Derived Record Depository (DRD) linkage status

Linkages to the Derived Record Depository (DRD)Table Note 1 as of June 2024
Table summary
This table displays the files linked to the Derived Record Depository (DRD). The information is shown by Source (appearing as row headers) and by Years/Cycles (appearing as column headers).
Source Years/Cycles
Contributors (files that add individuals to the DRD)
T1 Personal Master File 1981 to 2022
Canadian Child Tax Benefits (CCTB) files 2010-2011 to 2022-2023
Landing File 1980 to 2016
Vital Statistics – Birth database 1974 to 2023
Social Insurance Registry 1964 to April 2024
Vital Statistics – Death database 1926 to 2022
Longitudinal Immigration Database (IMDB) 1952 to 2022
Updaters (files that update information of individuals in the DRD)
Canadian Cancer Registry (CCR) 1992 to 2021
Discharge Abstract Database (DAD) 1994-1995 to 2022-2023
National Ambulatory Care Reporting System (NACRS) 2002-2003 to 2021-2022
Ontario Mental Health Reporting System (OMHRS) 2006-2007 to 2022-2023
Hospital Morbidity Database / Health Person-Oriented Information (HMDB/HPOI) 1994-1995 to 2005-2006
National Cancer Incidence Reporting System (NCIRS) 1969 to 1991
Linkers (files that are linked to the DRD for analytical purposes)
Youth in Transition Survey (YITS) Longitudinal cohorts
Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics (SLID) Panel 3, 1999 to 2004
National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (NLSCY) Longitudinal cohort
Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants to Canada (LSIC) Longitudinal cohort
National Population Health Survey: Household Component, Longitudinal (NPHS) Longitudinal cohort
Montreal Longitudinal-Experimental Study 1983-1984 to 2014-2015
Québec Longitudinal Study of Kindergarten Children 1986-1987 to 2014-2015
Québec Longitudinal Study of Kindergarten Children - Parents 1986-1987 to 2014-2015
British Columbia Performance Indicator Reporting System Data 2007-2008 to 2013-2014
2001 Census Tax Mortality Cohort 2001
Canadian Forces Cancer and Mortality Study (CFCAMS) II 1972 to 2019
Long-term Community Adjustment of Canadian Federal Offenders Cohort 1999 to 2001
Re-contact with the Saskatchewan justice system 2009 to 2012
Future to Discover Project 2004 to 2011
Canadian Health Measures Survey (CHMS) Cycle 1 to cycle 4 (2007 to 2014)
Pathways to Education 2000 to 2008
Canadian Coroner and Medical Examiner Database (CCMED) 2006 to 2020
Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) - Annual and focus content cycles 2000-2023
Census of Population 2006 2006
Census of Population 2011 2011
National Household Survey 2011
Census of Population 2016 2016
Census of Population 2021 2021
Saskatchewan Legal Aid Client Registry 2011-2012 to 2015-2016
Life After Service Cohort 1998 to 2019
Labour Force Survey (LFS) 2007 to July 2023
Postsecondary Student Information System (PSIS) 2008 to 2021
Registered Apprenticeship Information System (RAIS) 2008 to 2022
Ontario Adult Correctional Services (OTIS) 1992 to 2016
Ontario Adult Criminal Courts (ICON) 1991 to 2016
Ontario Bail and Remand (eJIRO) 2014 to 2016
Ontario Policing Records 2006 to 2017
Employment Insurance Status Vector (EISV) 1997 to July 2022
Canadian Health Measures Survey (CHMS), Cycle 5 2016 to 2017
Survey of Maintenance Enforcement Programs (SMEP) 2011 to 2016
Canada Student Loans Program (CSLP) 2005 to 2016
Re-contact with the Nova Scotia Justice System 2009 to 2016
British Columbia Coroner's File 2007 to 2017
Surrey RCMP Overdose Victim Records 2016
General Social Survey - Social Identity (GSS 27) 2013
General Social Survey - Family (GSS 31) February 2017 to November 2017
General Social Survey - Caregiving and Care Receiving (GSS 32) 2018
General Social Survey - Giving, Volunteering and Participating (GSS 33) 2018
General Social Survey - Victimization (GSS34) 2019
British Columbia Elementary - Secondary Students 1991 to 2020
National Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), Scholarship Programs 1998 to 2018
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Scholarship programs 2000-2001 to 2018
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), Scholarship Programs 1998 to 2018
British Columbia Ministry of Health Client File January 2014 to July 2017
British Columbia Centre for Disease Control Data January 2014 to July 2017
Ontario Adult Criminal Courts 2006 to 2016
Longitudinal Administratve Database (LAD) 1982 to 2018
British Columbia Generations Project 2009 to 2018
Ontario Health Study 2009 to 2017
Canada Education Savings Program 1998 to 2021
National Dose Registry 1942 to 2019
Canadian Patents 1999 to 2017
Survey of Safety in Public and Private Spaces 2018
National Cancer Institute of Canada Clinical Trial Cohort 2018
Library and Archives Canada Military Personnel Records 1800 to 2000
Atlantic Partnership for Tomorrow's Health Study 2012 to 2018
Citizenship 2004 to 2021
Dependant Registry 2017 to 2019
Visitors 2004 to 2022
Ontario Student Data File from grade 9 to 12 2009 to 2017
Canada Apprenticeship Grant File 2007 to 2023
Canada Apprenticeship Loan File 2007 to 2023
Drivers' Licence File February 2018 to November 2023
Toronto District School Board file 2000 to 2012
Survey of Household Spending 2010-2017, 2019, 2021, 2023
Canadian Housing Survey 2018-2019, 2020-2021, 2022-2023
Imperial Oil Limited 1964 to 2007
Integrated Criminal Court Survey 2005 to 2022
Canadian Fluoroscopy Cohort Study 1930 to 1952
Corporations Returns Act (CRA) 2006 to 2020
Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) 2020
Ontario Policing and Paramedics – Simcoe-Muskoka 2006 to 2017
Canadian Forces Superannuation Act 1938 to 2016
Vehicle Registration Files (Ontario and British Columbia) 2016 to 2019
Alberta Lottery 2004 to 2019
Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services (Ontario Social Assistance)(MCSS) 2003 to 2015
Tri-Agency 2000 to 2015
Edmonton Policing Records 2007 to 2020
National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (NLSCY2) Cycle 4 to cycle 8 
Canadian COVID-19 Antibody and Health Survey November 2020 to April 2021
Records of Employment File January 1965 to 2020
Veterans Affairs Canada 1982 to 2024
Longitudinal and International Study of Adults (LISA) 82 to 2017 and 2021
Wage Earner Protection Program (WEPP) 2011-2021
Canadian Social Survey Wave 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11 and 12 2021-2024
Canadian Internet Use Survey 2021
Alberta Bankruptcy File 2006 to 2014
General Social Survey - Social Identity (GSS 35)  2020
Canadian Correctional Services Survey 2015 to 2021
Home Care Reporting System (HCRS) 2007 to 2021
Continuing Care Reporting System (CCRS) 1921 to 2021
Vital Statistics – Birth Database - mother 1974-2017
Agriculture Social File 2016-2020
Canadian Health Survey on Seniors (CHSS) 2019
Canadian COVID-19 Antibody and Health Survey - Cycle 2 April to August 2022
Canada Student Financial Assistance Program 2009 to 2021
Rio Tinto 1950 to 2019