Chief Statistician of Canada

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]

Chief Statistician of Canada
Statisticien en chef du Canada
Incumbent
Anil Arora
since September 19, 2016
Statistics Canada
Member ofPublic Service of Canada
Reports toMinister of Industry
AppointerGovernor in Council
PrecursorDominion Statistician
Inaugural holderRobert H. Coats (as Dominion Statistician)
Formation1918
Websitewww.statcan.gc.ca

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 Anil Arora, since September 19, 2016.

Dominion Statisticians and Chief Statisticians of Canada (1918 to present)
Name Period Title
Robert H. Coats1918 – 1942Dominion Statistician
Sedley A. Cudmore1942 – 1945Dominion Statistician
Herbert Marshall1945 – 1956Dominion Statistician
Walter E. Duffett1957 – 1972Dominion Statistician/Chief Statistician
Sylvia Ostry1972 – 1975Chief Statistician
Peter G. Kirkham1975 – 1980Chief Statistician
James L. Fry1980Interim Chief Statistician
Martin B. Wilk1980 – 1985Chief Statistician
Ivan P. Fellegi1985 – 2008Chief Statistician
Munir Sheikh2008 – 2010Chief Statistician
Wayne Smith2010Interim Chief Statistician
Wayne Smith2011 – 2016Chief Statistician
Anil Arora2016–Interim Chief Statistician

References and notes
  1. "UNSD Document". unstats.un.org. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
  2. "Statistics Act".


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