| Agencies: |
refers to the three federal research Agencies (CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC) |
| CIHR: |
Canadian Institutes of Health Research |
| NSERC: |
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada |
| REB: |
Research Ethics Board |
| SSHRC: |
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada |
| TCPS 2: |
Second edition of the Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans – also referred to as the Policy. |