Research Ethics Board

Research with Human Participants – Ethics Process

Canadian Mennonite University (CMU) strives to engage in research and scholarship in accordance with the highest ethical standards. The CMU Research Ethics Board is mandated to evaluate, approve, reject, propose modifications to or terminate, in accordance with CMU's Policy on Ethical Review of Research with Human Participants (linked below). We recommend submitting studies 3 months head of the start date to allow sufficient time for review and feedback.

CMU Research Ethics Board (REB), 2024/25

Lee-Anne Dowsett (Chair)
Delmar Epp
Rachel Krause
Brian Froese
Jessica Erb (External Representative)
Heather Campbell-Enns (Research Development Consultant)

New Studies

Before submitting, all applicants must complete the Tri-Council Tutorial on Research Ethics (TCPS2: CORE-2022) if you have not completed this in the past, or if your certificate was issued prior to 2022. Your certificate of completion is necessary in the ethics submission process.

CMU Faculty

All information related to the CMU REB submissions can be found on the Research Office SharePoint under Ethics & Integrity. Here you will find submission guidelines, forms, policies, and deadlines.

Course-Based Research

Instructor-Led

Please see the Research Office SharePoint under Ethics & Integrity.

Student-Led independent study

Faculty supervisors are to email reb-submissions:@:cmu.ca, copying the student researcher to request access to forms and the submission portal.

Visiting or External Faculty

If you are visiting or external faculty who needs to submit a new study with human participants to the CMU REB, please email reb-submissions:@:cmu.ca and we will supply you with the necessary forms and documents. We recommend submitting studies 3 months head of the start date to allow sufficient time for review and feedback.