2015 Oct notice of intent at U Guelph
2016 June notice of intent CFI
2016 Oct application submitted to CFI
2017 June acceptance by CFI
2018 Jan CFI risk concerns resolved
2018 May last provincial contribution secured
2018 Aug all contracts signed, award finalized
2018 Sept geocoding and data inventory begins (Laval, Sask)
2019 May some data received, coding begins (Montreal)
2020 Sept all data received from Ancestry
2022 Dec coding completed, validation, testing begins (9 universities)
2024 May data ready for licensing
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