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 Unit (ROCO-HREU) 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.
Please review the information listed below for submission deadlines.
Chair: Professor Grace Karram Stephenson
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, 2026 | July 15, 2026 |
| No meeting in August 2026 | |
| Sept. 2, 2026 | Sept. 16, 2026 |
| Oct. 7, 2026 | Oct. 21, 2026 |
| Nov. 4, 2026 | Nov. 18, 2026 |
| Dec. 2, 2026 | Dec. 16, 2026 |
| Jan. 6, 2027 | Jan. 20, 2027 |
| Feb. 3, 2027 | Feb. 17, 2027 |
| Mar. 3, 2027 | Mar. 17, 2027 |
| Apr. 7, 2027 | Apr. 21, 2027 |
| May 5, 2027 | May 19, 2027 |
| June 2, 2027 | June 16, 2027 |
| July 7, 2027 | July 21, 2027 |
| No meeting in August 2027 | |
Chair: Professor Karl Zabjek
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 |
|---|---|
| July 3, 2026 | July 15, 2026 |
| Aug. 28, 2026 | Sept. 8, 2026 |
| Sept. 25, 2026 | Oct. 7, 2026 |
| Oct. 30, 2026 | Nov. 10, 2026 |
| Nov. 27, 2026 | Dec. 9, 2026 |
| Dec. 23, 2026 | Jan. 12, 2027 |
| Jan. 29, 2027 | Feb. 10, 2027 |
| Feb. 26, 2027 | Mar. 9, 2027 |
| Mar. 26, 2027 | Apr. 7, 2027 |
| Apr. 30, 2027 | May 11, 2027 |
| May 28, 2027 | June 9, 2027 |
| No meeting in August 2027 | |
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