Industry committee  Unfortunately, that percentage dates back to 2007.

Industry committee  We don't have any more recent data. I imagine that the percentage is higher today, but we don't know for sure. I imagine that these are companies that buy or sell online. They might in fact be bigger companies.

Industry committee  I imagine so, but the figure of 8% has been stable for many years now. However, I imagine that the percentage is higher today. We have information on the three reasons why companies do not want to buy or sell online. First, they believe that their products or services are not ap

Industry committee  That number includes both bulk and retail sales. And that figure indeed stood at $63 billion in 2007.

Industry committee  That includes business between companies.

Industry committee  I am referring to sales between companies and sales to consumers.

Industry committee  I don't know whether the $63 billion includes purchases made by Canadian companies outside of Canada. However, I know that a distinction was made between Canadians who bought from Canadian companies and Canadians who bought from American ones. I believe that it was 40%. I am look

Industry committee  If I could respond briefly to that, the task force looking at the payment system, including mobile payments, is also looking at the question of whether greater regulation is needed in this area. But there's a technology slice to it as well. Do you need ways in which you could ass

Industry committee  Other than a better business bureau, which would just be generally “up and up”, I don't know of any brand or mark that's used to show that a Canadian firm is trustworthy in its Internet commerce. Within a particular industry sector they may have such designations, but I don't kno

Industry committee  I'm a spectrum regulator, so once the spectrum has been auctioned or handed out for near-field communications on an unlicensed basis, my job is essentially done. We don't try to control what is done on it. That would be through another set of rules run by the Minister of Finance

Industry committee  This is Michael Jenkin, from Industry Canada as well, from the Office of Consumer Affairs. He can answer that question.

Industry committee  I'll make sure I get my answer right.

Industry committee  My understanding is that the Minister of Finance has started a task force on the payment system in Canada. One of the areas they're bearing down on is the idea of mobile payments, and what the opportunities, the risks, and the barriers are. As an observer of this field, I know th

Industry committee  I'm going to ask Janet DiFrancesco to talk a bit more in detail about that, what effects we should see. In answer to your question, and I tried to say this at the outset, we hope to see fewer spammers in Canada. I think Lisa has pointed to the fact that this is a very global gam

Industry committee  It is.