According the Government of Canada >> , Canada’s Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector plays an important role in the Canadian economy; with over 31, 500 Canadian ICT firms, this growing sector contributes 5% to Canadian GDP.
Cloud computing continues to be an area of growth for Canada’s ICT sector. There are currently 2.4 million businesses operating in Canada. In a recent poll of over 700 business leaders for Microsoft >>  only 29% of businesses say they have already deployed some type of cloud computing. This is a relatively slow adoption rate compared to the 75% of businesses in the U.S. who are either already using or considering using cloud computing.
At the small business level, business confidence in Canada continues to decline as the CFIB’s Business Barometer >>  has reached 62.1 in July 2012, a 5.6 point drop from its peak in March 2012.

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