Large digital-skills divide among Canadian adults, OECD study shows

By Jill Mahoney. Canada is facing a gaping digital divide, with large swaths of the adult population scoring at both the highest and lowest levels on an international test of computer problem-solving skills. The survey found that Canada had the second-highest proportion of adults who excelled on a test that measured participants’ abilities to complete multi-step tasks using computers. At the same time, the country lagged near the bottom of the pack for the proportion of respondents who did poorly on the assessment. More...