Chief Statistician of Canada

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Chief Statistician of Canada
Statisticien en chef du Canada
nonpartisan.[1]

The chief statistician advises on matters pertaining to statistical programs of the department and agencies of the government, supervises the administration of the Statistics Act, controls the operation and staff of StatCan and reports annually on the activities of StatCan to the minister of industry.[2]

The current chief statistician of Canada is André Loranger, since April 1, 2024.[3]

Dominion Statisticians and Chief Statisticians of Canada (1918 to present)

Name Period Title
Robert H. Coats 1918 – 1942 Dominion Statistician
Sedley A. Cudmore 1942 – 1945 Dominion Statistician
Herbert Marshall
 1945 – 1956 Dominion Statistician
Walter E. Duffett 1957 – 1972 Dominion Statistician/Chief Statistician
Sylvia Ostry 1972 – 1975 Chief Statistician
Peter G. Kirkham 1975 – 1980 Chief Statistician
James L. Fry 1980 Interim Chief Statistician
Martin B. Wilk 1980 – 1985 Chief Statistician
Ivan P. Fellegi 1985 – 2008 Chief Statistician
Munir Sheikh 2008 – 2010 Chief Statistician
Wayne Smith
 2010 Interim Chief Statistician
Wayne Smith
 2011 – 2016 Chief Statistician
Anil Arora 2016 – 2024 Chief Statistician
André Loranger 2024 – Present Interim Chief Statistician

References and notes

  1. ^ "UNSD Document". unstats.un.org. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
  2. ^ "Statistics Act". Archived from the original on 2011-05-23.
  3. ^ Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (2024-03-19). "Government of Canada appoints interim Chief Statistician". www.canada.ca. Retrieved 2024-04-03.

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