Which method do you use most often to communicate with friends?

Elementary students

  In Person Text messaging Cell phone Internet chat or MSN Myspace, Facebook, Blog Telephone (Landline) Other
  % % % % % % %
Canada 46.6 28.7 8.6 6.6 1.3 0.8 7.4
Que. 48.1 17.0 17.0 5.7 5.7 2.8 3.8
Ont. 43.1 31.2 8.3 8.0 0.9 0.9 7.7
Man. 65.8 26.3 5.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.6
Sask. 64.1 18.4 5.8 4.9 1.0 1.0 4.9
Alta. 57.5 21.5 8.8 4.1 0.9 0.0 7.1
B.C. 50.0 33.9 5.1 1.7 0.8 0.8 7.6
Other 52.7 21.5 11.6 2.5 3.6 0.0 8.0

Secondary Students

  In Person Text messaging Cell phone Internet chat or MSN Myspace, Facebook, Blog Telephone (Landline) Other
  % % % % % % %
Canada 35.4 40.9 9.9 5.8 0.2 1.1 6.7
Que. 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ont. 32.8 43.0 9.8 6.4 0.1 0.8 7.0
Man. 42.9 30.4 8.9 8.9 0.0 0.0 8.9
Sask. 38.6 31.8 13.6 2.3 0.0 0.0 13.6
Alta. 53.5 25.6 14.0 4.7 0.0 2.3 0.0
B.C. 50.0 31.8 9.1 4.5 0.0 4.5 0.0
Other 33.3 50.0 0.0 0.0 8.3 0.0 8.3

Note: ‘Other’ includes email and other methods.

Source: Census at School Canada, 2021-2022