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The leaked dataset totals 1,127,661,673,677 bytes across 144,510 files and 39,992 folders. That equals 1.03 TiB in binary units or 1.13 TB in decimal units, and was advertised by Qilin as 1.01 TB.
Files by type: 144,510 files
| Extension | Type | Count | Contents |
|---|---|---|---|
.pdf | PDF documents | 93,360 | 6,318 scanned personnel binders, 6,004 Social Insurance Number (SIN) sheets, 2,646 criminal record check (CRC) files, doctor's notes, and 1,724 sick-day forms |
.docx | Word (modern) | 23,878 | Master discipline trackers, interview scripts for investigations, witness statements, and contracts |
.doc | Word (older) | 12,185 | Pre-2010 HR letters, job descriptions, and warning letters |
.msg | Outlook emails | 6,926 | Saved internal emails between HR, principals, unions, and workplace investigators |
.xlsx | Excel (modern) | 5,843 | Two 159.3 MB staff mail-merge address spreadsheets, a 153.9 MB absence tracker, monthly termination and resignation lists, payroll sheets, and cell phone directories |
.xls | Excel (older) | 1,133 | Older staffing sheets, monthly teacher address lists, pool hours, and seniority lists |
.csv | CSV spreadsheets | 655 | Quarterly workforce compensation and demographic dumps (2013–2026), registration exports, and a plain-text CSV of system passwords |
.wpd | WordPerfect | 366 | HR documents from the 1980s and 1990s |
.txt | Plain text | 76 | The 469.7 MB export of 2021–2022 MyEducation BC student grades, medical info, and absences, 4 plain-text SQL database connection files, and the root directory index file |
.rtf / .htm | Rich text and web | 59 | Saved web forms and letters |
.bak / .7z / SQL | SQL backups and archives | 29 | 1,034.2 GB in 14 .bak files, 14 extensionless SQL Server backup files, and 1 .7z compressed server archive (9.59 GB) |
Unencrypted SQL database backups: 1,034.2 GB across 40 files
| Database backup group | Size | Stored data |
|---|---|---|
| Online registration system, primary migration backup | 449.2 GB | Online student registration forms and uploaded parent PR cards, visas, IDs, leases, and utility bills |
IT device and endpoint inventory: 2 .bak files and 1 .7z archive | 271.8 GB | Inventory of district computers, laptops, servers, and usernames |
| Online registration system, July 2024 migration backup | 110.6 GB | July 2024 backup of the online student registration database |
| Online registration system, raw database backup | 107.5 GB | Third SQL backup of the online student registration repository |
Windows Server Update Services: 1 .bak file | 76.8 GB | Windows Server patch and update tracking database |
| Document management system: 8 backup files | 6.83 GB | Document management repository backups: 5.75 GB main repository backup and 541.6 MB of support databases |
| Primary district database | 6.81 GB | Main district SQL database with Kindergarten readiness notes and special education support lists |
| Internal workflow databases: 2 files | 3.85 GB | Internal district workflow automation databases |
| MyEducation BC student database: 2 backup files | 568.6 MB | MyEducation BC student records: names, 9-digit PENs, birth dates, allergies, and Care Card numbers |
| Continuing Education: 2 backup files | 136.5 MB | Community and Continuing Education database |
SQL Server Reporting Services: 2 .bak files | 85.9 MB | Reporting and temporary SQL Server databases |
| Executive, HR, and union leave databases: 3 files | 33.2 MB | Executive, Human Resources, and union detached-duty databases |
Registration mismatch CSV exports: 11 .csv files | 4.2 MB | April 2024 student registration mismatch and duplicate exports |
HR shared drive categories: 93.5 GB across 144,469 files
Sizes below are in binary megabytes, where 1 MiB equals 1,048,576 bytes, totalling 89,147.6 MiB, or 87.06 GiB binary and 93.5 GB decimal.
