Research Ethics

• The electronic application is submitted first to your department head for approval which is why we advise you submit your application at least 3 days before the submission deadlines listed below. Applications not received by the REB by the stated deadline will be rescheduled for the next available meeting.
• Deadline at noon.
• Meeting dates may be subject to changes and cancellations during summer and winter holiday periods.

There are no submission deadlines for projects qualifying for minimal risk review criteria. Upon submitting a request for expedited review, the RISe system will send an automated message to the research project principal investigator and primary contact indicating a "virtual" meeting date for the review. It does not necessarily mean that the application will be reviewed on that specific date.

Typically the REB reviews minimal risk applications within two weeks of the virtual meeting date but this can vary.