The Institut de la statistique du Québec (or Quebec Statistical Institute in translation) is the governmental statistics agency 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 thirte ...
. It is responsible for producing, analyzing, and publishing official statistics to enhance knowledge, discussion and decision-making.
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. Stat.gouv.qc.ca. Retrieved on 2013-07-12. The 1998 law that established it (with effect on April 1, 1999) states that it can also be referred to as Statistique Québec.
It is part of the
Ministry of Finance of Quebec.
It grouped together four previous entities: the ''Bureau de la statistique du Québec'', the ''Institut de recherche et d'information sur la rémunération'', ''Santé Québec'', and the personnel of the
Ministry of Labour
The Ministry of Labour ('' UK''), or Labor ('' US''), also known as the Department of Labour, or Labor, is a government department responsible for setting labour standards, labour dispute mechanisms, employment, workforce participation, training, a ...
who were responsible for compiling salary information.
See also
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Sub-national autonomous statistical services Sub-national statistical services when autonomous are part of the overall statistical architecture of a country along with a central statistical organisation existing in nearly every country (see List of national and international statistical servic ...
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United Nations Statistics Division
The United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD), formerly the United Nations Statistical Office, serves under the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) as the central mechanism within the Secretariat of the United Nations ...
References
External links
Official website
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Quebec government departments and agencies
Government agencies established in 1999
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 thirte ...
1999 establishments in Quebec