Seeking New Board Members!
We are looking for interested individuals to join our ethics review board. Candidates must have research experience at the post-masters or doctoral level, be willing to attend monthly meetings, complete ethics reviews and participate in ongoing training and sub-committee activities. Individuals with a background in immigration, justice, or children/youth as well as experience with non-for-profit […]
Notice of Change of Fee for Ethics Reviews
The Community Research Ethics Office has had the benefit of funding for several years now and has been able to offer ethics reviews for a nominal fee. However, CREO’s funding is coming to an end. In our need to become sustainable, it is time for us to increase our fees. So the new fees will be […]
We have moved! Contact information below:
CREO’s founder and longtime host, the Centre for Community Based Research, has recently become associated with St. Paul’s University College in Waterloo, Ontario. They have generously allowed us to move with them and so our new mailing address is: Community Research Ethics Office c/o Centre for Community Based research 190 Westmount Road North Waterloo, ON […]
URGENT: Change in Contact Information!
Our location has changed! The new address: Community Research Ethics Office c/o Centre for Community Based Research, St. Paul’s University College, 190 Westmount Road North, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G5 Our email remains the same: creo@communitybasedresearch.ca
C2U Expo 2015 in Ottawa!
Look for us at Carleton University from May 26th to May 29th as two CREB members attend Community-College-University Expo! Find us at the Engagement Fair if you want to engage in conversation about community-based research, ethics, and our services. Looking forward to meeting you there!
Welcoming our newest board members!
We are happy to introduce you to four new board members that have joined over the last few months: Lizzie Rigotti, Katelyn Godin, Doug Rankin, and Sweta Banerjee! You can view their profiles on the Who We Are page.
Community Knowledge Xchange (CKX) Summit
Three board members attended CKX in Toronto during November 2014 and found it immensely engaging, interactive, and informational. More than 400 leaders and community change makers from across Canada and other nations arrived in Toronto for three days of conversation, workshops, jam sessions, and field building. Theron and Ayesha facilitated a 70-minute workshop titled “Do […]
CREO’s 2014 Community Forum
Over 50 people attended CREO’s 2014 community forum. This 4 hour session included information about CREO’s current activities, challenges, successes, as well as a delicious lunch and networking hour. Thank you to the Centre for Community Based Research for providing space. We were all pleased to meet the delegation of Indonesian scholars that were visiting […]
Theron Kramer, Panelist at McMaster CBR Forum
On November 25, 2014, the McMaster Community-based Research Ethics Working Group hosted a forum on community-engaged research ethics. Panelists included Bonnie Freeman from McMaster U, Adrian Guta from Carleton U, and Theron Kramer from CREO. Discussions centered around ethical tensions experienced in the context of community-based research.
Ontario Non-profit Network – A promising membership
Two of our Board members attended the Ontario Non-profit Network Conference in Toronto, Ontario. The conference, titled “Emerging Strategies” took place on September 18th, 2014, from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. As new members of the ONN, we were hoping to connect and engage in discussion with nonprofit leaders across the province. It was an […]