Effective May 3, 2004, all applications for approval by the CAMH Research Ethics Board of protocols, amendments or renewals must be accompanied by evidence of successful completion of the Tri-Council Policy Statement (TCPS-2) tutorial which can be accessed through http://www.pre.ethics.gc.ca/eng/education/tutorial-didacticiel/ Researchers who have already completed the NIH course may also wish to take the new TCPS-2 course but this is not mandatory.

 
EACH member of the research team must complete the course and supply Research Ethics Office. of CAMH Research Ethics Office with a copy of their certificate of completion. This requirement applies independent of source of study funding, although applicants for NIH funds must, in addition, take the NIH course.
 
Investigators must fill out the CAMH "Final Report for the Research Ethics Board" form and provide it to the CAMH Research Ethics Office upon completion of each study approved by the CAMH REB. If the study has NOT been completed or terminated, and needs to be renewed, please fill out the CAMH Annual Renewal of Ethics Approval form.
 
If a study is to be conducted only with external grant funding, the protocol will not be reviewed until the investigator indicates that the funding application has been successful and funds have been awarded. Investigators are free to submit their protocols prior to notice of funding but they will not be reviewed until funding has been confirmed.
 
If your study will be externally funded, please submit three (3) copies of your contract OR grant, including the budget, with this protocol form.
 
If your study will be internally funded, please submit three (3) copies of the budget with this protocol form.​

Investigators are reminded that it is THEIR responsibility to renew Research Ethics Board approval on a regular basis.  Approvals are given for at most 12 months and must then be renewed.  If a study has finished recruitment and data analysis has been completed then a Final Report Form must be completed.  Please refer to link for forms.

CONSENT FORM CLINIC

• Are you having trouble drafting a consent form for your research study?
• Do you want to learn more about CAMH, Research Ethics Board consent requirements?
  

 
If so, please contact Susan Pilon (Susan.Pilon@camh.ca) to arrange to meet with her for consent form advice.

NEW:  Additional consent form information.  Please include in all consent forms the following information:

"As part of the Research Services Quality Assurance Program, this study may be monitored and/or audited by a member of the Quality Assurance Team.  Your research records and CAMH records may be reviewed during which confidentiality will be maintained as per CAMH policies and extent permitted by law". 

PHIPPA 

Please refer to  link for this information.

NEW:  When advertising in the community for subjects, researchers are asked to:

1. Have the wording and location of the ads approved by the Research Ethics Board;
2. Have the ads approved by Anita Dubey in Research Services;
3. Ensure that the ads are placed in an appropriate venue.  In both paper and electronic communications, it is highly preferable to have the ads placed in sections that are not labeled as "Jobs" or "Employment".

 RESEARCH ETHICS BOARD MEETING DATES: