Guidelines, Policies and Resources
Government of Canada Policy:
- Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans (TCPS 2 2022)
- Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans (TCPS 2 2022)- Glossary of Terms
- TCPS 2: CORE 2022 (Course on Research Ethics) Online Tutorial
Saint Mary's University Research Ethics Board Policies, Standard Procedures and Guidelines:
- SMU REB Review Criteria Standard Operating Procedure
- SMU REB Sample Informed Consent Form- How to Draft an Informed Consent Form
- SMU REB Sample Participant Feedback Letter
- SMU REB Policy on Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans
- SMU REB Policy on Research in the Classroom
- SMU REB Guideline for Research Ethics Review for Course-Based Research Activities
- SMU REB Guideline on Age of Consent
- SMU REB- A Quick Flow Guide (A flow chart demonstrating the full range of research ethics review services.)
Saint Mary's University Academic Integrity Regulations and Guidelines
- Senate Policy on Research Integrity in Research and Scholarship and Procedures for Reporting and Investigating Scholarly Misconduct
- Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research: Research Hazards Assessment Form (GRHA)
- Guiding Principles for Graduate Student Supervision
Other Local Research Ethics Boards:
Note: The Saint Mary's University REB serves as the review Board for the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design University (NSCAD). NSCAD-affiliated researchers submit questions and requests to the SMU REB.
- Halifax Regional School Board- Procedures for Submitting Your Research Request
- Ethics Watch: Research Principles and Protocols- Mi'kmaw Ethics Watch
- Department of National Defence (DND)/ Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) Social Science Research Review Board (SSRRB)
- Mount Saint Vincent University Research Ethics Board
- Dalhousie University Research Ethics Board
- NSCC Research Ethics Board
- IWK Health Centre Research Ethics Board
- Nova Scotia Health Authority Research Ethics Board
- Newfoundland and Labrador Health Research Ethics Authority (HREA)
- Memorial University Research Ethics Boards
Nova Scotia:
- Nova Scotia Office of the Information & Privacy Commissioner
- Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIPOP)
- Personal Information International Disclosure Protection Act (PIIDPA)
- Human Rights Act
- Nova Scotia Registry of Regulations
Canada:
- Panel on Responsible Conduct of Research (SRCR)
- Tri-Agency Framework: Responsible Conduct of Research (The Framework)
- The Framework's Glossary
- Canadian Association of Research Ethics Boards (CAREB)
- Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
- Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR)
- Health Canada Federal Good Clinical Practice: Consolidated Guideline (ICH GCP)
- Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada
- Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA)
- Bill C-27, Digital Charter Implementation Act (DCIA 2022)
- Ethical Principles for the Conduct of Research in the North Guidelines for Research Involving Aboriginal Communities in Newfoundland and Labrador
- The First Nations Principles of OCAP® (Ownership, Control, Access and Possession)
- The First Nations Fundamentals of OCAP- Learning About OCAP®- Course
- Digital Alliance of Canada
- Digital Research Alliance of Canada, Research Data Management, Training Resources
- Digital Research Alliance of Canada- DMP Templates
- Digital Research Alliance of Canada- Public Searchable DMP Templates (Word/PDF)
- Digital Research Alliance of Canada- Data Management (DMP) Assistant
- Digital Research Alliance of Canada- Sensitive Data Guidance
- Portage Network Sensitive Data Expert Group, Sensitive Data Toolkit for Researchers Part 1: Glossary of Terms for Sensitive Data Used for Research Purposes
- Portage Network Sensitive Data Expert Group, Sensitive Data Toolkit for Researchers Part 2: Human Participant Research Data Risk Matrix
- Portage Network Sensitive Data Expert Group, Sensitive Data Toolkit for Researchers Part 3: Research Data Management Language for Informed Consent