Yes, subject matter experts from across the country were consulted during the development of the dashboards and continue to provide advice on future directions. HWC has formed a pan-Canadian advisory group consisting of multi-disciplinary experts from professional organizations, employers, CIHI, Statistics Canada, Health Canada, the research community, various levels of government, and more. Additional consultation with provincial and territorial ministries of health as well as regions will help further guide improvements, including on how to provide additional insights and context to the data presented in the dashboards.
We recognize that data from stewards such as CIHI and provincial data counts have historically differed for various reasons, which can complicate comparisons of pan-Canadian data. These differences often arise from varying time periods or methods for data collection across professions and jurisdictions (e.g., calendar years vs. fiscal years, different inclusion/exclusion criteria, etc.). For more detailed information on data collection specific to each data set currently included in the dashboard, please refer to CIHI’s methodology notes.