Prince, Stephanie A.
Thomas, Tyler
Apparicio, Philippe
Rodrigue, Lancelot
Jobson, Christopher
Walker, Kathryn L.
Butler, Gregory P.
Wasfi, Rania
Article History
Received: 28 January 2025
Accepted: 14 May 2025
First Online: 10 June 2025
Declarations
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: Pursuant to Article 2.2 of the Tri-Council Policy Statement on Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans (), Statistics Canada’s NPHS data are considered information that is publicly available through a mechanism set out by legislation or regulation that is protected by law and therefore their use for research purposes does not require research ethics board review, as long as there is no linkage to other datasets. Participation in the NPHS was voluntary with agreements in place to protect the confidentiality of respondents’ information.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.