Research Office of research ethics and integrity

• About research ethics
  • Who should submit an ethics application?
  • Tri-Council Policy Statement
• Forms and deadlines
  • Consent process and forms
  • How to submit an application
• Ethics guidelines
  • Minimal risk review
  • Expedited review
  • Evaluation process
  • Approval categories
  • Compliance and monitoring
  • In-class experimentation
  • Right of appeal
  • Agreement with hospitals
  • Stem cell research
  • Clinical trials
  • Draws
  • Canadian and international guidelines
• Research Ethics Boards
  • Mandate and appointment
  • Composition of the boards
  • Duties and responsibilities
  • Procedures
  • Annual reports
  • Research Ethics Board
• Resources and links
• Contact us

Duties and responsibilities

1. To set the policies of the University of Ottawa in matters relating to the ethics approval of research involving human participants in accordance with the Tri-Council Policy Statement.
   
2. To review policies and procedures at timely intervals to ensure that research projects evaluation respect the principles established by the Tri-Council Policy Statement.
   
3. To be available for consultation by researchers and individuals or interested groups within the university community.
   
4. To undertake an educational function on ethical matters related to the conduct of research with human participants within the university community.
   
5. To examine research projects for adjudication and to issue ethics approval to projects meeting ethical standards.
   
6. To examine annual status reports for ongoing projects and grant or refuse extension of ethics approval for such projects.
   
7. The Appeal Board reviews cases in which the decision of a REB is being contested and confirms or modifies the REB's decision after consultation with this REB.

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Technical questions? peter.thornton@uOttawa.ca