Internet usage among new Canadians higher than national average: SRG

TORONTO – New Canadians – South Asian and Chinese immigrants in particular – are connected to the Internet in above-average numbers, according to a new study by Toronto-based market research firm Solutions Research Group (SRG). SRG research reveals 88% of South Asian and Chinese households in Canada have a PC, which is above the Canadian general population average of 83%. In terms of Internet usage, 89% of Mandarin-speaking recent immigrants from Mainland China reported using the Internet on a weekly basis, with 2.6 hours per day dedicated to online use vs. only 1.6 hours of TV viewing and less than...