Derived Record Depository (DRD) linkage status

Linkages to the Derived Record Depository (DRD)Table Note 1 as of June 2026
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).
SourceYears/Cycles
Contributors (files that add individuals to the DRD)
T1 Personal Master File1981 to 2024
Canadian Child Tax Benefits (CCTB) files2010-2011 to 2024-2025
Landing File1980 to 2016
Vital Statistics – Birth database1974 to 2025
Social Insurance Registry1964 to April 2025
Vital Statistics – Death database1926 to 2025
Longitudinal Immigration Database (IMDB)1952 to 2024
Updaters (files that update information of individuals in the DRD)
Canadian Cancer Registry (CCR)1992 to 2023
Discharge Abstract Database (DAD)1994-1995 to 2024-2025
National Ambulatory Care Reporting System (NACRS)2002-2003 to 2024-2025
Ontario Mental Health Reporting System (OMHRS)2006-2007 to 2024-2025
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 Study1983-1984 to 2014-2015
Québec Longitudinal Study of Kindergarten Children1986-1987 to 2014-2015
Québec Longitudinal Study of Kindergarten Children - Parents1986-1987 to 2014-2015
British Columbia Performance Indicator Reporting System Data2007-2008 to 2013-2014
2001 Census Tax Mortality Cohort2001
Canadian Forces Cancer and Mortality Study (CFCAMS) II1972 to 2019
Long-term Community Adjustment of Canadian Federal Offenders Cohort1999 to 2001
Re-contact with the Saskatchewan justice system2009 to 2012
Future to Discover Project2004 to 2011
Canadian Health Measures Survey (CHMS)Cycle 1 to cycle 7 (2007 to 2024)
Pathways to Education2000 to 2008
Canadian Coroner and Medical Examiner Database (CCMED)2006 to 2025
Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) - Annual and focus content cycles2000-2001 (Cycle 1.1) to 2025
Census of Population 20062006
Census of Population 20112011
National Household Survey2011
Census of Population 20162016
Census of Population 20212021
Saskatchewan Legal Aid Client Registry2011-2012 to 2015-2016
Life After Service Cohort1998 to 2019
Labour Force Survey (LFS)2007 to June 2025
Postsecondary Student Information System (PSIS)2008 to 2023
Registered Apprenticeship Information System (RAIS)2008 to 2024
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 Records2006 to 2017
Employment Insurance Status Vector (EISV)1997 to 2025
Canadian Health Measures Survey (CHMS), Cycle 52016 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 System2009 to 2016
British Columbia Coroner's File2007 to 2017
Surrey RCMP Overdose Victim Records2016
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 Students1991 to 2020
National Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), Scholarship Programs1998 to 2018
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Scholarship programs2000-2001 to 2018
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), Scholarship Programs1998 to 2018
British Columbia Ministry of Health Client FileJanuary 2014 to July 2017
British Columbia Centre for Disease Control DataJanuary 2014 to July 2017
Ontario Adult Criminal Courts2006 to 2016
Longitudinal Administratve Database (LAD)1982 to 2018
British Columbia Generations Project2009 to 2018
Ontario Health Study2009 to 2017
Canada Education Savings Program1998 to 2021
National Dose Registry1942 to 2019
Canadian Patents1999 to 2017
Survey of Safety in Public and Private Spaces2018
National Cancer Institute of Canada Clinical Trial Cohort2018
Library and Archives Canada Military Personnel Records1800 to 2000
Atlantic Partnership for Tomorrow's Health Study2012 to 2018
Citizenship2004 to 2021
Dependant Registry2017 to 2019
Visitors2004 to 2022
Ontario Student Data File from grade 9 to 122009 to 2017
Canada Apprenticeship Grant File2007 to 2024
Canada Apprenticeship Loan File2007 to 2025
Drivers' Licence FileFebruary 2018 to November 2023
Toronto District School Board file2000 to 2012
Survey of Household Spending2010-2017, 2019, 2021, 2023 and 2025
Canadian Housing Survey2018-2019, 2020-2021, 2022-2023, 2024-2025
Imperial Oil Limited1964 to 2007
Integrated Criminal Court Survey2005 to 2023
Canadian Fluoroscopy Cohort Study1930 to 1952
Corporations Returns Act (CRA)2006 to 2023
Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB)2020
Ontario Policing and Paramedics – Simcoe-Muskoka2006 to 2017
Canadian Forces Superannuation Act1938 to 2016
Vehicle Registration Files (Ontario and British Columbia)2016 to 2019
Alberta Lottery2004 to 2019
Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services (Ontario Social Assistance)(MCSS)2003 to 2015
Tri-Agency2000 to 2015
Edmonton Policing Records2007 to 2020
National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (NLSCY2)Cycle 4 to cycle 8 
Canadian COVID-19 Antibody and Health SurveyNovember 2020 to April 2021
Records of Employment File1965 to 2025
Veterans Affairs Canada1982 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, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 and 172021-2025
Canadian Internet Use Survey2021
Alberta Bankruptcy File2006 to 2014
General Social Survey - Social Identity (GSS 35) 2020
Canadian Correctional Services Survey2015 to 2024
Home Care Reporting System (HCRS)2007 to 2021
Continuing Care Reporting System (CCRS)1921 to 2021
Vital Statistics – Birth Database - mother1974-2017
Agriculture Social File2016-2020
Canadian Health Survey on Seniors (CHSS)2019
Canadian COVID-19 Antibody and Health Survey - Cycle 2April to August 2022
Canada Student Financial Assistance Program2009 to 2021
Rio Tinto1950 to 2019
Canadian Oral Health Survey (COHS)2024
Canadian Dental Care Plan (CPCP)December 2023 to December 2025
Survey on Health Care Access and Experiences – Primary and Specialist Care (SHCAE-PSC)2024
Survey on Health Care Access and Experiences – Virtual Care and Pharmaceuticals (SHCAE-VCP)2025
Supports for Student Learning Program (SSLP)2005 to 2025
Intensive Rehabilitative Custody and Supervision (IRCS)2003 to 2025
Youth Association for Academics, Athletics, and Character Education (YAAACE)2024 to 2025
Survey on Canadians' Safety (SCS)2026