Tri-Council Policy Statement

The TCPS is a joint policy of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC). It describes principles, standards and procedures for governing research involving humans. The TCPS applies to all research involving humans affiliated with, and undertaken by members of, research institutions administering funds awarded by any of the three federal research agencies (CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC). Other organizations have also adopted the TCPS.

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