For Public Comment – “Research Involving Aboriginal Peoples In Canada”

Foreword

The Interagency Advisory Panel on Research Ethics (the Panel) is pleased to announce the early release of the revised draft version of Chapter 9 (“Research Involving Aboriginal Peoples in Canada”) of the Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans (TCPS) for further public comment. The early release of this chapter is provided in response to requests made by a number of individuals and groups in the Aboriginal community and the research community at large.A Harmonization Committee was established in July 2009 to clarify areas of correspondence and divergence between Chapter 9 and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Guidelines for Health Research Involving Aboriginal People. The Panel gratefully acknowledges the collaborative efforts of representatives from the CIHR Ethics Office and the Institute of Aboriginal Peoples’ Health (IAPH), as well as representatives from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). All provided valued input to ensure that the needs and perspectives of researchers from their respective fields were considered in the revision.

Written comments on the revised draft Chapter 9 will be accepted until March 1, 2010. National Aboriginal organizations are invited to consult with their constituencies. First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities, and researchers engaged with them, are especially encouraged to respond. Comments received from the three Agencies’ research communities and their community partners will also be integral to the finalization of Chapter 9 and associated provisions in the TCPS as a whole.

The complete revised draft 2nd edition of the TCPS will be made public in December 2009. A final draft 2nd edition of the TCPS will be provided to the three Agencies for review and approval in the Spring of 2010.

Please include your name with your comments. It is the Panel’s intention to post all comments on the revised draft 2nd edition of the TCPS, including Chapter 9, on the Panel’s website after the closing of the comment period. If you do not wish to have your comments posted, please indicate that clearly in your submission.

For additional information on the Panel’s Aboriginal Research Ethics Initiative (AREI), visit www.pre.ethics.gc.ca/eng/policy-politique/initiatives/reports-rapports/arei-iera/

Thank you for your continued engagement and for contributing to the revision of the TCPS.

Submit your written comments by e-mail at draft2e[at]pre.ethics.gc.ca by fax to 613-996-7117 or mail your comments to:

Interagency Secretariat on Research Ethics
350 Albert Street
Ottawa, ON K1A 1H5

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