ITU — Facts and Figures 2025 ↗
2025 estimates: 2.2 billion people offline; approximately 74% online and 26% offline. Rounded global shares, not social-media participation.
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Published and reviewed November 4, 2026. Historical observations, not live counters.
The figures we use
Global E-waste Monitor — Canada, 2022 ↗
2022: 774,000 tonnes generated, 20.2 kg per resident, 98,000 tonnes formally collected. Generation includes electronics beyond phones. Exports are not quantified by these totals.
How to read the visuals
The 100-person world uses 100 dots with rounded 2025 shares: 74 online and 26 offline. The discussion filters are qualitative examples only; no extra population percentages are implied. Internet users are not the same as mobile subscriptions, network coverage or active social-media participants.
Canadian generation and formal collection are different measures. Their difference does not identify exports, dumping or the share of devices still usable. Undocumented outcomes vary. Do not extrapolate these totals to working phones.
Device triage is advisory and cannot certify safety, data erasure, export compliance or suitability. The comparison divides illustrative delivered Canadian-dollar cost by remaining supported years. It does not calculate emissions or promise environmental savings.
Canadian resource verification
Official pages opened November 4, 2026 to check stated service areas, accepted items and intake instructions. Listings are independent, with no implied partnership or endorsement. Always reconfirm conditions before travelling. Locator results, individual depot hours and individual repair availability are not independently audited.
Samsung Canada service centres ↗
Repair · Canada · Samsung devices; local availability varies. Official authorized-service locator for Samsung phones, tablets and other products. Search by product and city or postal code. Confirm model support, repair cost and opening hours directly with the centre before visiting.
Find an authorized service centre ↗Repair Café Toronto ↗
Repair · Toronto, Ontario. Volunteer repair events for household items, including some electronics. Skills and accepted items vary by event; ask before bringing a phone or battery.
Find a repair event ↗reBOOT Canada ↗
Donation · Ontario & British Columbia; corporate pickup by arrangement. Accepts computers and functioning, unlocked phones and tablets. Arrange a donation first; listed offices and depots have different intake rules. Corporate pickups may carry fees.
Check eligibility & arrange donation ↗Recycle My Electronics / EPRA ↗
Recycling · BC, SK, MB, ON, QC, NB, NS, PEI & NL. Choose your province for accepted electronics and official drop-off searches. Product categories and collection rules vary. Confirm your device with the receiving location.
Choose province & find a drop-off ↗Alberta Recycling Management Authority ↗
Recycling · Alberta. Electronics collection through the provincial program, including computers, tablets and telecom equipment. Embedded and loose batteries follow different intake rules; call ahead for damaged batteries.
Find an Alberta depot ↗Safety & privacy preparation
Health Canada — battery safety ↗. Follow manufacturer instructions and local hazardous-waste advice for damaged batteries. reBOOT Canada’s preparation requirements ↗ cover data backup, account locks and donation intake.
Revisions and corrections
November 4, 2026: initial educational release, repair-first guidance and Canadian resource directory. No collection program, beneficiary outcomes or overseas distribution is claimed. Pilot status is managed in versioned site configuration.
Send corrections or broken-link reports to hello@ecodemy.ca. Sources retain their observation years when reviewed. New research should be verified against primary sources before replacing figures.