George Brown Polytechnic is located on the traditional territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation and other Indigenous peoples who have lived here over time. We are grateful to share this land as treaty people who learn, work and live in the community with each other.
Anyone planning to conduct research involving George Brown Polytehnic (GBP) students, employees or resources (including GBP funds, facilities, equipment, and institutional data) must obtain institutional approval before initiating any research-related activities.
Institutional approval to conduct research is granted by the Associate Vice-President, Research & Innovation following consultation with GBP departments involved with the proposed research activities. Decisions about whether to grant institutional approval consider factors such as risk, timelines, costs, resources required and alignment with institutional priorities. The complete institutional review process can take up to four weeks. Please plan your research timelines accordingly.
If the proposed research involves human participants, approval from the GBP Research Ethics Board (REB) is required in addition to institutional approval. Institutional approval and ethics approval are separate and distinct, serving different purposes. Institutional approval does not guarantee ethics approval, and vice versa. We recommend seeking institutional approval prior to ethics approval.
If you have any questions about requesting approval to conduct research at GBP, please contact research@georgebrown.ca