Research Ethics Information

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Please follow this link if you are looking for ethics review forms.

Human Ethics Review Committee

All research or other studies which involve human subjects must receive approval by the Research Ethics for Human Subjects Committee prior to commencement of the project.  To determine if your project requires Ethics approval see the TRU Human Ethics Policy.  The Policy also outlines the uses of other TRU Ethics Forms, and provides general information on the review process.

Human Ethics Policy - Draft 

Please note:  There is an On-line Introductory Tutorial available at http://www.pre.ethics.gc.ca/ which provides helpful information on the Goals of the Policy, the Context of an Ethics Framework and its first five sections: Ethics Review, Free and Informed Consent, Privacy and Confidentiality, Conflict of Interest and Inclusion in Research.

Links:

CIHR Guidelines for Health Research Involving Aboriginal People 
Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans
ICH Harmonized Tripartite Guideline for Good Clinical Practice
Canadian Food and Drug Act and Regulations
Interagency Advisory Panel on Research Ethics (PRE)
Declaration of Helsinki 
National Council on Ethics in Human Research

Animal Ethics Review Committee

New Animal Ethics Policy under review.  To be posted soon.

Links:

Canadian Council for Animal Care