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{{Infobox Organization , name = Association des statisticiennes et statisticiens du Québec , abbreviation = ASSQ , type = Organizations based in Canada , status = Active , purpose = Advocate and public voice, educator and network to promote the use and development of
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Quebec City Quebec City ( or ; french: Ville de Québec), officially Québec (), is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Quebec. As of July 2021, the city had a population of 549,459, and the Communauté métrop ...
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, website = {{URL, https://www.association-assq.qc.ca/ The ASSQ is a professional association of statisticians based in the province of
Quebec Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ...
, Canada. The acronym stands for Association des statisticiennes et statisticiens du Québec (the Québec Association of Statisticians, Male and Female). The association was officially created on May 12, 1995, by Letters Patents from the Québec Government. Its permanent office is located in
Quebec City Quebec City ( or ; french: Ville de Québec), officially Québec (), is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Quebec. As of July 2021, the city had a population of 549,459, and the Communauté métrop ...
. The ASSQ promotes statistics and its use in public life and runs an accreditation program; it also represents the views and defends the interests of statisticians across the province. The association has 6 institutional members and approximately 150 members from government, academia and the private sector; accredited members can use the title STAT ASSQ in correspondence. The association maintains a web site (http://www.association-assq.qc.ca/) and publishes a regular newsletter entitled ''Convergence''. It also organizes various scientific and professional activities, the most prominent of which are its annual meeting (typically held in June) and a golf tournament (usually held in September).


Institutional Members

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Institut de la statistique du Québec The Institut de la statistique du Québec (or Quebec Statistical Institute in translation) is the governmental statistics agency of Quebec. It is responsible for producing, analyzing, and publishing official statistics to enhance knowledge, discu ...
*Les Services Conseil Hardy *SOM, Recherches & Sondages (Québec) *
Statistics Canada Statistics Canada (StatCan; french: Statistique Canada), formed in 1971, is the agency of the Government of Canada commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its population, resources, economy, society, and cultur ...
*Techno5 (Montréal) *
Université Laval Université Laval is a public research university in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The university was founded by royal charter issued by Queen Victoria in 1852, with roots in the founding of the Séminaire de Québec in 1663 by François de Montmo ...


Presidents of the ASSQ

The President of the ASSQ is the highest officer of the association. He or she is elected by the entire membership. In the following list, the affiliations are those that were valid when the incumbent was in office. *1995-1997: Mario Montégiani (Ministère de la Sécurité publique) *1998-1998: Sylvain Végiard (Ministère des Ressources naturelles du Québec) *1999-2000: Marc Duchesne (Viasystems) *2001-2002: Pierre Lavallée (
Statistics Canada Statistics Canada (StatCan; french: Statistique Canada), formed in 1971, is the agency of the Government of Canada commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its population, resources, economy, society, and cultur ...
) *2003-2004: Sylvain Végiard (
Institut de la statistique du Québec The Institut de la statistique du Québec (or Quebec Statistical Institute in translation) is the governmental statistics agency of Quebec. It is responsible for producing, analyzing, and publishing official statistics to enhance knowledge, discu ...
) *2005-2008:
Christian Genest Christian Genest (; born January 11, 1957, in Chicoutimi, Quebec) is a professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at McGill University (Montréal, Canada), where he holds a Canada Research Chair. He is the author of numerous resear ...
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Université Laval Université Laval is a public research university in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The university was founded by royal charter issued by Queen Victoria in 1852, with roots in the founding of the Séminaire de Québec in 1663 by François de Montmo ...
) *2009-2010: Martin Rioux (Geyser Statistique) *2011-2014: Nathalie Madore (Régie des rentes du Québec) *2015: Véronique Tremblay (Desjardins Assurances Générales) *2016: Jean-Roch Leclerc (Sigmu Management) *2016: Bouchra Nasri (INRS-ETE), interim *2017-: Louis-Paul Rivest (
Université Laval Université Laval is a public research university in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The university was founded by royal charter issued by Queen Victoria in 1852, with roots in the founding of the Séminaire de Québec in 1663 by François de Montmo ...
)


