Policies and Procedures
NEW! Memo Regarding RTOG A5 Form
NEW! Memo Regarding Department Approver and Conflict of Interest
REVISED Approval of Administrative Changes to Provincial Materials
Change in Expiry Dates to Date of Review
Delegation of Authority to Issue Renewal Approval Letters
Participant versus Non-Participant Materials
Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
100 General administration
101 Standard Operating Procedures Maintenance - UNDER REVISION
102 Scope of OCREB Review - UNDER REVISION
OCREBs current mandate is restricted to multi-centre (i.e., more than 1 centre in Ontario) clinical trials. Although there is a lot of valuable multi-centre research that might benefit from a centralized REB, OCREB does not have the resources or the mandate to accept non-clinical trial research.
103 Training and Education - UNDER REVISION
104 Management of OCREB Office Personnel - UNDER REVISION
105A Conflicts of Interest – OCREB Members - UNDER REVISION
105B Conflicts of Interest – Investigators - UNDER REVISION
105C Conflicts of Interest – Organization - UNDER REVISION
106 Signatory Authority - UNDER REVISION
107 Uses and Disclosures of Personal Health Information - UNDER REVISION
108 Establishing Board of Record Affiliations - UNDER REVISION
200 Research ethics board (REB) organization
201 Composition of OCREB - UNDER REVISION
202 Management of OCREB Membership - UNDER REVISION
203 Duties of REB Members - UNDER REVISION
300 Functions and operations
301 Submission Requirements and Administrative Review - UNDER REVISION
302 OCREB Meeting Administration - UNDER REVISION
303 Document Management - UNDER REVISION
400 Review of research
401 Research Exempt from OCREB Review – not applicable
402 Expedited Review
403 OCREB Review Decisions
404 Initial Review - Criteria for OCREB Approval
405 Ongoing OCREB Review Activities
406 Continuing Review
407 Study Completion
408 Suspension or Termination of OCREB Approval
- CAREB guidance document
- History of CAREB guidance document
- Health Canada response to CAREB guidance document
500 Reviews requiring special consideration
501 Vulnerable Populations – UNDER DEVELOPMENT
502 Special Categories of Research – UNDER DEVELOPMENT
600 REB communication and notification
601 Communication - Investigator and Investigator Staff - UNDER REVISION
602 Communication – Study Participants - UNDER REVISION
603 Communication - Other Entities - UNDER REVISION
700 Informed consent
701 ICF Requirements and Documentation - UNDER REVISION
702 ICF Requirements for Surrogate Consent – UNDER DEVELOPMENT
800 Responsibilities of investigators
801 Investigator Qualifications & Responsibilities - UNDER REVISION
900 Quality management
901 Quality Assurance Inspections - UNDER REVISION
902 External Inspections or Audits - UNDER REVISION
903 Non-Compliance - UNDER REVISION
