Chief Statistician of Canada

The Chief Statistician of Canada is a deputy of the Minister responsible for Statistics Canada - the Minister of Industry.

The Chief Statistician advises on matters pertaining to statistical programs of the department and agencies of the Government of Canada. The Chief Statistician supervises the administration of the Statistics Act and controls the operation and staff of Statistics Canada. The Chief Statistician must also report yearly on the activities of Statistics Canada to the responsible minister, the Minister of Industry.

The current Chief Statistician of Canada is Anil Arora effective Monday, September 19th 2016 after Wayne Smith resigned on September 16th, 2016 over concerns about the independence of Statistics Canada, particularly in relation to IT services being transferred to Shared Services Canada. He replaced Munir Sheikh who resigned on July 21, 2010.[1]

Dominion and Chief Statisticians of Canada (1918 to present)

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

References and notes

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-07-24. Retrieved 2010-07-24.

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