Anil Arora
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Anil Arora | |
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Chief Statistician of Canada | |
Assumed office 19 September 2016 | |
Minister | Navdeep Bains |
Preceded by | Wayne Smith |
Personal details | |
Alma mater | University of Alberta[1] |
Occupation | Civil servant[2] |
Anil Arora is the currently serving Chief Statistician of Canada, in office since 19 September 2016.[3] He replaced Wayne Smith, who resigned to protest changes in Statistics Canada's informatics infrastructure stemming from the Shared Services Canada initiative.[4] Prior to his appointment, he had served as a career employee of Statistics Canada, reaching the post of Assistant Chief Statistician before moving to management positions in Natural Resources Canada and then Health Canada.[3]
References
- ^ http://pm.gc.ca/eng/news/2016/09/16/anil-arora
- ^ http://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/statcans-new-head-sees-good-future-with-shared-services
- ^ a b https://www.canada.ca/en/government/management/anil-arora.html
- ^ https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/canada/anil-arora-appointed-chief-statistician-at-statscan/ar-BBwgLj4