DO I NEED RITHIM APPROVAL?

Please use this interactive tool to determine:

  • If this project is considered research
  • If this research requires a research ethics board approval
  • If this research project is considered health research that falls under the jurisdiction of, and requires submission to, RITHIM

    Once it has been determined that your project is under RITHIM jurisdiction, you can submit your application through RITHIM Harmony. Once received by the RITHIM team, your application will be routed for ethics, privacy, and health institutional assessment review based on the information contained in the application.

    If after completing these routing questions, you would like to proceed with a RITHIM Consultation, please first review the additional information and instructions here: https://rithim.ca/ethics/ethics-overview/what-is-research/

    TCSPS2, Article 2.1 Application: “For the purposes of the Policy, ‘research’ is defined as an undertaking intended to extend knowledge through a disciplined inquiry or systematic investigation.”