Important Notes About Ethics When Planning Collaborative Research
by Laura Sokal, University of Winnipeg

Ethics Procedures for Research Involving Humans


Studies conducted by researchers associated with Canadian universities are conducted under the Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans http://www.pre.ethics.gc.ca/english/pdf/TCPS%20October%202005_E.pdf. Each University in Manitoba has drafted similar, but not identical Ethics application forms (see below) based on the Tri-Council Policy Statement.


Multi-Site Research


Multi- site research does not only include research where data is collected at multiple sites. It also includes research projects where members of the research team are associated with a variety of institutions (e.g. a team comprised of a teacher from the Winnipeg #1 School Division, a researcher from the University of Manitoba and a researcher from the University of Winnipeg). In each case, Ethics approval must be received from all Research Ethics Boards (REB’s) involved.


Article 1.2, section B1 of the Tri-Council Policy Statement allows REB’s to accept the review of other REB’s as long as the review was done under the Tri-Council Policies. In these circumstances, the researchers would apply to one university REB and forward the approval forms to the other REB’s. Please note that a written agreement to accept one another’s Ethics decisions must be in place between the two institutions in order to use this approach. Please check with all the institutions and school division involved in your research to establish whether such agreements are in place.


Brandon’s Forms:

Brandon University Research Ethics Committee (BUREC) Guidelines For Research Involving Humans
http://www.brandonu.ca/administration/vpacademic/research/documents/ResearchPolicies.pdf

Brandon University Research Ethics Certificate
http://www.brandonu.ca/administration/vpacademic/research/documents/BUREC-FORM_Certificate.doc

Checklist For Projects Involving Human Participants In Research
http://www.brandonu.ca/research/BURC/researchprojectchecklist.htm

Sample Consent Form
http://www.brandonu.ca/administration/vpacademic/research/documents/BUREC%20Sample%20Consent%20Form%202006.pdf

Brandon University Research Ethics Committee Procedures For Using Human Participants For Teaching Students About Research In Class Projects http://www.brandonu.ca/administration/vpacademic/research/committees/BURCclassprojects.asp

 

University of Manitoba’s Forms:

Protocol Submission Form
http://umanitoba.ca/research/media/protocol_submission_form.doc

Guidelines for Submission Form & Informed Consent
http://umanitoba.ca/research/media/protocol_guidelines_checklist.doc

Course-based Research Guidelines
http://umanitoba.ca/research/media/undergrad.pdf

Administrative Research, Interviews & Survey
http://umanitoba.ca/research/media/guide_adminresearch.pdf

Practitioner-Research Guidelines
http://umanitoba.ca/research/media/practitioner_research_guidelines.pdf

 

University of Winnipeg Forms

Human Ethics Policy
http://www.uwinnipeg.ca/index/cms-filesystem-action?file=pdfs/research/forms/scehrs_pols_pros.pdf

Human Ethics Checklist
http://www.uwinnipeg.ca/index/cms-filesystem-action?file=pdfs/research/forms/ethics_checklist.pdf

Guidelines for the Preparation of Proposals
http://www.uwinnipeg.ca/index/cms-filesystem-action?file=pdfs/research/forms/scehrs_guidelines.pdf

 

College St. Boniface

Operate under the U of M policies.