Régie de l’assurance maladie du Québec Databases (RAMQ Databases)
The RAMQ databases track the health service use of over people in Québec, Canada. The databases include all residents of Québec who have registered for a health card since 1969, excluding people who have resided outside of Quebec for more than 183 days and non-Canadian students. The databases continue to expand as new people are born in or migrate to Québec and are registered for health cards. As of 2024, the databases included over 8 million people. Residents are followed up continuously through routinely collected and administrative data from health system management and healthcare provider payment services.
Study design
Registry
Number of participants at first data collection
8,500,000 (participants as of 2024)
Recruitment is ongoing
Age at first data collection
Varied (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
All residents of Québec who are registered for a health card.
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
1969
Primary Institutions
Régie de l'assurance maladie du Québec (RAMQ)
Links
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Health Services Fund (Fonds des services de santé, FSS)
Ministry of Health and Social Services (Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux)
Public Prescription Drug Insurance Fund (Fonds de l’assurance médicaments)
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Secondary data
- None
- None
- Healthcare data
Engagement
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