Statistics Canada recognizes the next generation of storytellers and statisticians with a contest, sponsored in part by the SSC, in honour of Canada's 150th birthday.

Congratulations to the 2017 COPSS award winners!

See the COPSS press release here: http://community.amstat.org/copss/awards/winners

View recently published articles in CJS online. 

Check out the SSC 2017 award winners for Honorary Member, SSC Gold Medalist, the Distinguished Service Award, the Pierre Robillard Award, the CRM-SSC Prize in Statistics, the SSC Award for Impact of Applied and Collaborative Work, and the Canadian Journal of Statistics Award. 

Learn about the past and future of data analysis and statistics in Canada. Topics include the Victorian Statistics Movement and its effect in Canada, statistics and the computer revolution, and the emergence of data science. 

The SSC is saddened by the news of the recent passing of Jim Kalbfleisch. Jim helped shape the University of Waterloo's Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science and served as SSC President in 1984.

Dr. David Bellhouse is the recipient of the University of Manitoba's Faculty of Science Honoured Alumni Award 2017. 

"It wasn’t exactly luck that led Dr. David Bellhouse, [BA, Actuarial Science/70, MA, Statistics/72] to discover a love for the history of statistics – but the lottery did play a large part in it."

The University of Waterloo has announced the appointment of Charmaine B. Dean as vice-president, university research beginning a five-year term on July 1, 2017. The appointment was approved by the Board of Governors following approval by and on the recommendation of Senate.

The 2016 Census data on population and dwelling counts are now available for Canada, its provinces and territories, its municipalities and other levels of geography. 

Dear members,

The SSC is again awarding travel supplements for students from Canadian Universities attending the 2017 SSC meeting. These awards are funded by the Society and six of its sections: Actuarial Science, Statistical Education, Biostatistics, Survey Methods, Business and Industrial Statistics, and Probability.