COVID-19 Canada Open Data Working Group
The COVID-19 Canada Open Data Working Group (CCODWG) is a Canadian research group hosted by the University of Toronto and the University of Guelph. It is funded by the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), and conducts digital surveillance of COVID-19 cases in Canada to curate a publicly available line list and public-facing data dashboard.[1]
History
Isha Berry co-founded the COVID-19 Canada Open Data Working Group in March 2020 with Jean-Paul Soucy.[2][3]
Personnel
| Name | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Isha Berry | Co-Founder[2:1] | Ontario COVID-19 Science Advisory Table |
| Jean-Paul Soucy | Co-Founder[3:1] | University of Toronto Journal of Public Health |
| Meghan O'Neill | Data Lead[4] | University of Toronto |
| Shelby Sturrock | Data Lead | University of Toronto |
| James Wright | Data Lead | SickKids |
| Kamal Acharya | Contributor | University of Guelph |
| Kyla Belisario | Contributor[5] | McMaster University |
| Gabrielle Brankston | Contributor | University of Guelph |
| Vinyas Harish | Contributor | University of Toronto |
| Kathy Kornas | Contributor | University of Toronto |
| Nika Maani | Contributor | University of Toronto |
| Thivya Naganathan | Contributor | University of Guelph |
| Lindsay Obress | Contributor | University of Guelph |
| Tanya Rossi | Contributor | University of Guelph |
| Alison Simmons | Contributor | University of Toronto |
| Matthew Van Camp | Contributor | University of Guelph |
| Benjamin Wong | Contributor[5:1] | University of Toronto |
| Wendy Xie | Contributor | University of Guelph |
| David Fisman | Advisor[5:2] | Ontario COVID-19 Science Advisory Table |
| Laura Rosella | Advisor | Ontario COVID-19 Science Advisory Table |
| Amy Greer | Advisor | University of Guelph |
| Ashleigh Tuite | Advisor | University of Toronto |
External links
Berry, I. (2021). Declaration of Interest. Ontario COVID-19 Science Advisory Table. https://web.archive.org/web/20220509143613/https://covid19-sciencetable.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Declaration-of-Interest_Modelling-Consensus-Table_Isha-Berry_20211004-1.pdf ↩︎
Berry, I. (2022, May 6). Research Interests. Google Cache; Isha Berry. http://archive.vn/2022.05.10-211355/https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:https://ishaberry.com/research/ ↩︎ ↩︎
Home. Jean-Paul R. Soucy. Retrieved March 29, 2025, from https://web.archive.org/web/20250329201323/https://jeanpaulsoucy.com/ ↩︎ ↩︎
About Us. COVID-19 Canada Open Data Working Group. Retrieved December 12, 2020, from https://web.archive.org/web/20201212201739/https://opencovid.ca/about/ ↩︎
About Us. COVID-19 Canada Open Data Working Group. Retrieved May 10, 2022, from https://web.archive.org/web/20220426043132/https://opencovid.ca/about/ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