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Guiding Principles

CAPER's value rests on the trust of the faculties, organizations, and planners who depend on it. A consistent set of principles guides how the registry collects, maintains, and releases data on trainees in the Canadian postgraduate medical education system.

These principles keep CAPER focused on its core mandate: providing accurate information for medical workforce planning nationally.

Principles of data stewardship

  • Accuracy — data is verified and maintained to be a reliable basis for national planning
  • Consistency — common definitions and methods are applied across all participating faculties so figures are comparable
  • Longitudinality — an individual longitudinal file is maintained for every trainee, capturing change over time rather than isolated snapshots
  • Privacy protection — individual records are safeguarded and personal information is handled with care
  • Reporting without attribution or interpretation — CAPER provides the data and leaves analysis and conclusions to those who use it
  • Service to workforce planning — every activity supports the mandate to inform medical workforce planning nationally

Impartial by design

CAPER releases its data without attribution or interpretation. By presenting the facts and stepping back from editorial conclusions, the registry stays neutral and lets educators, planners, and policymakers draw their own findings from a common foundation.