Chief_Statistician_of_Canada

Chief Statistician of Canada

Chief Statistician of Canada

Canadian public office position

The Chief Statistician of Canada (French: Statisticien en chef du Canada) is the senior public servant responsible for Statistics Canada (StatCan), an agency of the Government of Canada. The office is equivalent to that of a deputy minister and as a member of the public service, the position is nonpartisan.[1]

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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)

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References and notes

  1. [1]
    "UNSD Document". unstats.un.org. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
  2. [2]
    "Statistics Act". Archived from the original on 2011-05-23.
  3. [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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