The REB fee is levied and collected by Research Solutions and Services through Grant and Contract Services and is used to partially offset the costs incurred by Research Solutions and Services in providing support to the REB. For more information, please see the Grant and Contract Services FAQ.
New study applications must be submitted via CAPCR.
Currently, all other submissions (e.g. renewals, amendments, unanticipated event forms etc.) must be submitted directly to the REB at rebsubmissions@uhnresearch.ca for review.
A consent form for pregnancy follow up must be submitted in the event of pregnancy.
Considering it is rare that research participants (or their partners) become pregnant while participating in a clinical research study, to facilitate review and approval process, the REB does not recommend submitting a consent form for pregnancy follow with the initial submission, unless required by the study objectives.
When revising documents that have been reviewed by the REB, the requested revisions should be tracked and made on a clean copy the REB reviewed document. Please ensure that the version dates of the document are updated. Once all the revisions have been completed, send both a ‘tracked’ copy and a ‘clean’ copy of the document back to the REB. Please note that the REB will not accept documents that include both new revisions and the revisions that were previously reviewed by the REB.
Consent is an ongoing process and participants should be provided with any and all new information that may influence their consent.
New information may be provided, verbally or otherwise, to participants prior to receiving REB approval if the Principal Investigator:
- determines it to be in the best interests of already consented participants (i.e. to eliminate or reduce any apparent immediate hazards to study participants)
- documents the process
- submits all new information and documentation to the REB for confirmation of agreement as soon as possible within seven days.