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Ontario Tech acknowledges the lands and people of the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation.

We are thankful to be welcome on these lands in friendship. The lands we are situated on are covered by the Williams Treaties and are the traditional territory of the Mississaugas, a branch of the greater Anishinaabeg Nation, including Algonquin, Ojibway, Odawa and Pottawatomi. These lands remain home to many Indigenous nations and peoples.

We acknowledge this land out of respect for the Indigenous nations who have cared for Turtle Island, also called North America, from before the arrival of settler peoples until this day. Most importantly, we acknowledge that the history of these lands has been tainted by poor treatment and a lack of friendship with the First Nations who call them home.

This history is something we are all affected by because we are all treaty people in Canada. We all have a shared history to reflect on, and each of us is affected by this history in different ways. Our past defines our present, but if we move forward as friends and allies, then it does not have to define our future.

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Training and Education of REB Members and Staff

SOP Title: 100: REB Administration
Number.Version: REB SOP 105 Training and Education of REB Members and Staff
Version Date: July 27th, 2011
Approval Date: July 27th, 2011
Approved By: REB
Revised and Approved: May 18, 2016

1.0 Purpose

This SOP describes training and education for REB members and staff.

2.0 General Policy Statement

Training of REB members and staff is critical if the REB is to fulfill its mandate to protect the
rights and welfare of research participants. REB members, staff, and others charged with
responsibility for reviewing, approving, and overseeing human subject research shall receive
detailed training in the regulations, guidelines, ethics, and policies applicable to human
participants’ research.

3.0 Specific Procedures

3.1. Training

3.1.1 The REB Chair and Vice-Chair, in consultation with the Research Ethics Coordinator, shall
establish the educational and training requirements for REB members who review human
research.

3.1.2 Members of the REB will participate in initial and continuing training in areas germane to
their responsibilities.

3.1.4 The REB Chair and Vice-Chair will receive additional training in areas germane to his/her
additional responsibilities.

3.1.5 REB staff will receive initial and continuing training in the areas germane to their
responsibilities.

3.1.6. REB members and staff will be encouraged to attend workshops and other educational
opportunities focused on REB functions. UOIT will support such activities to the extent possible
and as appropriate to the responsibilities of members and staff. New REB members will be
expected to complete successfully the most recent TCPS tutorial within one month of their
appointment.

4.0 Documentation

Training and continuing education shall be documented and added to the records of the REB
within the Research Ethics Office.