The Canadian Journal of Statistics Award is presented each year by the Statistical Society of Canada to the author(s) of an article published in the Journal, in recognition of the outstanding quality of the methodological innovation and presentation. This year's winner is the article entitled "Semiparametric methods for survival analysis of case-control data subject to dependent censoring" (Volume 42, no. 3, pp. 365-383) by Douglas E. Schaubel, Hui Zhang, John D. Kalbfleisch, and Xu Shu.

John D. (Jack) Kalbfleisch, professeur émérite de biostatistique à l’Université du Michigan, a été fait member honoraire de la Société statistique du Canada. Ce titre vise à honorer un individu qui a contribué de manière exceptionnelle au développement des sciences statistiques au Canada et dont les travaux ont eu un impact majeur au pays.
 

The CRM-SSC Prize in statistics is awarded annually by the Centre de recherches mathématiques (CRM) and the Statistical Society of Canada (SSC). It is awarded in recognition of a statistical scientist's professional accomplishments in research during the first fifteen years after having received a doctorate. This year's winner is Matías Salibián-Barrera of the University of British Columbia (UBC).

Le récipiendaire de la médaille d’or 2015 de la Société statistique du Canada est le professeur Richard Lockhart. La médaille d’or est octroyée à une personne qui a contribué de façon remarquable à la statistique ou à la théorie des probabilités grâce à des développements mathématiques ou à des applications.

Professor Shirley Mills is the recipient of the 2015 Distinguished Service Award from the Statistical Society of Canada (SSC). This award honors an individual who has played an important and substantial role in fostering the growth and success of the Canadian Statistical Sciences community through leadership in the SSC.

Ying Yan est le récipiendaire du prix Pierre-Robillard 2014 de la Société statistique du Canada. Ce prix récompense la meilleure thèse en probabilités ou en statistique soutenue dans une université canadienne au cours de l’année. La thèse de Ying s’intitule « Statistical Methods on Survival Data with Measurement Error ». Elle a été rédigée à la University of Waterloo sous la direction de Grace Yi.
 

Liqun Diao is the winner of the 2013 Pierre Robillard Award of the Statistical Society of Canada. This prize recognizes the best PhD thesis in probability or statistics defended at a Canadian university in a given year.

Professor Agnes Herzberg is the 2014 recipient of the Lise Manchester Award. This biennial award is given by the Statistical Society of Canada in commemoration of the late Dr Lise Manchester’s abiding interest in using statistical methods to study matters of relevance to society. The award recognizes excellence in statistical research which considers problems of public interest and which is potentially useful for formation of Canadian public policy.

The Canadian Journal of Statistics Award is presented each year by the Statistical Society of Canada to the author(s) of an article published in the Journal, in recognition of the outstanding quality of the paper’s methodological innovation and presentation. This year’s winner is the article entitled “Self-concordance for empirical likelihood” (Volume 41, no. 3, pp. 387-397) by Art B. Owen.

The CRM-SSC Prize in statistics is awarded annually by the Centre de recherches mathématiques (Montréal) and the Statistical Society of Canada to recognize a statistical scientist's professional accomplishments in research during the first fifteen years after earning a doctorate. This year's winner is Fang Yao of the University of Toronto.

Le récipiendaire 2014 du titre de membre honoraire de la Société statistique du Canada est le professeur Jerald F. Lawless. Ce titre vise à honorer un individu qui a contribué de manière exceptionnelle au développement des sciences statistiques au Canada et dont les travaux ont eu un impact majeur au pays.
 

The 2014 recipient of the Gold Medal of the Statistical Society of Canada is Professor Jiahua Chen. The Gold Medal is awarded to a person who has made outstanding contributions to statistics, or to probability, either to mathematical developments or in applied work.
 

The 2014 recipient of the Statistical Society of Canada Award for Impact of Applied and Collaborative Work is A. John Petkau, Professor in the Department of Statistics at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver. The award recognizes outstanding contributions by members of the SSC in collaborative research and applied work, the importance of which derives primarily from its relatively recent impact on a subject area outside of the statistical sciences, on an area of application, or on an organization.

