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PopData 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.
Effective August 15, 2025, all new research projects requesting any Ministry of Health data will be considered under the Health Data Platform BC (HDPBC) Program.
Starting in 2026, TAE-BC will be the target secure research environment for all academic 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).
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