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Submit a Research Ethics Application

Before submitting an application for research ethics review, please familiarize yourself with the application process outlined below by exploring the links and pages listed. 

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Complete the TCPS 2: CORE-2022 (Course on Research Ethics)
The requirements are available here and apply to all members of the research team, including medical staff, students, residents and research staff. If you have completed the tutorial at another institution you do not need to complete it again. Principal Investigators should confirm they have completed it, and that all team members have also done so. If you need help accessing the tutorial or have queries or for further info regarding training requirements, please contact Tracy Wong, Research Quality Assurance Specialist at Tracy.Wong@islandhealth.ca.

Where to submit an application

Single jurisdictional A study is at Island Health only, all affiliations are at Island Health

When submitting an application, please note that the Research Services Portal does not auto-save and will time out after two hours. Please be sure to press the save button often, as there is no way for our team to recover lost work.

Multi-jurisdictional British Columbia’s harmonized ethics review model (Research Ethics BC, Information for Researchers) 

Forms and Templates
Training 
Resources
Contact Us 

Operational Review & Institutional Approval

Apply for Operational Review at the same time as ethics (both ethics and operational approvals are required in order to receive Institutional Approval to conduct research at Island Health)

Request Access to Data 

To start a conversation about your data needs and interests, email datadevelopment@islandhealth.ca.

Additional Considerations and Approvals

Further Considerations for Clinical Trials:

  1. Clinical Trial Agreement between Island Health, Principal Investigator, and Sponsor
  2. Health Canada Letter of No Objection (NOL)
  3. Clinical Trial Registration number with a non-profit clinical trials registry, e.g. http://www.clinicaltrials.gov/
  4. CIHR Policy Guide for CIHR-funded clinical trials – Requirements for Registration and Disclosure of Results from Clinical Trials

Additional Approvals for Grant-Funded Studies:

  1. Grant Contribution Agreement

Additional Approvals for External Affiliated Researchers:

  1. Research Affiliation/Collaboration Agreement (inter-institutional)
  2. Study Specific Researcher Affiliation Agreement