Please Note
The Research Ethics Boards (REBs) will continue to prioritize all new COVID-19-related protocols as well as any amendments to facilitate off-campus research that does not involve direct face-to-face interactions or interventions with participants.
U of T REBs will continue to accept and review all other new submissions and continuing review activities (renewals, amendments, adverse events and protocol completion reports). Timelines may be longer than normal for non-COVID-19-related protocols. Please note that the REBs are reviewing all new submissions even if the research cannot be undertaken at this time due to COVID-19 restrictions. The continuance of review is to prevent a backlog of submissions once COVID-19 restrictions are removed.
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 |
|---|---|
| September 9, 2019 | September 18, 2019 |
| October 7, 2019 | October 16, 2019 |
| November 4, 2019 | November 13, 2019 |
| December 2, 2019 | December 11, 2019 |
| January 13, 2020 | January 22, 2020 |
| February 10, 2020 | February 19, 2020 |
| March 16, 2020 | March 25, 2020 |
| April 13, 2020 | April 22, 2020 |
| May 11, 2020 | May 20, 2020 |
| June 8, 2020 | June 17, 2020 |
| July 6, 2020 | July 15, 2020 |
Chair: Professor Dionne Gesink
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 Full Board Submissions | Meeting Date |
|---|---|
| June 27, 2019 | July 9, 2019 |
| No meeting in August 2019 | |
| August 30, 2019 | September 11, 2019 |
| September 27, 2019 | October 8, 2019 |
| October 25, 2019 | November 6, 2019 |
| November 29, 2019 | December 10, 2019 |
| December 20, 2019 | January 15, 2020 |
| January 31, 2020 | February 11, 2020 |
| February 28, 2020 | March 11, 2020 |
| March 27, 2020 | April 7, 2020 |
| April 24, 2020 | May 6, 2020 |
| May 29, 2020 | June 9, 2020 |
| July 3, 2020 | July 15, 2020 |
| No meeting in August 2020 | |
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- Advise on the submission process
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