spending per household on communications and media in Canada from 2010 to 2024 (in Canadian dollars)." Chart. December 11, 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 26, 2026. /statistics/491695/consumer-spending-on-entertainment-and-media-canada/
Global Media and Internet Concentration Project. (2025). Average spending per household on communications and media in Canada from 2010 to 2024 (in Canadian dollars). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 26, 2026. /statistics/491695/consumer-spending-on-entertainment-and-media-canada/
Global Media and Internet Concentration Project. "Average Spending per Household on Communications and Media in Canada from 2010 to 2024 (in Canadian Dollars)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 11 Dec 2025, /statistics/491695/consumer-spending-on-entertainment-and-media-canada/
Global Media and Internet Concentration Project, Average spending per household on communications and media in Canada from 2010 to 2024 (in Canadian dollars) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/491695/consumer-spending-on-entertainment-and-media-canada/ (last visited July 26, 2026)
Average spending per household on communications and media in Canada from 2010 to 2024 (in Canadian dollars) [Graph], Global Media and Internet Concentration Project, December 11, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/491695/consumer-spending-on-entertainment-and-media-canada/
