Centennial College is legally and morally committed to ensure that research conducted in its name meets all ethical standards and policies accepted by the three major Canadian research funding agencies (NSERC, CIHR, and SSHRC, collectively referred to as the Tri-Council). All research involving human or animal subjects conducted at, or under the auspices of, Centennial College must follow Tri-Council guidelines, which require ethics review and approval by the Centennial College Research Ethics Board (REB) prior to the initiation of the research study. This includes work by Centennial faculty, staff and students, including Fellowship and Capstone projects, as well as researchers external to the College who intend to conduct research at Centennial.
The policies and practices governing the ethical conduct of research in Canada are established by the Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans. We expect researchers to be familiar with the Tri-Council guidelines on research ethics. Educational tools such as sample application form, sample consent form, an alternate consent form, and a consent checklist are available on this site.
Questions?
If you have any questions regarding research ethics at Centennial College or need assistance, please contact ethics@centennialcollege.ca.
REB Membership
Chair: David Byrne, School of Community and Health Studies
Ex officio: Sowmya Kishore, School of Hospitality, Tourism and Culinary Arts
Board Members
Caitlin Cosgrove, Graduate Student Member
Heather Whiteside, Community Member, Legal
Jasmine Balakumaran, School of Community and Health Studies
Joanne Anderson, School of English and Liberal Studies
Kala Subramanian, School of Community and Health Studies
Nadia Green, School of Community and Health Studies
Marsha Astrop, School of Community and Health Studies
Michelle Connell, School of Community and Health Studies
Robyn Lam, Community Member
Salma Khaja, Student Member, School of Community and Health Studies
Soheil Ghoreyshi, School of Engineering Technology and Applied Science
Tulsi Dharel, The Business School