Please Note
As of March 22, 2021, in preparation for the resumption of face-to-face research involving human participants, the University of Toronto’s Research Ethics Boards (REBs) have begun accepting submissions of F2F human research as one of two separate review processes. The REB review process focuses as usual on human research ethics issues. The second review process by the Face-to-Face COVID-19 Review Committee (F2FCRC) focuses specifically on the COVID-19 health and safety risks of the research being proposed.
Approvals from both review processes are required before F2F research activities can commence. Please see the detailed instructions for the submission process.
Amendments to pivot to online or virtual methodologies are continuing to be reviewed normally, and renewals and protocol completion reports will also continue to be reviewed to ensure that protocols remain in good standing.
Need to find human ethics guidelines (e.g., informed consent, student participation, data privacy, etc.)? Please see Human Ethics Principles & Guidelines.
Delegated review: The deadline for delegated review is every Monday (or first business day of the week) by 4:00 PM. For submission instructions, please see Submit a Human Ethics Protocol.
Full board review: Submission due dates for full board review are determined by the respective Research Ethics Board (REB). Please submit your protocol through My Research Human Protocols (MRHP) well in advance of your intended start date.
The MRHP submission process is complete when all supervisor and chair/dean approvals have been received and the protocol has been sent onwards to the Research Oversight & Compliance Office-Human Research Ethics Program (ROCO-HREP) MRHP Inbox. Researchers are responsible for determining timing of their submission to allow sufficient review time.
Human ethics protocols are reviewed by University of Toronto (U of T) REBs, based on the departmental or faculty affiliation of the principal investigator. For HIV-related research submitted for full board review, please follow the Health Sciences REB schedule.
Please review the information listed below for submission deadlines.
Chair: Professor Samantha Hansen
Manager: Dr. Dean Sharpe
Departments covered: All disciplines in the social sciences, humanities, education (OISE/UT) and applied sciences
Upcoming SSHE REB Deadlines and Meeting Dates
| Due Date for Full Board Submissions | Meeting Date |
|---|---|
| July 6, 2020 | July 15, 2020 |
| No meeting in August 2020 | |
| Sept.14, 2020 | Sept.23, 2020 |
| Oct.13, 2020 | Oct.21, 2020 |
| Nov.9, 2020 | Nov.18, 2020 |
| Dec.7, 2020 | Dec.16, 2020 |
| Jan.11, 2021 | Jan.20, 2021 |
| Feb.8, 2021 | Feb.17, 2021 |
| Mar.15, 2021 | Mar.24, 2021 |
| Apr.12, 2021 | Apr.21, 2021 |
| May 10, 2021 | May 19, 2021 |
| June 7, 2021 | June 16, 2021 |
| July 12, 2021 | July 21, 2021 |
| No meeting in August 2021 | |
Chair: Professor Michael Atkinson
Manager: Daniel Gyewu
Departments covered:
- Medicine (all departments)
- Applied Science & Engineering
- Nursing
- Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Social Work
- Kinesiology & Physical Education
- Dentistry
- Public Health
Upcoming Health Sciences REB Meeting Dates
| Due Date for Submission | Meeting Date |
|---|---|
| No meeting in August 2020 | |
| September 4, 2020 | September 15, 2020 |
| September 25, 2020 | October 7, 2020 |
| October 23, 2020 | November 3, 2020 |
| November 27, 2020 | December 9, 2020 |
| December 22, 2020 | January 12, 2021 |
| January 29, 2021 | February 10, 2021 |
| February 26, 2021 | March 9, 2021 |
| March 26, 2021 | April 7, 2021 |
| April 23, 2021 | May 4, 2021 |
| May 21, 2021 | June 2, 2021 |
| July 2, 2021 | July 13, 2021 |
| No meeting in August 2021 | |
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