Professor Mary Thompson is the recipient of the 2014 Distinguished Service Award from the Statistical Society of Canada. This award honours an individual who has played an important and substantial role in fostering growth and success of the Canadian Statistical Sciences community through leadership in the SSC. Mary’s many years of strong and effective leadership have greatly benefited our society and this award is a fitting recognition for her commitment to our discipline and profession.

Un des récipiendaires 2013 du titre de Membre honoraire de la Société statistique du Canada est le Professeur Bovas Abraham. Ce titre vise à honorer un individu qui a contribué de manière exceptionnelle au développement des sciences statistiques au Canada et dont les travaux ont eu un impact majeur au pays.
 

Un des récipiendaires 2013 du titre de Membre honoraire de la Société statistique du Canada est le Professeur Chris A. Field. Ce titre vise à honorer un individu qui a contribué de manière exceptionnelle au développement des sciences statistiques au Canada et dont les travaux ont eu un impact majeur au pays.
 

The 2013 recipient of the Statistical Society of Canada Award for Impact of Applied and Collaborative Work is Professor David J. Thomson, Professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at Queen’s University, Kingston. The award recognizes outstanding contributions by members of the SSC in collaborative research and applied work, the importance of which derives primarily from its relatively recent impact on a subject area outside of the statistical sciences, on an area of application, or on an organization.

Derek Bingham was born in 1968 in Pointe Claire, Quebec.  He lived in the Montreal region (from Beloeil to Dollard) while growing up, with a brief one-year stay in Hawaii.  His academic trajectory includes a DEC at Champlain College in 1988 and a BSc in Applied Mathematics at Concordia University in 1991.  After several co-op jobs that were entirely statistical in nature, he decided to pursue a MSc in Statistics at Carleton University where he received the Senate Medal in 1994 for his thesis work.

The recipient of the 2013 Gold Medal of the Statistical Society of Canada is Professor Jeffrey Rosenthal. The Gold Medal is awarded to a person who has made outstanding contributions to statistics, or to probability, either to mathematical developments or in applied work.
 

Luke Bornn est le lauréat 2012 du prix Pierre-Robillard de la Société statistique du Canada. Le prix récompense la meilleure thèse en probabilités ou en statistique soutenue au cours de l’année dans une université canadienne.
 

The Recipient of the 2013 Distinguished Service Award of the Statistical Society of Canada is Professor Nancy Reid. The Dis­tinguished Service Award is intended to honour a person who contributed substantially and over a period of several years to the operation or welfare of the SSC.

The Canadian Journal of Statistics Award is presented each year by the Statistical Society of Canada to the author(s) of an article published in the Journal, in recognition of the outstanding quality of the paper’s methodological innovation and presentation. This year’s winner is the article entitled “Information borrowing methods for covariate-adjusted ROC curve” (Volume 40, no. 3, pp. 569-587) by Zhong Guan, Jing Qin and Biao Zhang.

Bei Chen est la récipiendaire du Prix Pierre-Robillard 2011 de la Société statistique du Canada. Ce prix est attribué à la meilleure thèse doctorale en probabilité ou statistique soutenue dans une université canadienne au cours de l’année. La thèse de Bei Chen s’intitule « Linearization Methods in Time Series Analysis ». Elle a été rédigée à la University of Waterloo sous la supervision de Bovas Abraham et Yulia Gel.
 

Professor Changbao Wu, from the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science at the University of Waterloo, is the 2012 winner of the CRM-SSC Prize. Awarded annually by the Centre de recherches mathématiques (Montréal) and the Statistical Society of Canada (SSC), this prestigious prize recognizes a statistical scientist's professional accomplishments in research during the first fifteen years after earning a doctorate.

The Canadian Journal of Statistics Award is presented each year by the Statistical Society of Canada to the author(s) of an article published in the Journal, in recognition of the outstanding quality of the paper's methodological innovation and presentation. This year's winner is the article entitled "Nonparametric regression with cross-classified responses" (vol. 39, no. 4, pp. 591-609) by Chong Gu and Ping Ma.