Anil Arora
# Anil Arora

Anil Arora is a Canadian civil servant who has been the chief statistician of Canada since September 19, 2016.

## Career

Arora began his career with Statistics Canada, reaching the post of Assistant Chief Statistician before moving to management positions in Natural Resources Canada and then Health Canada. He replaced Wayne Smith, who resigned to protest changes in Statistics Canada's informatics infrastructure stemming from the Shared Services Canada initiative.

