Resources
On this page:
Human Participant Research
Tri-Council Links
- Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans - TCPS2 (2018)
- Use of Health Information in Research
University of Alberta
- Human Research Ethics Policy, published procedures of this policy:
- Human Research Ethics Appeals Procedure
- Human Research Ethics Board Structure, Application and Review Procedure
- Human Research Ethics Roles and Responsibilities Procedure
- Clinical Trials Office
Using Health Information
- Alberta Health Services - Administration & Approvals for Research
- Alberta Health Services - Polices, Procedures, Guidelines, Regulatory Resources
- Alberta NetCare Information Exchange Protocol
- Covenant Health - Research Centre
- Health Information Act
- Use of Health Information in Research
Animal Users
Canadian Council on Animal Care (CCAC) Links
- CCAC: Three Rs and Ethics
- Guidelines
- Guide to the Care and Use of Experimental Animals, Vol. 1, 2nd Edition
- Policies and Prerequisites
- Policy statement on: Categories of invasiveness in animal experiments
- Policy statement on: Ethics of animal investigation
Resources for Writing/ Reporting
Recommended Wording to Accompany Publications completed by PIs at the University:
"All animal studies were conducted in accordance with the Canadian Council on Animal Care Guidelines and Policies with approval from the Animal Care and Use Committee: (Biosciences, Health Sciences or Livestock) for the University of Alberta."
- Official nomenclature for scientific papers - Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria (NAV) [World Association of Veterinary Anatomists, WAVA]
Tri-Agency
Tri-Agency Open Access Policy on Publications requires all peer-reviewed journal publications funded by one of the three federal granting agencies to be freely available online within 12 months.
University of Alberta
Animal User Training
This is an online course managed by the Research Ethics Office, required to access ARISE and as a pre-requisite for Part 2 Training.
Learn about Part 1 Animal User Training
Institutional Standard Operating Procedures
Current Institutional Standard Operating Procedures are available within the online system. Log into ARISE to view/download the most recent version of each iSOP.
Published Procedures of the Animal Ethics Policy
- Animal Ethics Policy
- Animal Care and Use Committee Structure, Application and Review Procedure
- Animal Care and Use Committee Appeal Procedure
- Animal Care and Use Roles and Responsibilities Procedure
- Animal Care and Use Alternate Animal Housing Procedure
- Animal Care and Use Post-Approval Monitoring Procedure
- Animal Care and Use Non-Compliance Procedure (New, Apr 26/19)
- Institutional Animal User Training Program Procedure
- Animal Care and Use Standard Operating Procedures: Definition, Creation, Approval and Management Procedure
Safe Work Practices
An animal Safe Work Practices (SWP) describes the minimum health and safety infrastructure and operational practices for research involving animals. The SWPs are intended to assist researchers with the EHS portion of the animal use protocol (AUP) application, and to simplify and expedite the process.
Learn more about Safe Work Practices (SWP)
Sustainable Purchasing
This outlines principles of sustainability and animal welfare for suppliers of animals and animal products for research and teaching at the University of Alberta.
Sustainable procurement guidelines and supplier code
The materials and services we purchase as an institution have a significant social, economic and environmental impact. The University of Alberta works closely with suppliers, students, faculty and staff to make sure our purchases support our campus sustainability commitment.