FedEx Express Canada, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp (NYSE: FDX). The fifth annual FedEx online Shopping Intentions survey reveals that the ease and convenience of online shopping are embraced across Canada.

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　　The survey of 1,493 Canadians by Angus Reid between October 5th and October 7th, 2017 also found:

　　online holiday shopping is poised to grow in 2017.

　　only 55 per cent of respondents stated that they did any online holiday shopping in 2016. Sixty-five per cent of respondents plan to shop online this holiday season.

　　Six per cent of Canadian shoppers indicated they plan to buy online this holiday season for the very first time.

　　Three out of five respondents from each of the Canadian provinces surveyed plan on “clicking and shipping” in 2017

　　Respondents from ontario (68 per cent), Atlantic Canada (67 per cent), and British Columbia (67 per cent) represent the most likely to shop online this holiday season.

　　Saskatchewan (58 per cent), Quebec (61per cent), and Alberta (62 per cent) had the lowest percentage of respondents who intend on shopping online this holiday season.

　　Canada’s online Shoppers Plan Ahead

　　Three quarters (74 per cent) of online shoppers plan start their online holiday shopping before Cyber Monday.

　　Less than 1 per cent of respondents plan to start online holiday shopping one week before the holidays.

　　There’s no place like home, with a computer, for Canadians