Research ethics board The Research Ethics Board (REB) is governed by Durham College’s Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans policy. [PDF – 103 KB] The Durham College Research Ethics Board oversees ethical screening and conducts a full review of research projects involving human participants. One board has been established to evaluate all research and ensure the research is conducted in a manner that is consistent with this policy. Application and Submission Process REB Applications are due two weeks prior to the scheduled REB meeting. The application must include all supporting documents (i.e. letter of information/consent, recruitment email, questionnaires, etc.), TCPS 2: CORE-2022 (Course on Research Ethics) certificates for all researchers listed on the application, Researcher Institutional Permission Request Form, approval letters from other institutions, etc. Supporting documents should be clearly labelled. Templates are available for some supporting documents, please contact reb@durhamcollege.ca. Applications may be deemed eligible for delegated review and may be reviewed prior to the scheduled meeting. Applications with all signatures should be submitted to reb@durhamcollege.ca As of September 1, 2022, all new applications submitted to the REB will require researchers to complete and submit their TCPS2 tutorial certificate from the updated TCPS 2: CORE-2022 (Course on Research Ethics). The revised module was released January 10, 2022. Researcher Institutional Permission All researchers planning to conduct research involving human participants and wishing to access Durham College faculty, staff, students, or resources, must first obtain institutional permission to conduct the research before applying for ethical approval from the Research Ethics Board (REB). Institutional permission is intended to ensure that the research does not unreasonably interfere with Durham College operations. Permission may or may not be granted on the basis of the project’s costs, effort, risk, impact on members of the college, and/or impact on institutional resources. Research ethics approval does not constitute institutional permission. External researchers should complete the External Researcher Institutional Permission Request Form and submit it with the REB application. The REB coordinator will coordinate with the Office of the Vice-President, Academic or other Vice-President as appropriate on your behalf to facilitate the institutional permission process, prior to the ethical review of the REB application. Internal researchers should contact reb@durhamcollege.ca for information about applying for institutional permission. Applications already approved by another REB If the REB application has already been approved by another REB, the Durham College REB will accept this application along with the Multi-Jurisdictional Research (MJR) form. The submission must also include the approval letter from the other board, the DC-REB-External-Researcher-Institutional-Permission form, TCPS2 tutorial certificates from all researchers, and all supporting documents. The REB may ask additional questions not provided on the other institutions application. Change Request and Unanticipated Issues Researchers are responsible for informing the REB of any changes or unanticipated issues to their study. The REB should be notified immediately of any changes or unanticipated issues. Study Renewal and Completion Researchers are responsible for ensuring their REB approval does not lapse. Expiry dates are noted on the REB approval letter sent to researchers. Researchers must submit the Study Renewal Form no less than 30 days prior to the expiry date. DC-REB-Study-Completion-form should be submitted on or before the expiry date. 2024-25 REB Meeting Schedule Month Meeting Date Application Due Date September September 17, 2024 September 3, 2024 October October 8, 2024 September 24, 2024 November November 12, 2024 October 29, 2024 December December 17, 2024 December 3, 2024 January January 14, 2025 December 20, 2024 February February 11, 2025 January 28, 2025 March March 11, 2025 February 25, 2025 April April 8, 2025 March 25, 2025 May May 13, 2025 April 29, 2025 June June 3, 2025 May 20, 2025 Only applications received at least two weeks prior to each meeting will be reviewed to allow sufficient time for review. SUMMER The REB does not operate in July or August. Applications, Study Renewal Forms, and Change Requests must be submitted by May 20, 2025 to be considered for review prior to the summer. All applications and forms submitted after this date may not be reviewed until the Board resumes in September. REB Membership REB Membership Kay Corbier – Chair Professor, Durham College Laura Benninger Professor, Durham College Crystal Garvey Professor, Durham College Candi Thayer Member knowledgeable in the law Arlene de la Rocha Professor, Durham College Lynne Kennette Professor, Durham College Multi-site Ethics Review Durham College is pleased to announce that our Research Ethics Board will now accept an Ontario-community-college-multi-site-application-form. This form is for researchers who are planning to conduct a study at more than one college in Ontario. Most Ontario colleges are participating in this initiative. Expert Panel Durham College has agreed to use the multi-college ethics review process to review minimal risk research projects that take place at multiple colleges. Upon receiving a multi-college minimal risk application, the Durham College REB will forward it to the Expert Panel lead for review. The Expert Panel will review the application and work with the researcher to make changes, if needed. Once the Expert Panel is satisfied with the application, they will issue the researcher with a letter of recommendation. When the researcher submits his/her final application, accompanying documents, Researcher Institutional Form, TCPS2 certificate and the recommendation letter to the Durham College REB: One member of the Durham College REB, likely the chair, will review the application The chair determines ethical acceptability and, if appropriate, issues the certificate of ethical approval to the researcher or decides if the REB will complete a separate review All documents are stored and follow up procedures are carried out as per usual practice Each college at which the research is conducted continues to be responsible for research conducted under its auspices.
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