NEW CREO Review Process and Fees – Beginning May 1, 2024
Whether you are submitting your first application or your 10th to CREO, please read about the steps in our new review process. Beginning on May 1, 2024, every applicant needs to complete the screening form to receive an application number and the new application form, and we will NO LONGER BE ACCEPTING OUR OLD APPLICATION […]
NEW Samples – Letters of Information and Consent Forms
On December 9, 2024, CREO released 5 sample Letters of Information and Consent Forms for prospective applicants to consider using for their research applications being submitted to CREO. See our Resources page for more information. https://communityresearchethics.ca/resources/
Release of CREO’s 2023 Impact Report
Click here to read CREO’s 2023 Impact report: https://communityresearchethics.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/CREO-Impact-Report-2023_Final.pdf
Application Updates Coming May 1st, 2024
We appreciate the continued commitment to ethical research and the interest in submitting an ethics application. As CREO continues to grow and change in order to better serve the needs of community based researchers, some changes and new processes will be unveiled in 2024. CREO will be unrolling an updated application form, a pre-application screening […]
Amendments & Phased Project Fees
Please be advised that as of March 1, 2022, amendment fees are now applied when amendments are made to approved projects and phased applications. The fees for changes are based on the same sliding-scale as the original application and reflect the amount of time needed to review the amendments/phases. The amendment fee structure is as […]
COVID-19 Update
CREO’s Board remains active and available to conduct ethical reviews. Please submit your application documents to creo@communitybasedresearch.ca Our Board is also available if you have questions around how to adapt your research projects to account for COVID-19 considerations.
Changes in Review Fees (June 1st, 2020)
Please note that we will be updating our review fees starting June 1st, 2020. The new fees are as follows: ORGANIZATION TYPE FEE Nonprofits & Charities (Budgets under $100,000) $100.00 Nonprofits & Charities (Budgets $100,000 – $500,000) $200.00 Nonprofits & Charities (Budgets $500,000 – $1,000,000) $300.00 Nonprofits & Charities (Budgets over $1,000,000) $400.00 Major Institutions, foundations, government, for-profit […]
New Application Document
CREO has revised the application document to submit your project for review. You can download the new form in the link below. CREO Application Form The new application will be live as of July 1st, 2019. If you have already downloaded and began an application with the old form, the Board will still review your application. […]
Application Review Delays
We are currently experiencing a high volume of applications. Due to this demand, wait times for application reviews may be delayed. We appreciate your patience.
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 […]