The graph shows the share of Canadians who agree that data collected by the government should belong to citizens. The 2017 findings reveal that 75 percent of respondents agreed that data collected by governments should be owned by the citizens they collected it from, and 72 percent agreed that data generated by Canadians should be protected and regulated like a natural resource. Conversely, 27 percent of respondents agreed that data collected by governments should be given freely to the private sector in order to create products, services, jobs and economic growth.
Share of Canadian citizens who agree that data collected by the government belongs to citizens in 2017
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Data collected by governments should be owned by the citizens they collect it from
75%
Data generated by Canadians should be protected and regulated like a natural resource
72%
Private companies that use public data collected by governments should pay government a royalty fee
62%
Data collected by government should be given freely to the private sector so that they can create products, services, jobs and economic growth
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Ipsos. (September 18, 2017). Share of Canadian citizens who agree that data collected by the government belongs to citizens in 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/798261/canada-government-data-citizens/
Ipsos. "Share of Canadian citizens who agree that data collected by the government belongs to citizens in 2017." Chart. September 18, 2017. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/798261/canada-government-data-citizens/
Ipsos. (2017). Share of Canadian citizens who agree that data collected by the government belongs to citizens in 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/798261/canada-government-data-citizens/
Ipsos. "Share of Canadian Citizens Who Agree That Data Collected by The Government Belongs to Citizens in 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Sep 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/798261/canada-government-data-citizens/
Ipsos, Share of Canadian citizens who agree that data collected by the government belongs to citizens in 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/798261/canada-government-data-citizens/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Share of Canadian citizens who agree that data collected by the government belongs to citizens in 2017 [Graph], Ipsos, September 18, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/798261/canada-government-data-citizens/
