Greg Peterson
Assistant Chief Statistician, Economic Statistics Field, Statistics CanadaGreg Peterson is the Assistant Chief Statistician responsible for the Economic Statistics Field at Statistics Canada. His responsibilities include ensuring the quality, relevance and accessibility of a large and complex statistical program. This covers all aspects of the Canadian economy, including industrial production, merchandise trade, investment, energy and environment-related information, consumer and producer prices, and the macroeconomic statistics produced within the Canadian System of National Accounts.
Greg is an economist with a master’s degree in economics from Queen’s University. He began his career at Statistics Canada in 1990. Before his current role, Greg worked as Director General of the Agriculture, Energy and Environment Statistics Branch, where he was responsible for Canada’s Census of Agriculture and the development of the Canadian Centre for Energy Information—a multi-departmental effort to provide more timely energy information for all Canadians. Prior to that, Greg worked as Director of the Agriculture Division and the Investment, Science and Technology Division.