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Research Manitoba Welcomes Dr. Heather Blewett as Chair of the CHIPER Health Research Ethics Board
Creating your First Amendment after Migration
Projects approved by the University of Manitoba REBs were imported in November 2025. As a requirement of our system, all imported projects must be reviewed and validated with a signature from the Principal Investigator (PI). Once validation has been completed,...
Update your Clinical Trial Site Information Form!
We have recently moved and CHIPER's new office address is 400-500 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg, MB R3C 3X1. As a result, some Harmony applicants or their sponsors may need to submit a revised Clinical Trial Site Information (CTSI) form to update the REB address listed,...
RITHIM Spotlight: Community Members
Protecting Participants: An Intro to Community Members on Research Ethics Boards by Hope Holmes, Communications Officer, Research Manitoba - Jan 2026 This is a repost of our recent Winnipeg Free Press article: "Protecting Participants: Why your voice belongs on...
Selecting the Correct Research Ethics Board
January 15, 2026 The full launch of RITHIM involved changes for researchers in determining the appropriate research ethics board (REB) for review of their research projects. For University of Manitoba researchers, this means the appropriate REB review is no longer...
User Interface Upgrade Coming Soon to RITHIM’s Harmony System
January 8, 2026 – Winnipeg, MB RITHIM’s Harmony system, an online portal that integrates health research ethics, privacy and institutional assessment reviews in Manitoba, has a few new changes to its interface coming in early 2026, which can be tested by users in...
Important Update on Research Ethics Board Data Migration
Projects approved by the University of Manitoba Bannatyne REBs will be imported and available in RITHIM Harmony as of Monday, November 10, 2025. Requirements: Imported projects must be reviewed and validated with signature from the Principal Investigator. For...
CIHR Update: Clinical trials registration and disclosure
per Clinical trials registration and disclosure - CIHR: --- CIHR is aware that registrations on ClinicalTrials.gov are currently impacted by the United States government shutdown. In accordance with the WHO Joint statement on public disclosure of results from...
RITHIM Special Update: October 2025
Migration of Ethics-Approved Projects from the Bannatyne REB Testing of the migration of ethics documents for ethics-approved projects to the RITHIM Harmony system is currently underway. Please be advised of the following important dates with respect to the final...
Harmony Testing & Training Environment.
Explore Harmony with Confidence: Testing & Training Environment Now Available. July 30, 2025 Research Manitoba is pleased to share that the Harmony Testing & Training Environment is now available for applicants who wish to familiarize themselves with the...