Yes. It is the policy of Carleton University that all research taking place on campus or involving our staff or students must have approval by the REB. In these cases, you would apply for an administrative review. In order to apply, you must submit all the documents you already submitted to your home institution: application form, appendices, any email correspondence with the institution, and your clearance from the external REB.

Visit the External REB Review section on our Forms and Templates page for more information. You can also email ethics@carleton.ca if you have questions.

The Tri-Council Policy states that REB review is not required for research that relies exclusively on secondary use of anonymous (not anonymized) information, or anonymous human biological materials, provided the process of data linkage or recording or dissemination of results does not generate identifiable information.

In the case of all other types of data (including anonymized or de-identified data), approval must be sought from the REB. In all cases, we advise you to contact the Office of Research Ethics and Security to confirm whether you need approval and if so, what steps to follow.

All research involving human participants, including secondary data that is associated with a faculty member (including Adjunct Faculty) or a student at Carleton University, must be reviewed by the appropriate REB. This includes research conducted at Carleton, research conducted off campus (e.g., businesses, hospitals, prisons, schools), research approved by another academic institution, and may include archival research.

All research must be undertaken in a responsible, ethical manner that protects participants and researchers. Carleton University has two Research Ethics Boards (CUREB-A and CUREB-B) that review and approve all research projects. In order to ensure that projects are carried out as safely as possible, the REB will want to know what risks a research project entails and what steps you, as the researcher, will take to mitigate and manage these risks. By going through the REB research ethics approval process, researchers are demonstrating the value they place on the well-being of participants.

In addition, funding agencies require that institutions have a process in place ensuring all projects have ethics clearance.

For instructions on how to use the Online Submission System, please consult the cuResearch User Guide.

In addition to securing human ethics clearance, you will also require clearance for research with animals and/or biohazards.

Please note that you can begin securing approval at the same time as you apply for your human ethics clearance. (Clearance will be conditional until your project has secured all necessary approvals).