Most newcomers own a smartphone, MTM says

OTTAWA – Almost all newcomers to Canada own a smartphone, according to the latest data to be released by the CBC’s Media Technology Monitor (MTM). MTM’s second annual newcomers study, which had 4,000 respondents, “focuses on the media behaviours as well as the leisure and settlement activities of those who have arrived in Canada in the last 5 years,” says an email today announcing the new data and a free infographic providing a look at MTM’s findings. The study also found 60% of newcomers get a cell phone after arriving in Canada. “Flanker brands such as Fido, Virgin and Freedom...