All research involving human participants requires review and approval by York’s University’s Research Ethics Board (All research involving (the Indigenous Research Ethics Board or the Human Participants Review Committee) prior to beginning the research.
All research involving Indigenous People (First Nations, Inuit, and Métis), Communities, and Nations that are conducted under the auspices of York University must be reviewed by the IREB. This includes faculty research and student research (thesis/dissertation, MRPs/Projects, and course-related projects) that may have been previously reviewed by delegated review committees.
For all other research conducted at the University, the Senate Policy on Research Involving Human Participants and its associated Human Participants Review Committee (the HPRC) apply. Non-Indigenous related research involving human participants should be submitted according to the HPRC or the delegated review committee, based on the type of research being conducted.
A newly developed IREB protocol form is available below.
Beginning September 1st, 2024, researchers submitting a new ethics application to the IREB for review must complete the IREB protocol form. Protocols submitted prior to September 1st, 2024, may still submit their application using the HPRC protocol form, however, the IREB welcomes researchers to use the new IREB protocol form prior to this date.
Faculty
Protocol submissions/applications should be submitted to the Office of Research Ethics via email to ore@yorku.ca.
Students
All research involving Indigenous People (First Nations, Inuit, and Métis), Communities, and Nations for graduate and undergraduate courses; Undergraduate theses, Independent projects and Graduate Major Research Papers (MRPs), and graduate theses/dissertations must be reviewed by the IREB.
For undergraduate students, protocol submissions/applications should be submitted to the Office of Research Ethics via email to ore@yorku.ca.
For graduate students conducting research for their thesis/dissertation, protocol submissions should firstly be submitted to your graduate program and the Faculty of Graduate Studies who will then provide the Office of Research Ethics with your application documents for review by the IREB.
For graduate students conducting course-related research and MRPs, protocol submissions/applications should be submitted to the Office of Research Ethics via email to ore@yorku.ca.
Application Forms: