Document Central

This page provides quick access to many of the documents and online forms required throughout the data access and delivery process and other useful resources for researchers.

Data access

There are many additional resources on this site that relate to, and will help greatly with, the completion of many of these forms and documents. Please make sure to visit the relevant web pages prior to completing and submitting any of the forms and documents listed below.

Methodological papers

  • Alternative Payment Plan Remuneration Trends in British Columbia
    (CHSPR, 2020) > download
  • Methods to comprehensively identify emergency department visits using administrative data in British Columbia
    (CHPSR, 2021) > download
  • Residential care and administrative data in British Columbia: Developing methods to identify residents
    (CHSPR, 2020) > download

Document archive

  • Survey of high-priority data sets for COVID-19 research (2020) > download
  • Proportionate Governance | Stakeholder Interviews Report (2016) > download
  • Data Access Review Times Study | Final Report (2013) > download

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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