Expert Panel Review Process

This is a peer review process conducted by an Expert Panel. The panel will review the Multi-Site application and if needed, work with the researcher to achieve an ethically acceptable application. The researcher will be given a ‘Letter of Recommendation’ for approval. The researcher will send the ethically sound application and the recommendation letter to each institution involved in their research. Each REB Board continues to be responsible for research conducted under its auspices. 
 

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Ontario Community College Multi-Site Application Form Process

Researchers can complete and submit the Ontario Community College Multi-Site application form directly to any of the colleges’ ethics board listed below without peer review.

 

Almost all colleges have agreed to accept the Ontario Community College Common REB application form; however, it is the researcher’s responsibility to contact the Research Ethics Board Co-ordinator at each college to check site-specific requirements and to determine where and how this form is submitted.

 

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Colleges accepting the Ontario Community College Multi-site Application Form

Algonquin College
Cambrian College
Centennial College
Collège Boréal
Conestoga College
Confederation College
Durham College
Fanshawe College
Fleming College
George Brown College

Georgian College
Humber College
Lambton College
Loyalist College
Mohawk College
Niagara College
Northern College
Sault College
Seneca College
Sheridan College
St. Clair College
St. Lawrence College

Member Contact List

Expert Panel Chair
Steve Crema, BA, MA
Fanshawe College
Masters of Psychology
Associate Dean, Donald J. Smith School of Building Technology
screma@fanshawec.ca

 

Expert Panel Coordinator
Wanda Anderson
Fanshawe College
Assistant to the Dean
Centre for Research and Innovation
w_anderson10@fanshawec.ca

Expert Panel Members

Florencia Carlino, PhD
Sault College
Professor, Department of General Arts and Science
School of Community Services and Interdisciplinary Studies
Research Ethics Board Chairperson
florencia.carlino@saultcollege.ca

 

Louise Boudreault, PhD
Algonquin College
Chair, Research Ethics Board
boudrel@algonquincollege.com
 
Michele McIntosh, RN, PhD
Fleming College
Associate Professor, Trent-Fleming School of Nursing, Trent University
Chair, Research Ethics Board, Fleming College
michelejmcintosh@trentu.ca
 
Robin Yap, MSc, MEd, DM, CTDP
George Brown College
Professor & Coordinator, Centre for Business
ryap@georgebrown.ca
 
Sowmya Kishore, DBA
Centennial College
Professor, Centre for Faculty Development & Teaching Innovation
Chair, Research Ethics Board
skishore@centennialcollege.ca

Forms

Form Description
Ontario Community College Multi-site Form This form is for researchers who are planning to conduct research involving human participants at multiple colleges in Ontario. It is the researcher’s responsibility to contact the Research Ethics Board Co-ordinator at each college to check site-specific requirements and to determine where and how this form is submitted.
 
Researcher Agreement Letter Complete and submit this form if you would like to submit a proposed project to be reviewed by the Expert Panel.
Multi-College Change Request Form Complete and submit this form if you wish to make a change or an addition to an approved “Application to Involve Human Participants in Research” to the Research Ethics Coordinator/REB Chair at each college where you have received Ethical Approval.
Multi-College Renewal Status Form Complete and submit one copy to the Research Ethics Chair/Coordinator at each college where the study is being conducted.