Chief Statistician of Canada

The Chief Statistician of Canada (French: Statisticien en chef du 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 19, 2016 after Wayne Smith resigned on September 16, 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. 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. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-25. Retrieved 2010-07-24.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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