British Columbia’s Largest Health Study
The BC Generations Project follows a cohort of nearly 30,000 BC participants who volunteer their health information and biological samples to help researchers learn more about how environment, lifestyle and genes contribute to cancer and other chronic diseases.
What’s being studied?
29,850
Participants across BC
68,000+
Questionnaires completed
60,000+
Biosamples collected
By continuing to participate in the BC Generations Project, you will be helping to find new ways to prevent and treat major diseases like cancer and other chronic diseases. While we are not seeking new participants for the project, participants who have already signed up will continue to provide information through further questionnaires.
Explore Our Data And BiosamplesLatest News
Across Generations: BC Generations Project Newsletter, Winter 2023/24
Our latest newsletter highlights a national COVID-19 antibody study including BC participants, and shares how the BC Generation Project’s new virtual Tissue Tumour Bank is supporting innovative research.
New Research Access Portal
With the aim of enriching research accessibility and fostering collaboration, we proudly introduce our latest research access portal. This platform allows researchers to seamlessly discover details about our data and initiate access applications.
This new online resource serves as a hub for researchers, providing them with an intuitive interface to explore, request, and access our diverse range of research studies and data repositories.
