Resources
Human Participant Research
Tri-Council Links
- Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans - TCPS2 (2018) open in a new tab
- Use of Health Information in Research
University of Alberta
- Human Research Ethics Policy, published procedures of this policy:
- Human Research Ethics Appeals Procedure
- Human Research Ethics Board Structure, Application and Review Procedure
- Human Research Ethics Roles and Responsibilities Procedure
- Clinical Trials Office
Using Health Information
- Alberta Health Services - Administration & Approvals for Research open in a new tab
- Alberta Health Services - Polices, Procedures, Guidelines, Regulatory Resources open in a new tab
- Alberta NetCare Information Exchange Protocol open in a new tab
- Covenant Health - Research Centre open in a new tab
- Health Information Act open in a new tab
- Use of Health Information in Research
Animal Users
Canadian Council on Animal Care (CCAC) Links
- CCAC: Three Rs and Ethics open in a new tab
- Guidelines open in a new tab
- Guide to the Care and Use of Experimental Animals, Vol. 1, 2nd Edition open in a new tab
- Policies and Prerequisites open in a new tab
- Policy statement on: Categories of invasiveness in animal experiments open in a new tab
- Policy statement on: Ethics of animal investigation open in a new tab
Resources for Writing + Reporting
Recommended wording to accompany publications completed by PIs at the University of Alberta:
"All animal studies were conducted in accordance with the Canadian Council on Animal Care Guidelines and Policies with approval from the Animal Care and Use Committee: (Biosciences, Health Sciences or Livestock) for the University of Alberta."
PREPARE (Planning Research and Experimental Procedures on Animals: Recommendations for Excellence) Guidelines open in a new tab
The PREPARE Guidelines (Planning Research and Experimental Procedures on Animals: Recommendations for Excellence) offer a comprehensive framework for designing animal research studies. These guidelines emphasize ethical considerations, study reproducibility, and the Three Rs—Replacement, Reduction, and Refinement. By using PREPARE, researchers can improve study outcomes, align with ethical standards, and facilitate compliance with institutional and regulatory requirements.
PREPARE Checklist open in a new tab
ARRIVE (Animal Research: Reporting of In Vivo Experiments) Guidelines open in a new tab
The ARRIVE guidelines (Animal Research: Reporting of In Vivo Experiments) are a checklist of information to include in publications describing animal research. They ensure that studies are reported in enough detail to add to the knowledge base. This transparency enables readers and reviewers to scrutinize the research adequately, evaluate its methodological rigor, and reproduce the methods or findings.
ARRIVE 2.0 checklist open in a new tab
Sources to Identify Alternatives to Animal Use
There are increasingly many good open access sources available on the internet to identify alternatives to animal use. In particular, most 3Rs organizations host websites with information on alternatives to animal use and links to other sources of alternatives. Among those organizations are:
- The UK’s National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement & Reduction of Animals in Research (NC3Rs, 3Rs resource library | NC3Rs open in a new tab)
- North American 3Rs Collaborative ( 3Rs Resources open in a new tab)
- Norway’s National Consensus Platform for the Replacement, Reduction and Refinement of animal experiments (Norecopa, Alternatives to animal research open in a new tab)
- The Johns Hopkins Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing (CAAT, Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing open in a new tab)
European Union Reference Laboratory for alternatives to animal testing (EURL ECVAM, EU Reference Laboratory for alternatives to animal testing (EURL ECVAM) - European Commission open in a new tab).
In addition, conventional biomedical databases such as PubMed open in a new tab and Embase open in a new tab can be searched with the use of appropriate terms.
NC3Rs Experimental Design Assistant (EDA) open in a new tab
An interactive tool to help researchers design robust animal experiments with statistical rigor and ethical considerations.
Tri-Agency
Tri-Agency Open Access Policy on Publications requires all peer-reviewed journal publications funded by one of the three federal granting agencies to be freely available online within 12 months. Tri-Agency Open Access Policy on Publications (2015) »
University of Alberta
Animal User Training
This is an online course managed by the Research Ethics Office, required to access ARISE and as a pre-requisite for Part 2 Training.
Learn about Part 1 Animal User Training »
Institutional Standard Operating Procedures
Current Institutional Standard Operating Procedures are available within the online system. Log into ARISE to view/download the most recent version of each iSOP.
How to access and view iSOPs »
Published Procedures of the Animal Ethics Policy
- Animal Ethics Policy
- Animal Care and Use Committee Structure, Application and Review Procedure
- Animal Care and Use Committee Appeal Procedure
- Animal Care and Use Roles and Responsibilities Procedure
- Animal Care and Use Alternate Animal Housing Procedure
- Animal Care and Use Post-Approval Monitoring Procedure
- Animal Care and Use Non-Compliance Procedure (New, Apr 26/19)
- Institutional Animal User Training Program Procedure
- Animal Care and Use Standard Operating Procedures: Definition, Creation, Approval and Management Procedure
Safe Work Practices
An animal Safe Work Practices (SWP) describes the minimum health and safety infrastructure and operational practices for research involving animals. The SWPs are intended to assist researchers with the EHS portion of the animal use protocol (AUP) application, and to simplify and expedite the process. Learn more about Safe Work Practices (SWP) »
Sustainable Purchasing
This outlines principles of sustainability and animal welfare for suppliers of animals and animal products for research and teaching at the University of Alberta.
Sustainable Purchasing and Preferred Supplier List
The materials and services we purchase as an institution have a significant social, economic and environmental impact. The University of Alberta works closely with suppliers, students, faculty and staff to make sure our purchases support our campus sustainability commitment.