Using Census Data for Health Research

Provides an introduction to using Canadian census data for health research, and answers some common questions. Useful to university-based researchers, students, health authority staff and others interested in using census data for research.

Making Your Research Outputs Open Access

A FAQ explaining why researchers need to pay attention to Open Access, and a copyright contract amendment that enables them to retain some of the rights typically signed over to publishers.

An information system to identify and describe physicians in clinical practice in BC

A compilation of what might be the most accurate picture of the supply, distribution and characteristics of PHC physicians in British Columbia. Data used is from 1996/97 and 2000/01 (benchmark years pre-dating the Health Transition Fund and Primary Health Care Transition Fund, respectively) and more recent data from 2004/05.

Data, Data, Everywhere: Population-based Health and Health Service Data in Canada

Data, Data, Everywhere describes the current status of population-based health and health services research databases in Canada. It presents the results of interviews with data collectors, custodians and users around collection, storage and use of data; reviews privacy and access issues; surveys international and Canadian activities in providing access to data sets; outlines considerations for creating an inventory of research databases; and makes recommendations for improving access to and use of Canadian data in population health and health services research.