Statistics Canada
Statistics Canada (Statistique Canada) is the national statistical agency of Canada.
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Description
The agency is led by a chief statistician.
The agency is overseen by the minister of Innovation, Science and Industry.
History
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics was established by the Statistics Act in 1918.
In 1971, another Statistics Act reformed the bureau into the current agency.
Usage
The agency publishes the peer-reviewed journal Survey Methodology.
See the following pages for specific surveys and products.