CanReview is a pan-Canadian collaboration supported by the Accelerating Clinical Trials (ACT) Consortium to enable a single research ethics review for multi-site clinical trials conducted across Canada. Working together with Research Ethics Boards, research teams, Indigenous community members, institutions and sponsors, patients and family partners and many others, we will co-develop a system that will:
CanReview will provide research teams and sponsors with a common ethics review entry point and consistent requirements by leveraging Stream, an adaptable web-based platform for single research ethics review that has managed more than 2,800 multi-site studies and supported nearly 12,000 users since 2015.
CanReview is more than a platform. It is a collaborative framework committed to engaging the clinical trials community and REBs across Canada, establishing proactive mechanisms, publicly reporting approval timelines, and advocating to evolve legislature so that, together, we can achieve a broadly accessible single research ethics review system for Canada.
“It has been a privilege to co-chair the rigorous review process for these groundbreaking proposals. CanReview’s approach marks an important step toward a single, national REB that will streamline research ethics reviews, enhancing Canada’s competitiveness in innovative research for the benefit of all Canadians. We look forward to seeing how CanReview’s system will reduce duplication, support diverse communities, and foster nationwide collaboration. We have firsthand experience of single coordinated research ethics services, in the UK and the US, and so we know the transformative impact this can have for Canadian researchers and patients alike.”
– Matt Westmore, Chief Executive, UK’s Health Research Authority & Megan Singleton, Associate Dean, Human Research Protections and Director of the Human Research Protections Program, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
CanReview is supported by Collaboration Project Manager, Eva Friedman. Eva is here to collaborate with partners, hear input and share information, and support the implementation of the CanReview system across Canada.
Read Eva's bio and contact her here.
Ethics Director, Health Research Ethics Authority, Newfoundland and Labrador
Associate Dean Research, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University
Director, Research Ethics, Dalhousie University
Director, Human Research Protection Program, Horizon Health Network
President and Vice-Chancellor, Université de Moncton
Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine, Sherbrooke University
President and CEO, Clinical Trials Ontario (CTO)
Director, Research Ethics and Compliance, Western University
Chief Information Officer, Canadian Cancer Trials Group
Professor, UBC; Principal Investigator, Canadian Health Data Platform
Director, Northern Centre for Clinical Research; Assistant Professor, UBC; Assistant Professor, University of Northern BC
Chair, Research Ethics Committee and College Librarian, Aurora College
Manager, Research Ethics & Regional Programs, Aurora College
Caregiver perspective, CTO College of Lived Experience
Participant perspective, CTO College of Lived Experience
Professor, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Alberta
Director, Human Research Ethics, University of Saskatchewan
Director, Clinical Trials British Columbia
Director, RITHIM, Research Manitoba
Professor, School of Physiotherapy, Dalhousie University
Director, Canadian Cancer Trials Group
Vice President, Government Relations and Policy, Apotex Inc.
Professor, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Alberta
Consumer Advocate and Consultant, The Kids Research Institute (Australia)
Chief Executive, Health Research Authority (UK)
President & CEO, Innovative Medicines Canada
Executive Director, Clinical Trials, Canadian Institutes of Health Research / Government of Canada
Professor, Departments of Radiation Oncology, Medical Biophysics, and Otolaryngology, University of Toronto
Associate Dean, Human Research Protections and Director of the Human Research Protections Program, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Chair of the Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University
President & CEO, Medtech Canada
Senior Scientist, Deputy Director, PHRI
Co-Chair, HealthCare CAN, and University of British Columbia (UBC)
Research Ethics Committee member (HRA), Expert Patient (NICE), Health Research Authority & the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK)
President & CEO, BIOTECanada
Senior Policy Advisor, Health Canada
Senior Science and Strategy Advisor, World Health Organization (WHO)
