George Siemens of the Technology Enhanced Knowledge Research Institute at Athabasca University reports that Canada doesn't look good in a recent paper on online education released by Deanna Douglas.

We are well behind other countries in online enrolments. We don’t have clear and comprehensive data on trends in this space. ... I hope, in spite of the challenges and barriers articulated, that this report will serve as a catalyst for policy, strategy, and funding considerations around online learning in Canada. But that hope is tempered with the realization that attempts at innovation and creating a national agency in the learning space doesn’t appear to be a current priority.