Standing Committee on Ethics

The Standing Committee on Ethics identifies for the Governing Council emerging ethical issues of strategic relevance with respect to health and health research. It provides the Governing Council with high-level strategic advice on the ethical, legal and socio-cultural dimensions of CIHR's mandate as set out in the CIHR Act, at its initiative or at the request of the Governing Council or the President.

Terms of Reference

SCE Members

	Dr. Alain Beaudet CIHR President Ex officio member
	Dr. Nicole Letourneau (Chair) Professor, Faculty of Nursing University of Calgary Calgary, Alberta
	Dr. Solomon Benatar Professor of Medicine University of Cape Town
	Dr. Carrie Bourassa Assistant Professor, Department of Science First Nations University of Canada
	Dr. David Castle Professor and Chair of Innovation in the Life Sciences ESRC Innogen Centre University of Edinburgh
	Dr. Pierre Caudrelier Chief Medical Officer, Theratechnologies Inc.
	Dr. Bernard M. Dickens University of Toronto
	Dr. Kathleen M. Oberle Professor, Faculty of Nursing Adjunct Associate Professor, Office of Medical Bioethics University of Calgary
	Dr. Lisa Schwartz Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences McMaster University
	Dr. R. Paul Thompson Professor University of Toronto
	Dr. Mary Vachon University of Toronto