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<p>Eric Rancourt is Director General of the Modern Statistical Methods and Data Science Branch and Principal Data Ethics and Scientific Integrity Officer at Statistics Canada. He has worked at Statistics Canada for 31 years and has occupied several roles such as Director General of Strategic Data Management, Director of International Cooperation, Director of Corporate Planning, Head of research, Production manager of Survey Methodology Journal, and Researcher. His main areas of work have been on treatment of missing data, estimation, gathering, safeguarding and using of administrative and alternative data in statistical programs. Recently his work has been on frameworks for optimizing privacy and information and on data ethics. He holds a BSc in Statistics from University Laval as well as a BA in Ancient Studies and in Medieval Studies from the University of Ottawa. He is currently completing studies in philosophy, focusing on data ethics. He is Chair of the Canadian Statistical Sciences Institute (CANSSI). He has been involved in many professional statistical associations and is an elected member of the International Statistical Institute ISI. His recent papers are on admin data as a paradigm, the application of the scientific approach and the use of alternative data collection methods. </p>
<p>Eric Rancourt is Director General of the Modern Statistical Methods and Data Science Branch and Principal Data Ethics and Scientific Integrity Officer at Statistics Canada. He has worked at Statistics Canada for 31 years and has occupied several roles such as Director General of Strategic Data Management, Director of International Cooperation, Director of Corporate Planning, Head of research, Production manager of Survey Methodology Journal, and Researcher. His main areas of work have been on treatment of missing data, estimation, gathering, safeguarding and using of administrative and alternative data in statistical programs. Recently his work has been on frameworks for optimizing privacy and information and on data ethics. He holds a BSc in Statistics from University Laval as well as a BA in Ancient Studies and in Medieval Studies from the University of Ottawa. He is currently completing studies in philosophy, focusing on data ethics. He is Chair of the Canadian Statistical Sciences Institute (CANSSI). He has been involved in many professional statistical associations and is an elected member of the International Statistical Institute ISI. His recent papers are on admin data as a paradigm, the application of the scientific approach and the use of alternative data collection methods. </p>
<p>Participating in <strong>[https://wiki.gccollab.ca/Data_Conference_2022_Agenda#Privacy_Frameworks_and_data_for_public_good Privacy Frameworks and data for public good]</strong></p>
<p>Participating in <strong>[https://wiki.gccollab.ca/Data_Conference_2022_Agenda#Privacy_Frameworks_and_data_for_public_good Privacy Frameworks and data for public good]</strong></p>
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[[Image:Sonya_Read.jpg|150px|Sonya Read]]
<h3>Sonya Read</h3>
<p class="jobtitle">A/Assistant Secretary, Digital Policy and Services, Office of the Chief Information Officer, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat</p>
<p>Sonya Read is the acting Assistant Secretary of Digital Policy and Services in the Office of the Chief Information Officer. She previously held the position of Executive Director for Digital Policy, leading policy initiatives to support the digital transformation of government.
Sonya began her career in the public service in 1999 with Human Resources Development Canada, working on legislation and regulations, as well as federal provincial agreements, to support the transformation of the Canada Student Loans Program. Between 2004 and 2017 she worked at Infrastructure Canada, in progressively senior positions, working on policy issues related to infrastructure and the environment.
She has a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in political science from Acadia University and a law degree from Western University. </p>
<p>Participating in <strong>[https://wiki.gccollab.ca/Data_Conference_2022_Agenda#Information-enabled_data_sharing Information-enabled data sharing (moderator)]</strong></p>
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