| Rank | Category on the HR shared drive | Files | Size (MiB) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "DO NOT USE" scanned personnel archive (23,272 employee folders) | 42,622 | 20,635.0 MiB |
| 2 | CUPE Local 379 support staff records (recruitment, JEIS and WCB claims, "USE CAUTION" archive, custodial maps) | 33,972 | 21,905.8 MiB |
| 3 | Burnaby Teachers' Association (BTA) records (recruitment, regret letters, address lists, leave committees, TRB cases) | 30,388 | 19,956.7 MiB |
| 4 | Senior management and exempt staff records (recruitment, job descriptions, LTD disability cases) | 5,385 | 3,731.2 MiB |
| 5 | Principals and vice-principals (BPVPA) records (recruitment, regret letters, LTD disability cases) | 5,375 | 6,379.0 MiB |
| 6 | HR operations and executive files (742 signed PP&E evaluations, directories, passwords, lockdown guides, retention memo) | 3,457 | 3,086.9 MiB |
| 7 | Board of Education and Management Committee (private HR Board packages to Sept 14, 2026, grievances, bargaining mandates) | 2,784 | 851.8 MiB |
| 8 | Workplace harassment investigations (1996–2026 cases, "removed per agreement" subfolder) | 2,362 | 1,505.1 MiB |
| 9 | Job postings and recruitment advertising | 2,129 | 232.1 MiB |
| 10 | HR scanning and workplace issues (1,655 investigation files in 160+ cases, plus 64 files in "Delete" folders) | 1,924 | 1,063.9 MiB |
| 11 | Employment Standards paid sick-day requests (2022–2026, Approved and Denied subfolders) | 1,724 | 908.6 MiB |
| 12 | HR intranet portal and "DO NOT EVER DELETE" archive (CUPE sick and disability files, void cheques, Board Policy #5.15) | 1,625 | 226.5 MiB |
| 13 | HR leader personal initials folder (449 CUPE discipline files, 196 accommodation files, 150 BTA files) | 1,124 | 522.5 MiB |
| 14 | COVID-19 medical accommodations and absence reports (572 accommodation files and 215 absence reports) | 1,022 | 603.3 MiB |
| 15 | Attendance Management Program (AMP) (153.9 MB absence dump, culpable absenteeism tracker, 4 SQL connection files) | 882 | 778.1 MiB |
| 16 | Bullying and harassment training and WorkSafe audits | 709 | 50.7 MiB |
| 17 | Employee recognition and retirement events | 681 | 284.0 MiB |
| 18 | 2025–2027 teacher recruitment folders ("NOT INTERESTED" and "Declined Offer" subfolders) | 659 | 2,367.8 MiB |
| 19 | Leadership development cohorts | 569 | 262.9 MiB |
| 20 | Staff wellness and mental health surveys (violent incident report and raw survey comments) | 636 | 328.9 MiB |
| 21 | Provincial reporting (EDAS) and case law (354 quarterly workforce CSV and Excel dumps from 2013–2026) | 754 | 395.2 MiB |
| 22 | Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) (external recruitment audit, PVP applications, staff gender ID files) | 383 | 741.9 MiB |
| 23 | Performance Planning and Evaluation (PP&E) tracking (evaluations left after eDocs upload) | 346 | 116.1 MiB |
| 24 | Staff onboarding and orientation (80+ plain-text new-hire password sheets and "REMOVED FILES") | 333 | 109.4 MiB |
| 25 | Master discipline trackers and Board discipline packages (2002–2024) | 329 | 179.7 MiB |
| 26 | HR system rollout and mail-merge user lists | 258 | 117.5 MiB |
| 27 | Theatre operations and summer student monitor files | 243 | 175.5 MiB |
| 28 | Health and safety (lead in school water and paint, 94 MB asbestos files, air purifier removals, EA unsafe-work refusals) | 206 | 203.1 MiB |
| 29 | Youth Services and archived school psychology files (201 student intervention letters and psychology evaluations) | 203 | 14.3 MiB |
| 30 | BC Human Rights Tribunal case files | 196 | 132.9 MiB |
| 31 | Other HR folders (HR Metrics absence workbooks, EFAP, employment verifications, work-from-home agreements, payroll, privacy training) | 987 | 501.9 MiB |
| 32 | 2021–2022 plain-text student grade, attendance, and medical exports (469.7 MB decimal) | 7 | 448.0 MiB |