Information Bank Details
Death (Mortality) Data
- Location
- Stored in secure location subject to Ontario Health Internal Data Access Request process.
- Personal Information Maintained
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Administrative data, Demographic data
- Disclosure
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Statistics Canada (for Canadian Cancer Registry) and NAACCR (deidentified)
- Uses
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For planning and management purposes and to measure cancer survival.
- Users
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Ontario Health analytics staff
- Individuals in the Bank
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All deaths in Ontario
- Retention and Disposal
- 50 years from the last date of access in accordance with Records Series 900. Data is destroyed following the Media and Data Destruction, Sanitization and Disposal Standard.
Last Updated: June 23, 2025