Application for ethical approval of research
proposals is made by submitting one original
and 19 copies of the application form and
other attached forms to the Research Ethics
Board (REB), Research and Performance Support,
2180 - 23rd Ave, Regina, SK, S4S 0A5, along
with one copy of the complete research
protocol.
All signatures requested must be obtained
prior to submission to the Board.
Applications with missing signatures will be
returned to the investigator without review.
Applications received at least ten working
days prior to a scheduled meeting will be
reviewed at that meeting. The application is
recorded and forwarded to the Chair of the
Board. Following review by the Committee,
the Chair will communicate the decision
regarding suitability to the applicant in
writing. For REB meeting dates, click on the
link in the left menu.
The outcome of the first review of the
application through either a Full Board or
an Expedited Review will be one of the
following four decisions:
Approval: The Certificate of Approval will be issued for a
term of one year.
Conditional Approval: The REB endorses the study with some
changes and authorizes the Chair to grant approval when the concerns
addressed to the researchers in the Notice of Ethical Review (i.e., the
provisos) have been satisfactorily addressed.
Deferral: Based on the documentation provided, the REB is
unable to make a final decision. The decision is deferred for full board
review at such time as the researchers submit the supplementary information
or documentation as specified by the REB in the Notice of Ethical Review.
Not Approved: The REB does not authorize the conduct of the
research in the RQHR.
This decision will be forwarded to
Administration for information and to the
applicant with an outline of the requested
changes, if any. Research projects must not
be initiated until "Approval without
changes" is granted.
