Consent form requirements

If your proposed research study requires participant recruitment/consent, you must follow the steps below to ensure compliance with British Columbia's Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA) regarding the collection, use, linkage, and/or disclosure of personal information for research and evaluation purposes.

 

Step 1

Consult your Research Ethics Board (REB) for the appropriate consent form template.


Step 2

The BC Ministry of Health now requires a Consent Form Attestation to be completed: please see BC MoH Letter to Researchers. Refer to page two of the Consent Form Attestation and ensure that your consent form meets all the requirements listed.


Step 3

Obtain approval for your consent form from your REB.


Step 4

At the time of your DAR submission, you will need to:

  1. Provide a copy of your consent form that was approved by your REB.
  2. Ensure that your DAR includes the information requested on page 2 of the Consent Form Attestation.
  3. Provide a complete and signed copy of the Consent Form Attestation.

 

BC MoH Announcement

BC Ministry of Health logoPopData is sharing this announcement on behalf of the BC Ministry of Health


The BC Ministry of Health is announcing that data access for health research is transitioning to a new environment and safe setting leveraging Health Data Platform BC (HDPBC).

What is changing?

In April 2024, Health Data Platform BC (HDPBC) started accepting qualified new data access requests for academic projects requiring health data. The Platform’s Trusted Analysis Environment (TAE-BC) enables research in a secure cloud-based environment, with data availability spanning multiple health organizations as well as enabling a streamlined approval process path.

Starting in 2026, TAE-BC will be the target secure research environment for new and active/ongoing research projects requiring and using health data. As part of this plan, there is work underway to migrate all active and ongoing projects from PopData's Secure Research Environment (SRE) to the HDPBC's Trusted Analysis Environment (TAE-BC). 

Between now and 2026, qualified new projects will continue to be approved via Health Data Platform BC with any non-qualifying projects approved to be in PopData SRE and be transitioned to TAE-BC as part of the migration.

Tools and resources

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We provide a range of tools and resources to help Researchers during the data access process. 

We also offer professional courses and online workshops for analytic skills development.

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Need pan-Canadian data?

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HDRN Canada's Data Access Support Hub (DASH) is a one-stop service portal, streamlining data access and harmonizing processes for researchers requiring multi-jurisdictional data in Canada. 

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