Table 1: Measures and characteristics available in the pseudonymised Cafcass data extract.
*historical data is available for select fields that date back as far as 1916.
**data do not represent an individual, they are defined at geographic postal code level in British Columbia
| Areas | Available datasets (and Data Steward) | Coverage start date | Volume (as of 2019) | Updates | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health Care and Health Services | Medical Service Plan Payment Information (BC Ministry of Health) | 1985 | 2.5 billion | Annually | |
| PharmaCare (BC Ministry of Health) | 1986 | 620 million | Now part of PNET | ||
| Discharge Abstract Database (Hospital Separations) (BC Ministry of Health) | 1985 | 22.7 million | Annually | ||
| Home And Community Care (Continuing Care) (BC Ministry of Health) | 1990 | 19.6 million | Annually | ||
| Mental Health (BC Ministry of Health) | 1986 | 11 million | Last updated in 2011 | ||
| BC Cancer Registry (BC Cancer) | 1985 | 672 thousand | Annually | ||
| Patient Centered Measurement (BC Ministry of Health), various surveys | Varies by survey | 30,000 | NA | ||
| Perinatal Data Registry (Perinatal Services BC) | 2000 | 898 thousand | Annually | ||
| PharmaNet (BC Ministry of Health) | 1995 | 55 million | Project specific basis | ||
| Pharmacare (BC Ministry of Health) | 1985 | 660 thousand | NA | ||
| National Ambulatory Care Reporting System (NACRS) (BC Ministry of Health) | 2011 | 7.2 million | Project specific basis | ||
| Population and Vital Statistics | Consolidation File (MSP | amp; Premium Billings) (BC Ministry of Health) | 1986 | 794 million | Quarterly |
| Vital Statistics Births (BC Vital Statistics Agency) | 1985 | 2.7 million | Annually | ||
| Vital Statistics Deaths (BC Vital Statistics Agency) | 1985 | 873 thousand | Annually | ||
| Vital Statistics Marriages (BC Vital Statistics Agency) | 1985 | 706 thousand | Annually | ||
| Vital Statistics Still Births (BC Vital Statistics Agency) | 1985 | 2.5 million | Annually | ||
| Demographics and Life Course | BC Generations Project (BC Cancer) | 2009 | 29 thousand | Annually | |
| Permanent Residents (Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada) | 1985 | 1 million | Annually | ||
| Income Band (Statistics Canada) | 1992, 2002, 2006 | 599 thousand** | Intermittent | ||
| Occupational | WorkSafeBC Claims (WorkSafeBC) | 1981* | 108 million | Annually | |
| WorkSafeBC Firm Level Files (WorkSafeBC) | |||||
| Childhood | Early Development Instrument (EDI) (Human Early Learning Partnership) | 1999 | 258 thousand | Annually | |
| Education | Ministry of Education (MED) | 1991 | 2.6 million | Annually | |
| Environment | Canadian Urban Environmental Health Consortium (CANUE) | 1983 | 128 thousand** | Annually |