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NEWS

New Data Access Request form – applying for data easier than ever

Applications for administrative data for research just became much easier in British Columbia thanks to a collaborative effort  ... more

Few seats still available for summer workshops

There are still a few seats available for these summer workshops in Multilevel and Hierarchical Linear Modeling (July 5-9) and An Introduction to Bayesian Disease Mapping (July 29-30)  ... more

Admin Data 101 workshop now online!

This free workshop explains the basics of what administrative data are, where they come from, how they can be used for research, what the data produced for a research project actually look like and what skills are needed to work with them ... more

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Data access - frequently asked questions

  • Who can access the data holdings?
  • How can students access the data holdings?
  • How much does it cost to get data?
  • How long does it take to get data?
  • How do I load & read my data?
  • How do I make an amendment?
  • How far into the future can I request data?
  • How do I justify requests of potentially identifiable information?
  • What is the difference between PharmaCare data and PharmaNet data?
  • When defining my study population, what do I need to know about time periods and dates?
  • I have my own data, how do I link it with data held at Population Data BC?
  • Can I apply for data which is not held at Population Data BC and link it with data that Population Data BC does hold?

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