CIHI collects comparable, pan-Canadian data on different aspects of the health system.
View a summary of all the data available by year and jurisdictional coverage (XLSX).
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Data availability (as of December 31, 2023)
Data holding | Types of care/ professions | Most current full year available | Next annual data release | Availability of provisional data for data requests |
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Hospital care | ||||
DAD |
| 2022–2023 | July 2024 | Q1 (Apr.–June) 2023–2024, available Sept. 15, 2023 Q2 (July–Sept.) 2023–2024, available Dec. 15, 2023 Q3 (Oct.–Dec.) 2023–2024, available Mar. 15, 2024 Q4 (Jan.–Mar.)/annual 2023–2024, available July 2024 |
NACRS |
| 2022–2023 | July 2024 | Q1 (Apr.–June) 2023–2024, available Sept. 15, 2023 Q2 (July–Sept.) 2023–2024, available Dec. 15, 2023 Q3 (Oct.–Dec.) 2023–2024, available Mar. 15, 2024 Q4 (Jan.–Mar.)/annual 2023–2024, available July 2024 |
HMDB |
| 2022–2023 | October 2024 | n/a |
NRS | Inpatient rehabilitation | 2022–2023 | June 2024 | Annual updates Q1 (Apr.–June), available Aug. 30 Q2 (July–Sept.), available Nov. 30 Q3 (Oct.–Dec.), available Feb. 28 Q4 (Jan.–Mar.), available May 30 |
CCRS | Hospital continuing care | 2022–2023 | June 2024 | Q1 (Apr.–June), available Sept. 15 Q2 (July–Sept.), available Dec. 15 Q3 (Oct.–Dec.), available Mar. 15 Q4 (Jan.–Mar.), available June 15 |
Community care | ||||
CCRS | Residential care | 2022–2023 | June 2024 | Q1 (Apr.–June), available Sept. 15 Q2 (July–Sept.), available Dec. 15 Q3 (Oct.–Dec.), available Mar. 15 Q4 (Jan.–Mar.), available June 15 |
IRRS — LTCF | Residential care | 2022–2023 | May 2024 | Q1 (Apr.–June), available Aug. 15 Q2 (July–Sept.), available Nov. 15 Q3 (Oct.–Dec.), available Feb. 15 Q4 (Jan.–Mar.), available May 15 |
IRRS — HC | Home care | n/a | n/a | n/a |
HCRS | Home care | 2022–2023 | June 2024 | Q1 (Apr.–June), available Sept. 15 Q2 (July–Sept.), available Dec. 15 Q3 (Oct.–Dec.), available Mar. 15 Q4 (Jan.–Mar.), available June 15 |
PHC | Primary care | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Specialized care | ||||
HMHSU | Inpatient | 2021–2022 | March 2024 | n/a |
OMHRS | Inpatient | 2022–2023 | June 2024 | Q1 (Apr.–June), available Sept. 6 Q2 (July–Sept.), available Dec. 6 Q3 (Oct.–Dec.), available Mar. 6 Q4 (Jan.–Mar.), available Jun. 6 |
CORR |
| 2022 | September 2024 | n/a |
NTR | Specialized care | 2012–2013 | n/a | n/a |
OTR | Specialized care | 2022–2023 | July 2024 | n/a |
CJRR | Specialized care | 2022–2023 | August 2024 | n/a |
MITDB | Specialized care | 2012 | n/a | n/a |
CMSMS | Specialized care | 2015–2016 | n/a | n/a |
Pharmaceuticals | ||||
NPDUIS | — | 2022–2023 | June 2024 | n/a |
Patient experience | ||||
CPERS | Acute care inpatient | 2022–2023* | Winter 2024 | Q1 (Apr.–June) 2021–2022, available Dec. 2021 Q2 (July–Sept.) 2021–2022, available Mar. 2022 Q3 (Oct.–Dec.) 2021–2022, available June 2022 Q4 (Jan.–Mar.) 2021–2022, available Sept. 2022 |
Patient safety | ||||
NSIR | Acute care, long term care (LTC) | n/a | n/a | n/a |
NSIR - RT | Cancer centre | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Health workforce | ||||
NPDB | Physicians | 2021-2022 | Fall 2024 | n/a |
SMDB | Physicians | 2022 | Fall 2024 | n/a |
PLPB | Physicians | n/a | n/a | n/a |
HWDB includes information about the 29 groups of health care professionals listed below | Audiologists | 2021 | November 2024 | n/a |
Chiropractors | 2021 | November 2024 | n/a | |
Dental assistants | 2021 | November 2024 | n/a | |
Dental hygienists | 2021 | November 2024 | n/a | |
Dentists | 2021 | November 2024 | n/a | |
Dietitians | 2021 | November 2024 | n/a | |
Environmental public health professionals | 2021 | November 2024 | n/a | |
Genetic counsellors | 2021 | November 2024 | n/a | |
Health information management professionals | 2021 | November 2024 | n/a | |
Licensed practical nurses | 2022 | Fall 2024 | n/a | |
Medical laboratory technologists | 2021 | November 2024 | n/a | |
Medical physicists | 2021 | November 2024 | n/a | |
Medical radiation technologists | 2021 | November 2024 | n/a | |
Midwives | 2021 | November 2024 | n/a | |
Occupational therapists | 2022 | Fall 2024 | n/a | |
Opticians | 2021 | November 2024 | n/a | |
Optometrists | 2021 | November 2024 | n/a | |
Paramedics | 2021 | November 2024 | n/a | |
Personal support workers | 2022 | Fall 2024 | n/a | |
Pharmacists | 2022 | Fall 2024 | n/a | |
Pharmacy technicians | 2021 | November 2024 | n/a | |
Physician assistants | 2021 | November 2024 | n/a | |
Physiotherapists | 2022 | Fall 2024 | n/a | |
Psychologists | 2021 | November 2024 | n/a | |
Psychotherapists/counselling therapists | 2021 | November 2024 | n/a | |
Registered nurses/ nurse practitioners | 2022 | Fall 2024 | n/a | |
Registered psychiatric nurses | 2022 | Fall 2024 | n/a | |
Respiratory therapists | 2021 | November 2024 | n/a | |
Social workers | 2021 | November 2024 | n/a | |
Speech–language pathologists | 2021 | November 2024 | n/a | |
Spending | ||||
NHEX | — | 2023 | November 2024 | n/a |
CMDB | — | 2021–2022 | March 2024 | n/a |
CPCD | — | 2021–2022 | Fall 2024 | n/a |
International comparisons | ||||
OECD | — | 2021 | June 2024 | n/a |
CMWF | — | 2022 | June 2024 | n/a |
Access and wait times | ||||
Wait Times | Acute care | 2022 | March 2024 | n/a |
Population | ||||
IPR | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Patient outcomes | ||||
PROMs | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Notes * CPERS survey frequency and stage of implementation varies by jurisdiction. — Currently not applicable. n/a: Not available. |