New Data Available

Below is a list of new data available in the RDC. This list is updated monthly, last on August 31, 2026

Some data releases include non-confidential documentation that can be provided to researchers outside an RDC. Please contact us if you would like a copy.

For any data related questions, please contact us at rdc@uleth.ca or visit our new application and guidelines website to apply for microdata access at a Research Data Centre.

New Data

New linked dataset: Linkage of childhood cancer data to births, deaths, tax, education, and hospital data is now available in Research Data Centres across Canada (#023-2025)

The objective of this linkage was to create a national dataset that combines information on childhood cancer with birth, death, tax, education, and hospital records. Records from the Canadian Vital Statistics – Birth database were linked to the child’s, the birth mother’s, and the father’s or other non-birthing parent’s records. This dataset will allow researchers to study the impact of childhood cancer on survivors, parents, and siblings. Long-term impacts to be studied include income, employment, and education impacts. Analyses using this linked dataset must include the study of pediatric cancer.

Data Contents:

This update contains the following datasets:

New Canadian Dental Care Plan (CDCP) data linked to APIM, Census 2021, IMDB, DAD and NACRS is now available in Research Data Centres across Canada.

This product is an update to the record linkage project released last year that used the information from the Canadian Oral Health Survey (COHS) and the Canadian Dental Care Plan (CDCP) Enrollment data to create linked analytical files. In this update the CDCP file was linked to the Derived Record Depository (DRD) in the Social Data Linkage Environment (SDLE) then to the Discharge Abstract database (DAD), the National Ambulatory Care Reporting System (NACRS), the Administrative Personal Income Masterfile (APIM), the 2021 Census of population (Short- and Long-Form), and the Longitudinal Immigration Database (IMDB). Users should not attempt to link microdata in this product with the related product   

Canadian Oral Health Survey (COHS) and Canadian Dental Care Plan (CDCP) integrated with DAD, NACRS, CCR, CEN, IMDB, and APIM released under record number 8006.

Data Contents:

This updated CDCP linkage contains the following datasets:

  • CDCP to DAD 2000 – 2024
  • CDCP to NACRS 2002 – 2024
  • CDCP to Census Short Form 2021
  • CDCP to Census Long Form 2021
  • CDCP to IMDB 1952 – 2024
  • CDCP to APIM 2023 – 2024
  • CDCP Enrollment 2024 – 2026

The Starts and Completion Survey 1989 – 2024 is now available for download and can be accessed by researchers with approved projects. 

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) has been conducting the Starts and Completions Survey (SCS) since 1948 to track both the start and completion of new housing. 

Since inception, the SCS has collected a core set of data on new residential construction. The SCS is collected at the address level using municipal building permit information and includes the collection of variables such as: building permit, construction start and construction completion dates, number of units, dwelling type and bedroom breakdown for select multi-family dwelling types. Geographic coverage for SCS includes all urban centres of 10,000 population or more. Exceptions to coverage and further details on available data in this series is documented in the corresponding Data Dictionary.

Updated Data

Updated documentation for the Education and Labour Market Longitudinal Platform (ELMLP) is now available for download and can be accessed by researchers with approved projects.

Update:

Updated documentation / user guide – is available.