This document reports on a project, carried out between January 2017 and December 2017, concerning the development of an application of Blockchain technology for the data sharing process for participants in health research. The University of British Columbia’s “Records in the Chain” Project had a Ph.D. student, Darra Hofman, embedded in this project.

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This report in two volumes addresses the question of how blockchain technology, as an emerging technology, can be used for the benefit of Canadians. The report was funded by a grant from Social Science and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) of Canada’s Knowledge Synthesis Program.

Volume 1 provides an overview of the issues: FinalReport_Volume1

Volume 2 presents background papers used in the preparation of Volume 1: FinalReport_Volume2