Research Ethics Board procedures

NB : No evaluations are done in July.

Criteria

Deadlines
No of copies
Time required for eval.*

Full REB review
Default procedure for all research projects involving human subjects
First three working days of month
No eval. in July
4

± 5 weeks


Minimal Risk
Risks must not be higher than those lived in every day life (see Web site for restrictions)
First three working days of month
4
6-8 weeks

Expedited Review
  • Project already approved by another REB
  • Minor revisions to a previously approved project
  • Projects using non-public secondary data
N/A
2
3-4 weeks

1B request
Request to release research funds for non-participant related activities (ex.: develop research instruments, library searchers, etc.)
N/A
2
2 weeks

Course outlines
When students are asked to do research involving human subjects within the context of a course.

Request must be submitted by the professor.
Ideally, one month before classes begin
2
2-3 weeks

* NB: Some files may take longer to evaluate.

 

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