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 52.8 15.7 9.8 9.5 8.4 1.2 2.4
N.S. 50.3 18.6 6.3 5.5 12.1 3.3 4.0
N.B. 65.9 12.9 2.3 8.3 7.6 1.5 1.5
Que. 35.9 8.7 15.2 2.2 28.3 7.6 2.2
Ont. 51.5 15.8 11.6 10.8 7.6 0.7 2.0
Man. 64.2 11.9 2.8 5.5 10.1 0.9 4.6
Sask. 52.5 13.0 4.0 13.0 7.0 3.5 7.0
Alta. 57.7 16.0 6.8 7.3 8.5 1.4 2.3
B.C. 59.4 17.2 7.7 5.7 6.9 0.8 2.3
Territories 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Secondary Students

  In Person Text messaging Cell phone Internet chat or MSN Myspace, Facebook, Blog Telephone (Landline) Other
  % % % % % % %
Canada 38.5 19.0 25.5 7.6 7.4 1.0 1.0
N.S. 43.5 4.8 24.2 14.5 8.1 3.2 1.6
N.B. 47.8 13.0 17.4 4.3 8.7 8.7 0.0
Que. 35.3 19.6 23.5 7.8 13.7 0.0 0.0
Ont. 36.5 21.8 26.0 6.2 7.3 1.0 1.2
Man. 40.4 16.0 29.2 8.1 4.8 0.6 0.9
Sask. 47.3 12.2 13.5 8.1 16.2 1.4 1.4
Alta. 38.4 17.4 18.1 14.5 10.1 0.7 0.7
B.C. 43.4 15.1 28.3 7.9 4.6 0.0 0.7
Territories              

Note: ‘Other’ includes email and other methods.

Source: Census at School Canada, 2024-2025