CAN/HRSO - 300.01 - 2022

This NSC applies to all individuals, as well as all for-profit and not-for-profit, public and private organizations engaged in the conduct of human research. By reducing the variability of interpretation of regulations, policies, and guidelines, this NSC provides a basis for the establishment of unambiguous procedural documents that adhere to Canadian and international normative references. Human research incorporates various types of qualitative and quantitative methods, disciplines (eg, health, social sciences and humanities, arts, engineering), and approaches (eg, interventional, observational) conducted in a variety of domains (eg, biomedical, social, legal, behavioural). Human research may involve the use of existing or prospectively collected data or specimens. “Shall” vs “Should” In this NSC, “shall” indicates that the requirement is mandatory and is supported by normative references, whereas “should” indicates that the requirement is recommended, or a best practice statement.