Table 1.

Data sources by province

DATABASE TYPEBRITISH COLUMBIA12–15MANITOBAONTARIO
Provincial cancer registryBC Cancer RegistryManitoba Cancer RegistryOntario Cancer Registry
Health insurance plan client registryMSP registryManitoba Health Population RegistryRegistered Persons Database
Provincial physician databasesMSP claims databaseManitoba Health medical claims databaseICES Physician Database
Physician billing claim dataMSP claims databaseManitoba Health medical claims databaseOntario Health Insurance Plan data
Hospital inpatient dataCIHI Discharge Abstract Database and same-day surgery dataCIHI Discharge Abstract Database and same-day surgery dataCIHI Discharge Abstract Database and same-day surgery data

  • CIHI—Canadian Institute for Health Information, ICES—Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, MSP—Medical Services Plan.