Ministry of Health
Data Access, Research and Stewardship (DARS)
DARS administers requests for access to Ministry of Health databases through Population Data BC at the University of British Columbia (excluding those that are health information banks, prescribed under the e-Health Act and PharmaNet), providing administrative, technical, strategic, policy and decision support to the Office of the Chief Data Steward.
The Research Agreements section handles requests from academic researchers for access to data held at Population Data BC at the University of B.C., throughout the application, review, and ongoing monitoring processes.
Staff in the Information Sharing Agreement section provides guidance on interpretation and implementation of law and policy around data sharing. They write information sharing agreements between the ministry and data users - consulting with legal counsel as required.
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