The pandemic has significantly disrupted our lives, and forced Government across the world in making critical decisions. In this context, decision makers, more than ever, need relevant and timely data and insights.

One would think that in a data driven world, generating these insights should not be difficult. After all, a few years ago, Statistics Canada measured the value data in Canada at an estimated $217 billion dollars. But the reality is that there are many challenges in capitalizing of this rich data ecosystem to support sound decision making.

In this session, we will look at how Statistics Canada is tackling these challenges through digitalization of data analytics.

Biography – Martin St-Yves