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Protocol Submission Deadlines & Who to Submit to (Human Research)

Who is this for?

Protocol submission information is relevant to those in the following roles at the University of Toronto (U of T).

  • Professors, Faculty Members
  • Teaching Stream Faculty conducting course-based human research
  • Postdoctoral Fellows
  • Research Team Members
  • Students conducting course based human research or human research for submission to the Research Ethics Board (REB)
  • Researchers with Toronto Academic Health Science Network (TAHSN) hospital REB approvals that involve U of T

Need to find human ethics guidelines (e.g., informed consent, student participation, data privacy, etc.)?  Please see Human Ethics Principles & Guidelines.

 

Submission Deadlines

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.

Research Ethics Boards

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.

Social Sciences, Humanities and Education (SSHE) REB

Chair: Professor Jayne Baker
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
June 6, 2022 June 15, 2022
July 11, 2022 July 20, 2022
No meeting in August 2022
Sept. 12, 2022 Sept. 21, 2022
Oct. 11, 2022 Oct. 19, 2022
Nov.7, 2022 Nov.16, 2022
Dec. 5, 2022 Dec. 14, 2022
Jan. 9, 2023 Jan. 18, 2023
Feb. 13, 2023 Feb. 22, 2023
Mar. 13, 2023 Mar. 22, 2023
Apr. 10, 2023 Apr. 19, 2023
May 8, 2023 May 17, 2023
June 5, 2023 June 14, 2023
July 10, 2023 July 19, 2023
No meeting in August 2023

Health Sciences REB

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 2022
September 2, 2022 September 13, 2022
September 26, 2022 October 5, 2022
October 28, 2022 November 8, 2022
November 28, 2022 December 7, 2022
December 20, 2022 January 10, 2023
January 30, 2023 February 8, 2023
February 24, 2023 March 7, 2023
March 27, 2023 April 5, 2023
April 28, 2023 May 9, 2023
May 29, 2023 June 7, 2023
June 29, 2023 July 11, 2023
No meeting in August 2023

VPRI Role

  • Provide solutions to business issues regarding submissions
  • Advise on the submission process

VPRI Contact

Staff

Mariya Gancheva

Research Ethics Coordinator - Human Research Ethics
Research Oversight & Compliance Office (ROCO)
(416) 946-3273

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