Canadian Statistics Advisory Council (CSAC) Virtual Meeting – December 13, 2022

Attendence

CSAC Members Attendance

Dr. Howard Ramos (Chairperson), Anil Arora, David Chaundy, Annette Hester, Jan Kestle, Céline Le Bourdais

Statistics Canada

Pierre Desrochers, Stéphane Dufour, Tony Labillois, André Loranger, Kathleen Mitchell, Eric Rancourt, Mélanie Scott

Meeting Agenda

Meeting Agenda for December 13, 2022
Time Agenda Lead Participant(s)
13:00 – 13:05 Chairperson Introductory Remarks

Howard Ramos
Chairperson, CSAC

13:05 – 13:35 Chief Statistician of Canada Updates

Anil Arora
Chief Statistician of Canada

13:35 – 14:05 Discussion with Assistant Chief Statisticians on CSAC report and upcoming year's work

Pierre Desrochers
Director/Chief Privacy Officer, Office of the Privacy Management and Information Coordination

Assistant Chief Statisticians

All members

14:05 – 14:55

Discussion to set agenda for the year and themes to explore

In camera

All members
14:55 – 15:00 Chairperson Closing Remarks

Howard Ramos
Chairperson, CSAC

Meeting Minutes

1. Chairperson Opening Remarks

Dr. Ramos kicked off the meeting by welcoming participants and provided an overview of the agenda and meeting objectives. He then talked about the release of the CSAC 2022 annual report.

2. Chief Statistician of Canada Updates

Mr. Arora congratulated Dr. Ramos on his reappointment as the CSAC Chairperson and thanked him for his commitment over the past three years as chairperson. He also reiterated his and Statistics Canada’s senior management’s appreciation for the work of the Council. He thanked the Council for the thoughtful, meaningful and impactful 2022 report, which will continue to shape the work of this agency. Mr. Arora informed members that the new CSAC members appointment process is led by Innovation, Science And Economic Development Canada. He also provided updates on the communications approach for the formal launch of the CSAC 2022 report, key Statistics Canada senior management changes and 2021 Census of Population releases and upcoming post-censal surveys.

Dr. Ramos congratulated Statistics Canada on its Census releases, which are reaching a large range of audiences.

3. Discussion with Assistant Chief Statisticians on CSAC report and upcoming year’s work

Mr. Desrochers, Director of the Office of the Privacy Management and Information Coordination and Chief Privacy Officer of Statistics Canada, provided a high-level update on the legislative agenda and process of relevance to the national statistical system.

Assistant Chief Statisticians (ACS) congratulated Dr. Ramos for his reappointment and provided key themes that could be addressed by the Council over the coming year for the Council’s consideration.

Council members and ACS discussed prioritization of themes and considerations for the work of the Council.

4. Discussion to set agenda for the year and themes to explore

CSAC members held an in-camera discussion on the themes of the 2023 report.

5. Chairperson Closing Remarks

Dr. Ramos briefly summarised key points discussed and next steps.

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