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Mar 11 2026

CABE Webinar: StatCan Series – Back to Basics: What is GDP even?

Learn how GDP is compiled. Discover the data products that power the analysis driving heated economic debate about value, trade and productivity. Find out how and why supply and use tables, and their derivative products, can better inform your analysis.

Issam Alsammak Acting Director, Industry Accounts Division, Statistic Canada

Mr. Issam Alsammak is the Acting Director of the Industry Accounts Division. He has almost 20 years of experience in national accounts, gained at Statistics Canada, where he was primarily responsible for the compilation of the annual national and provincial supply and use tables; and at the International Monetary Fund, where he provided technical assistance on the compilation of real sector statistics to countries in the Middle East. In his current role, Issam oversees the compilation of the supply, use, and input-output tables, as well as the monthly national and annual provincial GDP by Industry programs. Issam is a graduate of McGill University.

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Virtual (Microsoft Teams)

Mar 11, 2026 12:00 pm - 1:15 pm EST

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