Researchers may be granted access to data for research purposes if their request is consistent with the purpose of the file. It is up to the data access committee to determine whether access is admissible and relevant.
This access takes the form of a loan of a set of data extracted from the file and sent to the principal investigator via the Researchers service. No researcher has direct access to the BALSAC database. To better understand access to BALSAC data for research purposes, you can consult the BALSAC Database Management Framework.
The BALSAC Project researcher services is responsible for managing and processing requests for access to BALSAC data. A request for access must be submitted to the Researchers service by sending the access request form below to the following address: balsac@uqac.ca.