Publication

The ASSQ publishes a newsletter called ''Convergence''. The first 16 volumes are available in print and can also be downloaded for free from http://www.association-assq.qc.ca/autre-convergence/. More recent issues are electronic and made available to the public at large on the association's website a few months after their distribution to the membership. Below is a list of Editors of the paper version of ''Convergence'', along with their affiliation when they took office. *1996: Julie Trépanier (
Statistics Canada Statistics Canada (StatCan; french: Statistique Canada), formed in 1971, is the agency of the Government of Canada commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its population, resources, economy, society, and cultur ...
) *1997-1998: Marc Duchesne (Circo-Craft) *1999-2002: Daniel Hurtubise (
Statistics Canada Statistics Canada (StatCan; french: Statistique Canada), formed in 1971, is the agency of the Government of Canada commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its population, resources, economy, society, and cultur ...
) *2003-2004: Myrto Mondor (Centre de recherche de l'Hôpital du Saint-Sacrement, Québec) *2005-2006: Mireille Guay (
Health Canada Health Canada (HC; french: Santé Canada, SC)Health Canada is the applied title under the Federal Identity Program; the legal title is Department of Health (). is the Structure of the Canadian federal government#Departments, with subsidiary unit ...
) *2007-2011: Jean-François Quessy (
Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières The Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (UQTR) (''English: University of Quebec in Trois-Rivières''), also known as "l'université du peuple", established in 1969 and mainly located in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada, is a public universi ...
) *2012-2017 : Denis Talbot (Université Laval) *2017- : Bouchra Nasri (HEC Montréal) and Bruno Rémillard (HEC Montréal) *2018- : Pierre Lavallée


Honorary Members

Honorary members of the ASSQ are individuals who have made exceptional contributions to the development of statistical sciences in Québec or whose work has had a major impact on the development of the association. The current list of ASSQ honorary members is given below, with the affiliation in the year of election. *Bernard Colin (
Université de Sherbrooke The University of Sherbrooke ( French: Université de Sherbrooke) (UdS) is a large public French-language university in Quebec, Canada with campuses located in Sherbrooke and Longueuil, a suburb of Montreal approximately west of Sherbrooke. It ...
, 2015) *Christian Desbiens (
Institut de la statistique du Québec The Institut de la statistique du Québec (or Quebec Statistical Institute in translation) is the governmental statistics agency of Quebec. It is responsible for producing, analyzing, and publishing official statistics to enhance knowledge, discu ...
, 2015) *Marc Duchesne (
Desjardins Group The Desjardins Group (french: Mouvement Desjardins) is a Canadian financial service cooperative and the largest federation of credit unions (french: caisses populaires) in North America. It was founded in 1900 in Lévis, Quebec by Alphonse Des ...
, 2015) *Isabelle Gagnon (
Société de transport de Montréal The Société de transport de Montréal (STM; en, Montreal Transit Corporation) is a public transport agency that operates transit bus and rapid transit services in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Established in 1861 as the "Montreal City Passenger Ra ...
, 2015) *
Christian Genest Christian Genest (; born January 11, 1957, in Chicoutimi, Quebec) is a professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at McGill University (Montréal, Canada), where he holds a Canada Research Chair. He is the author of numerous resear ...
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McGill University McGill University (french: link=no, Université McGill) is an English-language public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Founded in 1821 by royal charter granted by King George IV,Frost, Stanley Brice. ''McGill Universit ...
, 2012) *Pierre Lavallée (
Statistics Canada Statistics Canada (StatCan; french: Statistique Canada), formed in 1971, is the agency of the Government of Canada commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its population, resources, economy, society, and cultur ...
, 2015) *Ernest Monga (
Université de Sherbrooke The University of Sherbrooke ( French: Université de Sherbrooke) (UdS) is a large public French-language university in Quebec, Canada with campuses located in Sherbrooke and Longueuil, a suburb of Montreal approximately west of Sherbrooke. It ...
, 2015) *Mario Montégiani (
Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec The Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec (SAAQ; Quebec Automobile Insurance Corporation) is a Crown corporation responsible for licensing drivers and vehicles in the province of Quebec and providing public auto insurance which insures a ...
, 2015) *Louis-Paul Rivest (
Université Laval Université Laval is a public research university in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The university was founded by royal charter issued by Queen Victoria in 1852, with roots in the founding of the Séminaire de Québec in 1663 by François de Montmo ...
, 2011) *Natalie Rodrigue (Creascience Inc., 2015) *Gilles Therrien (SOM, Recherches & Sondages, 2015) *Julie Trépanier (
Statistics Canada Statistics Canada (StatCan; french: Statistique Canada), formed in 1971, is the agency of the Government of Canada commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its population, resources, economy, society, and cultur ...
, 2015)


External links


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Statistical societies Higher education in Canada Organizations based in Quebec City Professional associations based in Canada