Resources for Researchers
Alberta Legislation
- Health Information Act
The Health Information Act (HIA) help desk can be reached from 8:15 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Monday to Friday, excluding statutory holidays) at 780-427-8089, or toll free in Alberta by dialing 310-0000 then 780-427-8089.
Health Information Act Guidelines and Practices Manual - Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA)
Protecting Personal Information: A Workbook for Non-Profit Organizations
This workbook has been developed to assist leaders in smaller non‐profit organizations in implementing best practices to protect personal information. It also provides an excellent starting point for larger organizations, as well as a good review for those non‐profit organizations that are fully subject to PIPA. - Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIP)
Data Disclosure Handbook
The Alberta Health and Wellness (AH&W) Data Disclosure Handbook is relevant to academic researchers, health system analysts, program evaluators, and others who want to access health-related data from Alberta Health and Wellness. The Handbook provides an introduction to the data resources at AH&W, relevant information about how the Health Information Act affects data disclosures, application forms for requesting data, and also outlines the process by which data is disclosed.