Did You Know: Canadian Valentine’s Day Statistics

Check out these Canadian Valentine’s Day stats…

• On average Canadians are expected to spend $92.30 on Valentine’s Day gifts, a 2007 study conducted for the Retail Council of Canada found.

• 33% of Canadian women think that the man should pay for a Valentine’s date, while 31% say that it should alternative back and forth, according to www.gdsourcing.com.

• 58% of Canadian men think that the man should pay for a Valentine’s date, while 21% say that it should alternative back and forth (gdsourcing.com).

• 54% of single Canadian men and 50% of single Canadian women hope to find someone special for Valentines Day 2012 (www.gdsourcing.com).

• More then 30% of Canadians would prefer to have an intimate dinner as their ideal Valentines Day date, according to a 2012 survey by Hotels.com.

• More then 66% of Canadians said they cared less about receiving gifts, and more about spending quality time together (Hotels.com survey, 2012).

• 58% of Canadian respondents said that lingerie was the most important item for a romantic Valentines evening (Hotels.com survey, 2012).

• 51% of Canadian respondents said they would most like to find a bottle of champagne in their room on Valentine’s Day (Hotels.com survey, 2012).

• 47% of men purchased their gifts the day before or on Valentine’s Day. This is compared to the 60% of women who get their shopping done a week before, according to a 2009 survey by MasterCard Canada.

• 81% of Canadian men and 93% of Canadian women say that they give Valentine’s Day gifts because they want to, not because they feel they have to, according to a MasterCard Canada survey in 2010.

• 72% of Canadians give a gift to their partner, 50% give to their parents, 47% to their friends, 42% to siblings and 10% to their colleagues (MasterCard survey, 2010).