Canadian Guidelines

Canadian Guidelines

Links to some major consultation and deliberative bodies are given below.

1. Tri-Council Policy Statement (TCPS)

Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans

The TCPS is a document generated by the collaborative body known as the Interagency Advisory Panel on Research Ethics (PRE, see below). 

2. Panel on Research Ethics (PRE)

Interagency Advisory Panel on Research Ethics (PRE)

The PRE consists of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC).

3. Canadian Association of Research Ethics Boards (CAREB)

Canadian Association of Research Ethics Boards