News

• Health System Matrix (HSM)
  • Effective September 3, 2026, the Health System Matrix (HSM) data holding has been updated from Version 16 to Version 17.
  • To see the full changes, please visit Data Sets and review the data holding description.

• BC Perinatal Data Registry (BCPDR)
• Healthideas Common and Reference Dimensions (HI)
• CIHI Population Grouping Methodology and CPOP Diagnosis Codes (CPOP)
• Chronic Disease Registry (CDR)
• Home and Community Care Minimum Reporting Requirements (HCC MRR)
• Medical Imaging Wait Times (MIWT)
• Population Extrapolation for Organizational Planning with Less Error (PEOPLE)
• Population and Environmental Risk Characteristics (PERC)
• COVID-19 Lab Test Data (PLIS_COVID)
• Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI)
• Vital Events - Birth (VEB)
• Vital Events - Death (VED)
• Vital Events - Stillbirth (VES)
• Surgical Patient Registry (SPR)*
  • *Please be advised that the Surgical Wait Times (SWT) dataset within the Trusted Analysis Environment BC (TAE-BC) has been renamed to Surgical Patient Registry (SPR) effective July 28, 2026.

For metadata information on the current datasets, go to Data Sets.

• Corrections Adult Community and Custody

• If you receive the "Unable to launch the remote desktop or app while the previous session is logging off" error and cannot logon to the desktop:
  • Please wait 10 to 15 minutes and try again rather than repeatedly trying to log in.
  • This usually happens because your previous session is still active in the background.
• To avoid login issues, always log off from the TAE-BC desktop at the end of your workday. To correctly log off from the desktop:
  • Click on the "Windows Icon" at the bottom left of your desktop
  • Click on "Your Profile" and Click "Sign Out"

• Upcoming Refresh - BC Cancer Registry (BCCR)
• Upcoming New Data - Provincial Overdose Cohort

HDPBC Project Types Update

Effective September 19th, 2026, HDPBC will return to two project types: Research and Organizational. Removing “organizational research” as a standalone type will simplify the application process for prospective applicants and the adjudication process for the Health Data Council and Data Stewardship Committee. 

Impact: 

1. Existing organizational research data access requests (DARs) will continue to be reviewed under the current criteria, including: 
   
   1. New DARs submitted by September 18th, 2026, that have not yet been adjudicated. 
   2. Active organizational research projects and related amendments. 
2. Beginning September 19th, 2026, all new DARs must be submitted as either a research or organizational project. 
3. In most cases, REB-approved research, including student thesis projects, should be submitted as a Research DAR through PopData BC. Consistent with current practice, approved projects require a research agreement between the Principal Applicant’s institution and the Ministry of Health.  
4. Organizational Designates will be asked to attest that an organizational project “is being undertaken for quality improvement, program evaluation, or performance review purposes and is not being conducted as research. Where there is uncertainty regarding whether Research Ethics Board review is required, guidance has been sought from the applicable REB.” 

Research projects should be submitted through PopData BC. Organizational projects should be submitted through the HDPBC Front Counter at MOHAnalytics@gov.bc.ca. 

For future DAR submissions, consult your organization’s HDPBC Point of Contact to determine whether your project should be classified as organizational or research.