Canada's digital economy is growing much faster than the rest of the economy and is already bigger than staple industries such as mining, forestry and oil and gas. Digital economy worth over $109BAll in all, Statistics Canada calculates that as of 2017, Canada's digital economy was worth $109.7 billion, or about 5.5 per cent of the entire economy that year. (Ryan Remiorz/Canadian Press)Between 2010 and 2017, Canada's digital economy grew by 40.2 per cent, Statistics Canada said. E-commerce more than triplesWithin the digital economy, telecommunications is the biggest sector, but it's getting caught by other parts. As recently as 2016, Bernard says about two thirds of job vacancies were posted on digital job boards.

Source: CBC News May 03, 2019 16:52 UTC