COVID-19 in Canada
Mar 16, 2020

I co-founded the COVID-19 Canada Open Data Working Group with my colleague Isha Berry. Together, we co-led a team curating a widely-cited open access dataset for COVID-19 in Canada. Since mid-2021, I have developed and maintained an automated data collection system for our COVID-19 dataset. Our data users include media, researchers, and government and appears on the Public Health Agency of Canada’s Epidemiology Update.
The dataset is available from our GitHub repository or API.
You can find information on all of our projects at our website.

Jean-Paul R. Soucy
PhD Student in Epidemiology at the University of Toronto
My research interests include COVID-19, antibiotic resistance, and infectious disease epidemiology.
Posts
What's Coming Next from the COVID-19 Canada Open Data Working Group in 2021
New datasets, a data ecosystem and an expanded dashboard
Publications
Antimicrobial resistance in patients with COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Langford BJ, So M, Simeonova M, Leung V, Lo J, Kan T, Raybardhan S, Sapin ME, Mponponsuo K, Farrell A, Leung E, Soucy J-PR, Cassini A, MacFadden D, Daneman N, Bertagnolio S
Antibiotic resistance associated with the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Langford BJ, Soucy J-PR, Leung V, So M, Kwan ATH, Portnoff JS, Bertagnolio S, Raybardhan S, MacFadden DR, Daneman N
Characterizing responsiveness to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States and Canada using mobility data
Soucy J-PR, Fisman DN, MacFadden DR, Brown KA
Predictors and microbiology of respiratory and bloodstream bacterial infection in patients with COVID-19: Author's response
Langford BJ, So M, Leung V, Raybardhan S, Lo J, Kan T, Leung F, Westwood D, Daneman N, MacFadden DR, Soucy J-PR
How should we present the epidemic curve for COVID-19?
What is a ghost curve and why should we care about it?
Soucy J-PR, Buchan SA, Brown KA
Predictors and microbiology of respiratory and bloodstream bacterial infection in patients with COVID-19: Living rapid review update and meta-regression
Langford BJ, So M, Leung V, Raybardhan S, Lo J, Kan T, Leung F, Westwood D, Daneman N, MacFadden DR, Soucy J-PR
Is 3 feet of physical distancing enough?
Harris DA, Sobers M, Greenwald ZR, Simmons AE, Soucy J-PR, Rosella LC
Trends in interregional travel to shopping malls and restaurants before and after differential COVID-19 restrictions in the Greater Toronto Area
Soucy J-PR, Ghasemi A, Sturrock SL, Berry IB, Buchan SA, MacFadden DR, Brown KA
A sub-national real-time epidemiological and vaccination database for the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada
Berry I, O’Neill M, Sturrock SL, Wright JE, Acharya K, Brankston G, Harish V, Kornas K, Maani N, Naganathan T, Obress L, Rossi T, Simmons AE, Van Camp M, Xie X, Tuite AR, Greer AL, Fisman DN, Soucy J-PR
The mobility gap: estimating mobility thresholds required to control SARS-CoV-2 in Canada
How can we use human mobility data to guide the COVID-19 response?
Brown KA, Soucy J-PR, Buchan SA, Sturrock SL, Berry I, Stall NM, Jüni P, Ghasemi A, Gibb N, MacFadden DR, Daneman N
Impact of a nighttime curfew on overnight mobility
Ghasemi A, Daneman N, Berry I, Buchan SA, Soucy J-P, Sturrock S, Brown KA
Antibiotic prescribing in patients with COVID-19: A rapid review and meta-analysis
How common is antibiotic prescribing in COVID-19 patients?
Langford BJ, So M, Raybardhan S, Leung V, Soucy J-PR, Westwood D, Daneman N, MacFadden DR
Establishment, contagiousness, and initial spread of SARS-CoV-2 in Canada
When did community spread of COVID-19 begin in Canada?
Krkosek M, Jarvis-Cross M, Wadhawan K, Berry I, Soucy J-PR, Bodner K, Greiner A, Krichel L, Penk S, Shea D, Vargas Soto JS, Tekwa E, Mideo N, Molná PK
Bacterial co-infection and secondary infection in patients with COVID-19: A living rapid review and meta-analysis
How common is bacterial co-infection in COVID-19 patients?
Langford BJ, So M, Raybardhan S, Leung V, Westwood D, MacFadden DR, Soucy, J-PR, Daneman N
Estimating effects of physical distancing on the COVID-19 pandemic using an urban mobility index
Background: Governments have implemented population-wide physical distancing measures to control COVID-19, but metrics evaluating their …
Soucy J-PR, Sturrock SL, Berry I, Westwood DJ, Daneman N, MacFadden DR, Brown KA
Open access epidemiologic data and an interactive dashboard to monitor the COVID-19 outbreak in Canada
Berry I, Soucy J-PR, Tuite A, Fisman D
Talks
Open data and open science in the pandemic age
Oct 22, 2021 00:00 AM — 00:00 AM
Concordia University; Montreal, CA (webinar)
Soucy J-PR
A Year of COVID-19 Open Data
Apr 22, 2021 00:00 AM — 00:00 AM
(webinar)
Soucy J-PR, von Bergmann J
Epidemiological insights using the COVID-19 Canada Open Data Working Group datasets
Mar 4, 2021 18:30 PM — 20:00 PM
McMaster University; Hamilton, CA (webinar)
Soucy J-PR, Berry I
COVID-19 Panel Discussion: A Vaccine Recovery
Jan 15, 2021 18:00 PM — 19:30 PM
Toronto, CA (webinar)
Soucy J-PR, Bridle B, Li W, Mulligan K
Ghost curves & the mobility gap: Real-time epidemic surveillance through the lens of reporting delays and human mobility
Jan 13, 2021 16:30 PM — 18:00 PM
Toronto, CA (webinar)
Soucy J-PR, Brown KA
Estimating effects of physical distancing on the COVID-19 pandemic using an urban mobility index
Sep 18, 2020 14:00 PM — 14:15 PM
Public Health Ontario Laboratory; Toronto, CA (webinar)
Soucy J-PR
The Epidemiology, Big Data of Covid Panel Discussion
Jun 17, 2020 12:00 PM — 13:00 PM
University of Toronto; Toronto, CA (webinar)
Soucy J-PR, Berry I, Levin A, Heffer J
Open access epidemiological data and an interactive dashboard to monitor the COVID-19 outbreak in Canada
May 27, 2020 12:00 PM — 13:00 PM
SickKids; Toronto, CA (webinar)
Soucy J-PR, Berry I
Open access epidemiological data and an interactive dashboard to monitor the COVID-19 outbreak in Canada
May 4, 2020 18:00 PM — 19:30 PM
University of Toronto; Toronto, CA (webinar)
Soucy J-PR, Berry I
COVID-19 Canada Open Data and Visualization with R Shiny
Apr 28, 2020 12:00 PM — 14:00 PM
Population Data BC; Victoria, CA (webinar)
Soucy J-PR, Berry I
COVID-19 Webinar: Innovative Tools
Mar 24, 2020 12:00 PM — 13:00 PM
University of Toronto; Toronto, CA (webinar)
Soucy J-PR, Berry I, Stall N, Upshur R