André Loranger, Chief Statistician of Canada

André Loranger was appointed Chief Statistician of Canada in December 2024 after being in the position on an interim basis since April 2024. Mr. Loranger is an experienced senior public official, having worked at Statistics Canada for 27 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 statistics. He is currently the chair of the United Nations Conference of European Statisticians under the umbrella of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, the co-chair of the United Nations Network of Economic Statisticians and the former chair of the United Nations Committee of Experts on Environmental-Economic Accounting.

Mr. Loranger holds an M.A. (Economics) degree and a Bachelor of Social Sciences (Economics) from the University of Ottawa.