The National Research Council of Canada's Research Ethics Board (NRC-REB), and its support staff are central to the NRC's human participant ethics functions.
Reporting to the Senior Executive Committee through the Secretary General, the NRC's REB reviews applications for human participants ethics approval, oversees and advises on the ethical aspects of all research involving human participants in which the NRC participates, and provides a resource for education, guidance and leadership in the application of ethical principles in the conduct of research involving human participants.
Meeting schedule
The NRC Research Ethics Board meets regularly (see below). schedule
Protocols can be submitted at any time and may be processed outside of the meeting schedule if they are eligible for Chair or Sub-committee review. Protocols that are eligible for sub-committee review, but are submitted on or near the meeting submission deadline, will be included on the meeting agenda.
Meeting dates | Submission deadlines |
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January 15, 2025 | January 01, 2025 |
February 19, 2025 | February 05, 2025 |
March 19, 2025 | March 05, 2025 |
April 16, 2025 | April 02, 2025 |
May 21, 2025 | May 07, 2025 |
June 18, 2025 | June 04, 2025 |
August 20, 2025 | August 06, 2025 |
September 17, 2025 | September 03, 2025 |
October 15, 2025 | October 01, 2025 |
November 19, 2025 | November 05, 2025 |
Membership list
Chair
- Gordon DuVal, SJD
Carleton University,
Office of Research Ethics
Vice Chair
- Geneviève Gagnon
pan-Canadian Pharmaceutical Alliance
Resource persons
- Erin Skrapek
NRC-REB Secretariat - Adriana Bedoya
NRC-REB Secretariat
NRC members
- Calvin Li
Industrial Research Assistance Program - Christopher Brown
Industrial Research Assistance Program - Stephen Downes, Ph.D.
Digital Technologies - Evan Laye
Secretary General's Office - Margaret McKay, J.D.
Digital Technologies - Jonathan Power, Ph.D.
Ocean, Coastal and River Engineering - Anita Smith
Health, Safety and Environment - Karine Turcotte
Medical Devices - Jennifer Veitch, Ph.D.
Construction
Contact us
Please contact the NRC-REB Secretariat by email at nrc-reb@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca with any questions.