NOTICE
The pilot program “Expert Panel Peer Review” initiated by Sheridan College, housed by Fanshawe College, and supported by Heads of Applied Research (HAR) is complete and will no longer be in operation as of April 1, 2025.
The Multi-Site Application forms will continue to be accepted by 22 of the 24 Ontario colleges.
You can proceed to the Fanshawe College Research Ethics Board (REB) webpage for a listing of these forms; and the 22 Ontario colleges accepting these forms, if applicable.
NOTE: Each Ontario college REB continues to be accountable for the review and approval of research undertaken at their institution.
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.
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 Multi-Site 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.
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