Evaluation of Ethics Applications
No applications are accepted in the month of July.
* Some applications may require longer evaluation times.
Criteria |
Submission dates |
No of copies |
Evaluation time* |
| Full REB Review | |||
Default procedure for all research projects involving human participants |
First 3 working days of month |
2 |
± 6 weeks |
| Minimal Risk Review | |||
Risks must not be higher than those lived in every day life (see website for restrictions) |
First 3 working days of month |
2 |
5-7 weeks |
| Expedited Review | |||
Projects already approved by another REB or minor revisions to a previously approved project |
None |
1 |
3-4 weeks |
| Request for Release of Funds (1B) | |||
Request to release research funds for non-participant related activities (e.g., research tools, literature review) |
None |
1 |
1 week |
| Application for Course Outline | |||
Request must be submitted by the professor when students are asked to do research involving human participants within the context of a course |
Before classes begin, if possible |
1 |
2-3 weeks |
| Application for Secondary Use of Data | |||
Projects using data originally collected for purposes other than the current research (e.g., school or criminal records, private association archives, company’s internal documents) |
None |
1 |
2-3 weeks |