The University of Prince Edward Island is subject to the national standards outlined by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, and Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada in the Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans (TSPS 2).

Additional Guidance is provided by:

• UPEI Research Ethics Board Policy
• UPEI Research Ethics Board Standard Operating Procedures
• UPEI Responsible Conduct of Research, Scholarly and Creative Work Policy
• Interagency Advisory Panel on Research Ethics TCPS 2 Interpretations