HREB

Human Research Ethics Board (HREB)

IMPORTANT: Effective January 1, 2024, MRU researchers will be required to submit the newest version of Tri-Council Policy Statement 2: Course on Research Ethics (TCPS 2 CORE-2022) completion certificate for all HREB applications. Information on the new training including access to the login page is available at: https://tcps2core.ca/welcome.

 

The Human Research Ethics Board (HREB) ensures that all research conducted at Mount Royal University is designed and conducted in such a manner that protects the rights, welfare and privacy of research participants in compliance with the Tri-Council Policy Statement (TCPS2).

HREB reviews applications submitted by MRU researchers and research undertaken by undergraduate students under the supervision of faculty members including Honours thesis and student-directed research.

HREB also reviews external applications submitted by MRU's researchers working as part of research teams at other institutions, and research involving Mount Royal University participants that has been approved at other post-secondary institutions in Canada.

HREB applications posing minimal risk are delegated to HREB reviewers. Applications bearing greater than minimal risk applications are reviewed by the entire Board at the HREB monthly meetings.

 

 

Application Process

All research at MRU involving humans as participants requires review by the Human Research Ethics Board (HREB). Application forms can be accessed through the MRU ROMEO portal. Instructions on how to use the portal can be found in the ROMEO user guide page.

Note: Applications that are incomplete, or those where significant methods concerns are noted, will be returned to applicants with a request to revise and re-submit prior to ethics reviewed by the HREB.

Listed are the steps in submitting applications in the ROMEO system:

 

Appeal Process

We recognize that disagreements between researchers and the HREB over a decision can arise from time to time. If a disagreement cannot be resolved between the researcher and reviewer, the following process should be followed:

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Training

Researchers have the responsibility to comply with the Tri-Council Policy Statement (TCPS2) guidelines outlined on the TCPS2: CORE (Research Ethics online course).

TCPS 2 (2022) Manual  

 

The Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans- TCPS 2(2018) was replaced by TCPS 2 (2022) on January 11, 2023 as the official research ethics policy of the federal research agencies (CIHR, NSERC, and SSHRC). The new CORE tutorial  incorporates many of the changes found in the new Policy. A summary of the revisions that were published in TCPS (2022) is available in the Highlights of Changes document.

  • Click here to access the TCPS 2 (2022)
  • Click here to access the TCPS 2 (2022) highlight of changes
  • Click here to access theTCPS 2 (2022) interpretations

     

     

    TCPS 2 (2022)  Training Module

     

    The Human Research Ethics Board (HREB)  Ethics 101 Workshops were replaced with the online CORE Tutorial on November 23, 2021. 

    • Click here to access the TCPS 2 (2022) (CORE Tutorial) Online Training Module

    Custom sessions on specific topics from TCPS2 for groups are available by request post CORE tutorial training.


If you have any questions or require more information on ethics and compliance, please contact the Research Compliance Officer at 403.440.8470 or hreb@mtroyal.ca