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Please keep in mind that Human Ethics applications, amendments, renewals, and final reports are completed via WebGrants.

• Face-to-Face Checklist under COVID-19 for in-person research - no longer mandatory
• COVID-19 Research Safety Plan - Example - no longer mandatory
• Informed Consent Checklist
• UHREB Waiver Request: Secondary Use of Data
• Graduate Student Supervisor Ethics Review Form

• Guidance Document 1 - Undertakings Requiring Review by the University of Winnipeg Human Research Ethics Board (UHREB)
• Guidance Document 2 - Principles Guiding the University of Winnipeg Human Research Ethics Board (UHREB) Review
• Guidance Document 3 - Procedures Related to Faculty and Graduate Student Research
• Guidance Document 4 - Procedures Related to Course-Based and Independent Undergraduate Student Research
• Guidance Document 5 - Consent (Including Examples and Checklist)
• Guidance Document 6 - Observational Studies Involving Vulnerable Populations
• Guidance Document 7 - Post-Approval Activities
• Guidance Document 8 - Using Student Participation Pools in Research
• Guidance Document 9 - Guidance for Research with Indigenous Communities and Participants
• Guidance Document 10 - Research using Crowdsourcing Platforms
• Guidance Document 11 - COVID-19 Requirements

 provides ethics guidance that applies to all research involving human participants – including their data and/or biological materials – conducted under the auspices of an institution eligible for funding by the federal Agencies (CIHR, NSERC, SSHRC).

The is an introduction to the TCPS 2 for the research community. It focuses on the TCPS 2 ethics guidance that is applicable to all research involving human participants, regardless of discipline or methodology.

 highly recommends that all researchers who intend to engage in research involving human participants, as well as REB members and administrators, successfully complete the new CORE-2022. Everyone listed on a UW UHREB Human Ethics Application must complete TCPS-CORE training and their training certificates must be attached to the application unless otherwise directed.

Completing should take approximately 4 hours. The course is self-paced. It is therefore possible to complete the different modules over multiple sessions. All the modules must be completed before taking the knowledge consolidation exercise.

While UHREB recommends that researchers update their training to review the new modules that have been added to the 2022 certificate, it is not mandatory to do so and UHREB will accept certificates completed prior to 2022.

UHREB uses the following documents to guide its form and function:

• A Table of Contents which lists all relevant documents
• Specific UHREB policies and procedures from Office of the Vice-President, Research and Innovation
• SOPs from Network of Networks ()/Canadian Association of Research Ethics Board ()
• UW Addendums to N2/CAREB SOPs which provide specific guidance for local interpretation as required. 

Specific UHREB Policies and Procedures:

N2/CAREB SOPs and UW Addendums:

Please note that all informed consent forms must be on UWinnipeg letterhead. Visit the institution's branding page for logos and letterhead.

• Informed Consent Example - Experimental Study
• Informed Consent Example - Survey
• Informed Consent Example - Online Surveys
• Informed Consent Example - Oral History Interview
• Informed Consent Example - Remote Interview
• Assent Example - Children
• Informed Consent/Assent Example - Parental Consent/Student Assent

Department Ethics Committees (DEC) are responsible for reviewing undergraduate and course-based ethics proposals (see Guidance Document 4 for more information). See below for forms and relevant information for DECs.

• DEC - Course-Based and Senior Independent Undergraduate Ethics Application Form
• DEC - Review Form
• DEC - Ethics Amendment Application Form
• DEC - Ethics Renewal Application Form
• DEC - Ethics Final Report Form
• DEC - Unanticipated Event Form

Before submitting your human ethics application, consider whether your research will require the completion of Section 4.0 (Research Involving the First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Peoples of Canada) by using this Indigenous Research Ethics Self-Assessment Tool. For a version accessible for screen readers, choose Accessible Indigenous Research Ethics Self-Assessment Tool.

For case studies on the scope of Indigenous research and corresponding levels of community engagement, see .

For examples of ethics applications that demonstrate appropriate and inappropriate levels of responsiveness to Section 4.0 (Research Involving the First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Peoples of Canada) of 海角社区 human ethics application form see:

• Responsive
• Insufficiently responsive (i.e., insufficient community engagement plan)
• Unresponsive (i.e., acknowledgement of Chapter 9 absent)

For additional information and guidance on respectful research with Indigenous communities and participants, including scope of Indigenous research, University of Winnipeg Indigenous resources, and a select bibliography of literature on Indigenous research methods, ethics, evaluation, knowledge mobilization, and data governance see:

Guidance Document 9 - Guidance for Research with Indigenous Communities and Participants - UPDATED November 2022

Minimal risk studies involving Indigenous communities are normally subject to delegated review by UHREB, with a minimum review timeline of 6 weeks. In rare cases, such as where the research is complex or requires substantive clarification, full board review may be considered.

If you are uncertain about the nature of community engagement required for your research, including whether you need to complete Section 4.0 of the human ethics application, please contact ethics@uwinnipeg.ca for advice before submitting your application, or you may face delays in your ethics approval.

It is the responsibility of the investigator to be aware of and seek out any other approvals, permissions, or agreements that are required to conduct their research activities. These include both University of Winnipeg policies, as well as those imposed by legislation, outside institutions, or stakeholder organizations.

Obtaining UHREB ethics approval is not a substitute for other approvals that apply to research.

UHREB’s default position is that ethical approval is normally not conditional on other policies or permissions. An exception is made where outside policies or permissions directly relate to ethical aspects of the research as guided by TCPS 2 (2022), such as activities related to participant recruitment, study risks, or community engagement.   

Examples of University of Winnipeg policies include:

•   Responsible Conduct of Research and Scholarship Policy
•   Criminal Record Check and Child Abuse Registry Check Policy
•   Field Work / Trip Policy
•   University Survey Policy
•   Respectful Working and Learning Environment Policy

Visit Institutional Analysis's policy page for a complete listing of University of Winnipeg policies.

Examples of non-University of Winnipeg policies and regulations include:

For research conducted using human participants in the United States, please note the

"The Ooffice for Human Research Protections (OHRP) protects the rights, welfare, and well-being of subjects involved in research conducted or supported by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and helps ensure that such research is carried out in accordance with the regulations described at .

OHRP provides leadership in the protection of human subjects participating in such research by providing clarification and guidance, developing educational programs and materials, and maintaining regulatory oversight.

To carry out their research mission, nearly 10,000 universities, hospitals, and other research institutions in the U.S. and abroad have formal agreements with OHRP to comply with the regulations pertaining to human subject protections."

For more information, please visit the .

The Federalwide Assurance (FWA) number assigned to the UW is: FWA00013649

You will find this approval listed on the . Funding agencies use this website to verify that an institution holds an active OHRP-approved FWA.