Humans in Research
Welcome to the Humans in Research section of the Research Ethics website. Our office is located:
Office of Research Ethics
McMurrich Building, 2nd floor
12 Queen’s Park Crescent West Toronto, ON M5S 1S8
Tel: (416) 946-3273
Fax: (416) 946-5763
Email: ethics.review@utoronto.ca
Contents:
- The Ethics Review process
- Submission procedures for human ethics review applications
- University of Toronto Research Ethics Boards (REBs)
- The University of Toronto Research Ethics Policy and Advisory Committee (REPAC)
- Application forms
- Regulations, policies and guidelines governing human research
- Education and resources
- ORE reports
- Answers to frequently asked questions (FAQs)
The new (and improved) Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research involving Humans (TCPS2) is HERE!
The Tri-Council Policy Statement (1998) was developed by the three federal granting agencies (CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC) to be a single ethics guidance document for human participant research in Canada. The University of Toronto, as a recipient of funds from all three federal agencies, complies with its requirements in the review, oversight and conduct of research that involves human participants and/or personal information.
TCPS2 (2010) represents a significant overhaul of TCPS, reorganizing the 1998 document for a better flow, clarifying and providing context on articles within, and expanding or adding chapters including ones on qualitative research, Aboriginal research and internet research.
The Office of Research Ethics (ORE) and Research Ethics Policy and Advisory Committee (REPAC) will be working with the research and REB communities to analyze TCPS2 and revise the University’s policies, practices and guidelines in line with the new requirements.
TCPS2 can be found at: http://www.pre.ethics.gc.ca/eng/resources-ressources/news-nouvelles/nr-cp/2010-12-07.
