Transition to Health Data Platform BC’s Trusted Analysis Environment (TAE-BC)

May 27 2026, 12:00pm – 1:00pm

Virtual

The Health Data Platform BC streamlines access to health sector and government datasets while providing integrated analytical tools within its secure, cloud-based environment — Trusted Analysis Environment (TAE BC). Beginning in 2026, all active projects requiring linked data that are currently housed in Population Data BC’s Secure Research Environment (SRE) will be migrated to TAE BC. All new projects requiring linked data will be created in TAE BC by default.

Join Dinki Thakkar and Shirley Wong for an informative session on navigating this transition. Participants will learn about migrating existing projects, initiating new projects using health sector datasets, managing projects within TAE BC and planning effectively for data access requirements during the grant application process.

Learning objectives

In this workshop you will learn:

Key dates for the transition of active projects from Population Data BC’s SRE to TAE BC
How to apply for government and health sector dataset access
How research projects will be managed within TAE BC
How to stay informed about updates and get access to demonstration of the TAE BC environment

About the speakers

**Shirley Wong** is the senior director, data analytics and platform services at the British Columbia Ministry of Citizen's Services. She has been with the BC Public Service for over 20 years, taking progressively more senior roles starting as a data analyst to managing the operations of a data warehouse to leading strategic data projects that will pivot data and information management and governance, and supporting analytics infrastructure in the province. The Health Data Platform BC is the latest initiative Shirley is leading.

**Dinki Thakkar** is the program director for the Health Data Platform BC at the British Columbia Ministry of Citizen's Services. She holds a master's degree in electrical engineering from New York University and brings over 12 years of experience in product and service development across various industries in the US and Canada. Since joining the Ministry, she has been committed to advancing user experience, data services and platform improvements through the Health Data Platform BC, supporting sector-wide research and evaluation in British Columbia.

This workshop is part of our VCHRI Research Training Series. This series is designed to support the acquisition of advanced skills, techniques and knowledge and lead to enhanced practices in the conduct of research.