Page last revised: February 1, 2012

DATA AVAILABLE

Internal data holdings

Health care and health services data
- Medical Services Plan Payment Information (MSP)
- Pharmacare
- Discharge Abstract Database (Hospital Separations)
- Home and Community Care (Continuing Care)
- Mental Health
- BC Cancer Agency
Population and demographic data
- Consolidation file (MSP Registration and Premium Billing)
- Vital Statistics Births
- Vital Statistics Stillbirths
- Vital Statistics Marriages
- Vital Statistics Deaths
Occupational data
- WorkSafeBC Claims and Firm Level files
Early childhood data
- Early Development Instrument data
- Middle Years Development Instrument data
Spatial data
- Integrated Cadastral Information (ICIS) data

External data available

Health care and health services data
- Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) - access to this data through MoHS is hold on until further notice – please contact Researcher Liaison for further details.
- PharmaNet
- Perinatal data
Spatial data

Data are received and incorporated into the data holdings throughout the year. Population Data BC generally receives data between four to ten months after the end of the calendar or fiscal year. It can then take Population Data BC up to six months to validate, link and document the data before they are ready for research use. For information about the availability of a specific data file, check the full listing of data.

The health care services data held at Population Data BC were formerly available through the British Columbia Linked Health Database (BCLHD). Data access requests already submitted to the Ministry of Health Services for BCLHD data will be processed by Population Data BC. Projects with existing access to data will also be supported by Population Data BC. These changes will not require any modifications to existing research agreements, and will not affect timing of receipt of data or ongoing access to data.