Request to Contact process

Researchers may request contact information for residents of British Columbia to invite them to participate in a research study.

This is done by submitting a Request to Disclose Personal Information for the Purpose of Contacting Individuals to Participate in Health Research form to the BC Ministry of Health Data Stewardship Committee (DSC) and the Office of Information and Privacy Commission for BC (OIPC). 

The request must be accompanied by a Data Access Request (DAR) and detailed information about the recruitment plan and consent process. PopData coordinates submission of the request to the DSC and OIPC through the Data Stewardship Committee Secretariat. 

For more information about the Request to Contact process, go to: the BC Ministry of Health website and the OIPC website.