Information on accessing the Data Innovation Program as an academic project.
Institutional Representative
The following identifies the project stages and key considerations in the Data Innovation Program. While the Data Innovation Program does its best to meet its target timeline of six to eight weeks to approve data provision, sometimes there are unforeseen circumstances or project specific needs that delay access. The Project Main Contact will be notified as soon as possible of any changes to projected timelines.
Projects can prepare for a smooth approval and access process by ensuring:
Ensure that the DAR is fully completed prior to submission. After the DAR is submitted, the Project Main Contact and Project Team Members assigned the ability to edit the DAR can:
Once a project receives approval, the project team will receive an onboarding package within three days of project approval. To access the data, the project team must:
When changes occur after a project approval, the project team must complete a request to amend the DAR. Changes include:
Once submitted, the DAR amendment is pre-reviewed and forwarded for final approvals.
Changes to an approved project may incur fees, for more details see the services list.
Before removing research results from the secure analytics environment, all projects are required to have their outputs checked. Output checking is in place to ensure that any results removed from the secure analytics environment or discussed outside of the project team adhere to the Statistics Act.
Output guidelines will be provided during the project onboarding.
Pre-publication review
Projects are required to submit any materials that will be used or discussed in any external communications for review to ensure there has been no gross misuse of data, the terms of the engagement agreement have been complied with, and the data is appropriately referenced and cited.
Learn more about the Data Innovation Program communications and publication requirements.
When a project is nearing its end date, the project team must complete the closure checklist provided by the Data Innovation Program. Following the checklist ensures projects are archived according to the program requirements. Upon closure, the entire project team loses access to the contents of the project folder in the SAE.
The Data Innovation Program recovers fees associated with processing applications, provisioning data and supporting projects. Depending on the needs of the project, the fees may vary. The table below provides the fees for each type of service.
Services |
Description |
Cost per unit Plus 5% GST |
---|---|---|
Base project fee | All projects are subject to the base project fee which includes the following services:
|
$12,600.00 |
Adding an additional year of access | Continuation of data access and extension of project end date for one additional year beyond the initial two. | $3,200.00 |
Adding a Project Team Member | Add one team member to a project (additional members beyond the initial three). | $325.00 |
Replacing a Project Team Member | Removing a team member and adding a team member in the same transaction after the project has been approved. Results in the same number of team members. | $225.00 |
Adding data | Request to add data not identified in the initial data access request. | $1,700.00 |
Changing study design, research questions or methodology | Revise the project's study design, research or methodology, after project has been approved initially. | $200.00 |
Find a detailed listing of all the data files and accompanying metadata records available in the Data Innovation Program.
Go to the Data Catalogue (page may take time to load)
This is a helpful tool to explore the metadata for all datasets available through the Data Innovation Program.
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