Submission Deadlines & Meeting Dates

Submission Deadlines

The deadline for Harmony submissions is 4:30 p.m. on the stated date.  We strongly encourage applicants to apply early to ensure your submissions are included in the current monthly meeting cycle.  Submissions that do not pass the RITHIM Completeness Check will be returned for correction, which may result in delays. 

Time-Sensitive Review

Time-sensitive reviews may be considered by RITHIM on a case-by-case basis for submissions meeting the following criteria:

• Epidemiological projects where incidences of the project target are limited, such as research conducted in the context of an outbreak of a new disease;
• Research whereby a delay caused by waiting would place individuals at risk or delay treatment/care;
• Projects where Manitoba is leading nationally or internationally and time-sensitive review is required to facilitate reviews by other REBs
• Student-involved projects where the project is a required component of a course in their educational curriculum and is required to be completed by the end of the course term.

If you think your project qualifies for time-sensitive review, please complete your project submission via Harmony and also send an email to CHIPER@researchmb.ca providing:

• Harmony Number
• Project Title
• Principal Investigator name
• Justification of urgency
• Your proposed timeline for project initiation

Please include “TIME-SENSITIVE REVIEW REQUEST” in the subject line of your email. If your project meets the criteria for a time-sensitive review, the RITHIM team will make every reasonable attempt to have your project reviewed in a timely manner, however, any particular review or approval dates are not guaranteed.