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Saint Paul University Research Policies

TRI-COUNCIL POLICY STATEMENT (TCPS): ETHICAL CONDUCT FOR RESEARCH INVOLVING HUMANS

The Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans (TCPS or the Policy) is a joint policy of Canada’s three federal research agencies – the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), or “the Agencies.” For more information, click here.

TRI-AGENCY FRAMEWORK: RESPONSIBLE CONDUCT OF RESEARCH

The Framework describes Agency policies and requirements related to applying for and managing Agency funds, performing research and disseminating results, and the processes that Institutions and Agencies follow in the event of an allegation of a breach of an Agency policy. For more information, click here.

AGREEMENT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF AGENCY GRANTS AND AWARDS BY SAINT PAUL UNIVERSITY

NSERC, CIHR and SSHRC, in consultation with other institutions that administer funds for federally funded projects, have collaborated and created this Memorandum, which acts as a tangible agreement declaring shared accountability for funds administered. It describes the basic requirements for institutions to be eligible to administer agency funding.For more information, click here.

RESEARCH DATA MANAGEMENT

In March 2021, Canada’s federal granting agencies — the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) — launched the Tri-Agency Research Data Management (RDM) Policy. One of the policy requirements is that applicants to certain funding opportunities will need to submit data management plans (DMPs) with their applications.

Guidelines for Effective Research Training

These guidelines are intended to support and extend the impact of the scholarly commitment to effective research training by ensuring that, across all SSHRC funding opportunities, everything possible is done to maximize the impact of training and of investments in training, in the social sciences and humanities. For more information, click here.

Tri-Agency Open Access Policy on Publications

The Open Access policy announced by the three federal research granting agencies – Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) – means that all Saint Paul University researchers who receive grant funding will need to make their research available online for free.

As of May 1, 2015, researchers who receive NSERC and SSHRC grants must comply with the policy. Researchers who were awarded grants prior to May 1, 2015, are encouraged, but not obligated, to follow the policy.

For further information about the Open Access Policy, click here.