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Ethics Publications

  • Ethics of Research Involving Aboriginal Peoples
    • CIHR Guidelines for Health Research Involving Aboriginal People [ HTML | PDF (304 KB) | Help ]
  • Institutional Conflict of Interest
  • National Placebo Initiative
  • Privacy & Confidentiality
    • A Compendium of Canadian Legislation Respecting the Protection of Personal Information in Health Research, Updated June 2005 [ HTML | PDF (1,680 KB) | Help ]
    • CIHR Best Practices for Protecting Privacy in Health Research (September 2005) [ HTML | PDF (840 KB) | Help ]
    • Report on 2004 Consultation Feedback (February 2005) [ HTML | PDF (410 KB) | Help ]
    • Evaluation Report on 2004 Consultation (November 2004) [ HTML | PDF (639 KB) | Help ]
    • CIHR Draft Privacy Best Practice Guidelines (April 2004) [ PDF (292 KB) | Help ]
    • Secondary Use of Personal Information in Health Research: Case Studies (November 2002) [ HTML | PDF (718 KB) | Help ]
    • Highlights from the CIHR workshop "Privacy in Health Research: Sharing Perspectives and Paving the Way Forward" (November 2002)
    • Privacy and Confidentiality of Data in Health Research: A summary of CIHR initiatives (ENC) [ PDF (189 KB) | Help ]
    • Selected International Legal Norms on the Protection of Personal Information in Health Research (December 2001) [ PDF (431 KB) | Help ]
    • Draft Case Studies Involving Secondary Use of Personal Information in Health Research (December 2001) [ PDF (544 KB) | Help ]
    • Background Legal Research and Analysis in Support of CIHR's Recommendations with Respect to the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) (S.C. 2000, c.5) (November 2001) [ PDF (166 KB) | Help ]
    • Recommendations for the Interpretation and Application of the Personal Information and Electronic Documents Act (S.C.2000, c.5) in the Health Research Context (November 2001) [ PDF (143 KB) | Help ]
    • Discussion Document resulting from a CIHR Consultation Session held June 1, 2001 re: Draft Recommendations for the Interpretation and Application of the Protection of Personal Information and Electronic Documents (PIPED) Act in health research [ PDF (85 KB) | Help ]
    • Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act - Questions and Answers for Health Researchers (2001) [ HTML | PDF (399 KB) | Help ]
    • Ontario Bill 159: An Act respecting personal health information and related matters (February 2001)
    • Personal Health Information: Balancing Access and Privacy in Health Research, June 2000 Workshop Report [ HTML | PDF (422 KB) | Help ]
    • A Compendium of Canadian Legislation Respecting the Protection of Personal Information in Health Research (April 2000) [ HTML | PDF (630 KB) | Help ]
  • Research Involving the Use of Animals
    • Joint CIHR-NSERC Written Submission on Bill C-15: Proposed Amendments to Provisions of Criminal Code Pertaining to Cruelty to Animals [ HTML | PDF (53 KB) | Help ]
  • Stem Cell Research