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André Loranger, Chief Statistician of Canada
André Loranger is an experienced senior public official, having worked at Statistics Canada for 26 years, leading large and complex statistical programs covering all aspects of the Canadian economy. He has previously served in various senior leadership positions in the Agency including Assistant Chief Statistician for Economic Statistics and Assistant Chief Statistician for Strategic Data Management, Methods and Analysis. In that capacity, Mr. Loranger was also Statistics Canada's Chief Data Officer responsible for the overall stewardship of the organization's information data holdings.
Mr. Loranger represents Statistics Canada on various international expert groups pertaining to economic statistics. He is currently the chair of the United Nations Network of Economic Statisticians and the chair of the United Nations Committee of Experts on Environmental-Economic Accounting. He is also a board member of the Canadian Association for Business Economics and the Conference on Research in Income and Wealth.
Mr. Loranger holds an M.A. (Economics) degree and a Bachelor of Social Sciences (Economics) from the University of Ottawa.
Stéphane Dufour, Special Advisor
Stéphane Dufour has been with Statistics Canada for 33 years and has held various key positions—mostly in collection and operations—and lead several major transformational initiatives along the way. He became an executive in 2006, taking on the role of Director of Administrative Support Services. In 2008, Stéphane was appointed as Director General of the Collection and Regional Services Branch and, in 2012, he was appointed as Director General of the Human Resources Branch. Later in that same year, he became the Assistant Chief Statistician responsible for Corporate Services and the Chief Financial Officer.
Prior to his current role, Stéphane served as the Assistant Chief Statistician of the Census, Regional Services and Operations Field. Most recently, he has been appointed as a Special Advisor within the agency. Additionally, he is the co-chair of the executive board for the United Nations High-Level Group for the Modernisation of Official Statistics and has been involved in several international cooperation projects over his career.
Stéphane holds a bachelor's degree in business administration (accounting) from Université du Québec à Hull (now Université du Québec en Outaouais) and studied economics at the University of Ottawa. He also holds a graduate certificate in Advanced Public Sector Management from the University of Ottawa and participated in the Advanced Leadership Program of the Canada School of Public Service.
Kathleen Mitchell, Assistant Chief Statistician, Corporate Strategy and Management Field, and Chief Financial Officer
Kathleen Mitchell has been the Assistant Chief Statistician of the Corporate Strategy and Management Field and the Chief Financial Officer at Statistics Canada since September 2022. Kathleen was previously the Director General of the Finance, Planning and Procurement Branch and the Deputy Chief Financial Officer of the agency from April 2018 to September 2022. She began her career at Statistics Canada in 1998 as a student and took on various functions within the former Finance Branch, including eight years as an executive. She previously accepted the position of Director, Resource Management, at the Department of Justice in December 2016 before returning to Statistics Canada as Director General. Kathleen has a keen interest in team leadership and all aspects of human resources. She also has a busy family and appreciates time to read.
Geoff Bowlby, Assistant Chief Statistician, Census, Regional Services and Operations Field
Geoff Bowlby has been with Statistics Canada for 29 years, with a background as an economist and project manager.
Prior to taking on the role of Assistant Chief Statistician in 2024, Geoff was Canada’s Census Manager and steered the agency’s most extensive and complex statistical program through the impact of a global pandemic. He also served as the Director General of Collection and Regional Services Branch, the director responsible for the monthly Labour Force Survey, as well as the director of Special Surveys.
Geoff is currently running two UN task forces focussed on the revision of the international manuals being developed for the next worldwide round of population and housing censuses.
Outside of work, Geoff is active with his family. For years, he coached his son’s hockey team, and with his wife, attended figure skating to cheer on their two daughters.
Geoff has a bachelor’s degree in Economics from Glendon College at York University and a master’s in Economics from the University of Waterloo. In addition, he graduated from the University of Ottawa’s Certificate Program in Public Sector Leadership in 2020.
Josée Bégin, Assistant Chief Statistician, Social, Health and Labour Statistics Field
Josée Bégin has a master's degree in mathematics and statistics (MSc) from the University of Ottawa. She started her career at the Canada Revenue Agency in 1994 before joining Statistics Canada in 2002, where she gained experience in overseeing large and complex statistical programs. Josée became the Assistant Chief Statistician of the Social, Health and Labour Statistics Field in January 2023.
The Social, Health and Labour Statistics Field provides accurate, timely and relevant information across a range of social topics to decision makers at all levels of government, non-governmental organizations, researchers and the Canadian public. Its portfolio includes a number of large survey and administrative data programs, such as the Centre for Population Health Data; the Canadian Centre for Justice and Community Safety Statistics; the Centre for Gender, Diversity and Inclusion Statistics; and the Centre for Labour Market Information. This field is also home to Canadian census content expertise.
Her favourite hobbies include yoga and reading.
Mélanie Scott, Chief Information Officer and Assistant Chief Statistician of the Digital Solutions Field
Committed to creating a diverse and bilingual and inclusive work environment throughout her career, Mélanie previously served as the Assistant Deputy Minister of the Digital Services Branch at Shared Services Canada. Prior to that, she provided leadership as an executive in IT security, data management business relationships and partnerships, and IT operations in various senior roles at the Communications Security Establishment Canada, and Library and Archives Canada.
A recipient of the Governor General's Academic Medal of Canada, Mélanie holds a Bachelor of Computer Science from the University of Sherbrooke and a Master of Business Administration EMBA (Executive MBA Program) from the University of Ottawa. A busy mother of three who enjoys running and skiing in her free time, Mélanie is currently completing the Certificate in Public Leadership and Governance with the University of Ottawa.
Eric Rancourt, Assistant Chief Statistician, Strategic Data Management, Methods and Analysis Field
Eric Rancourt is the Assistant Chief Statistician for the Strategic Data Management, Methods and Analysis Field at Statistics Canada. He is also Statistics Canada's Chief Data Officer.
He has worked at Statistics Canada for 33 years and has occupied several roles, such as Director General of the Modern Statistical Methods and Data Science Branch, Director General of Strategic Data Management, Director of International Cooperation, Director of Corporate Planning, Head of research, Production manager of Survey Methodology Journal, and Researcher.
His main areas of work have been on the treatment of non-response, estimation, and the use of administrative and alternative data in statistical programs. Recently, he has worked on frameworks for optimizing privacy and information, data ethics, and modern statistical designs.
He holds a BSc in Statistics from University Laval, BAs in Arts (Ancient Studies; Medieval and Renaissance Studies), as well as a BA in philosophy from the University of Ottawa focusing on data ethics. He is Chair of the Board for the Canadian Statistical Sciences Institute (CANSSI). He has been involved in many professional associations, including the International Association of Survey Statisticians (IASS) for which he is Vice-President, and the International Association for Official Statistics (IAOS), and is an elected member of the International Statistical Institute (ISI). He is Chair-Elect for the Survey Research Methods Section of the American Statistical Association (ASA) and he is also a member of the Statistical Society of Canada (SSC).
Jennifer Withington, Acting Assistant Chief Statistician for Economic Statistics
Jennifer Withington has been working at Statistics Canada for 27 years. As an executive since 2016, Jennifer has held various roles including Director General of the Macroeconomic Accounts, and Director of the International Accounts and Trade Division. She is responsible for key economic indicators such as the Consumer Price Index, Gross Domestic Product, and International Merchandise Trade.
Jennifer represents Statistics Canada on several International Committees including the United Nations (UN) Advisory Expert Group on National Accounts and the Group of Experts on National Accounts.
Jennifer holds a bachelor’s degree in economics and political Science as well as a master’s degree in economics from McGill University.