Covid19Canada: National and Health Region Epidemiological Time-Series

This repository contains epidemiological time-series data for COVID-19 in Canada, including cumulative cases, mortality, and vaccination metrics. Produced by the COVID-19 Canada Open Data Working Group (ccodwg), the data spans from the start of the pandemic through May 2022. It provides geographic granularity at the national, provincial, and health region levels.

Use Cases

• Modeling the relationship between vaccination-data and mortality trends across different provinces
• Visualizing the geographic distribution of cumulative-cases at the health region level
• Historical analysis of provincial-level epidemiological responses using timeseries-prov data

Strengths

• Granular health region (HR) level time-series data
• CC-BY-4.0 license allows for broad redistribution and academic use
• Aggregates multiple metrics including cases, deaths, and vaccinations in one source

Limitations

• Temporal staleness with the last update occurring in May 2022
• Inconsistency in reporting standards across different Canadian provincial health authorities

Provenance

Source

COVID-19 Canada Open Data Working Group (ccodwg)

Collection Method

Aggregated from official provincial and federal public health reports

Time Range

2020-01 to 2022-05

Freshness

Last updated May 20, 2022; no longer reflects current real-time pandemic status.

Geography

Canada