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Faculty, Staff, Students: Conduct and Responsibilities

Smudging and Pipe Ceremony Procedures

Procedures adopted pursuant to Smudging and Pipe Ceremony Policy. 1. Indoor Individual or Small Group (2-4) Smudging or Pipe Ceremony (for those familiar with smudging) 1.1. Being a Good Neighbour a. Being a good neighbour means letting the people around you know that you practice smudging on a regular/semi-regular basis. They may notice the aroma, […]

Smudging and Pipe Ceremony Policy

1. Preamble Smudging and Pipe Ceremonies are welcome on all York University campuses. Smudging is a traditional ceremony common to many First Nations and involves the burning of traditional medicines. Historically, Métis and Inuit did not Smudge; however, today many Métis have incorporated Smudging into their lives. Common medicines used in the territory where York […]

SOP: HPRC Ethics Review Process and Procedures

Purpose:   This SOP outlines the HPRC ethics review process and procedures Responsibility: Director, ORE; Manager, Advisor, Coordinator, ORE; members of Human Participants Review Committee (HPRC) 1. Scope of Research Ethics Review: 1.1. All University-based research involving human participants, whether funded or non-funded, faculty or student, scholarly, commercial, or consultative, is subject to the ethics review […]

Research Involving Human Participants - SOP: HPRC Terms of Reference

Purpose: This SOP outlines the terms of reference for the Human Participants Review Committee (HPRC). Responsibility: the Associate Vice-President, Research and Innovation, Director, ORE; Manager, Advisor, Coordinator, ORE; members of Human Participants Review Committee (HPRC) 1. Composition of the HPRC Membership: 1.1. The HPRC must be comprised of at least five members (TCPS2, 2022). Its […]

Indigenous Research Involving Human Participants, Procedures

Procedures Governing the Indigenous Research Ethics Board 1.1 Research Ethics Board and Governance Framework An appropriate and compliant governance structure is a fundamental element of any effective ethics review policy and process. The governance structure ensures that the relevant Research Ethics Board (REB) operates with a clear mandate, authority and accountability, within clearly defined responsibilities […]

Indigenous Research Involving Human Participants

1. Purpose 1.1. It is the policy of York University to ensure the ethical conduct of research involving human participants and to comply in full with the Tri-Council Policy Statement on Research Involving Human Participants (2022) as it may be amended from time to time. The University has two separate and distinct policies that govern […]

Règlement concernant les organisations étudiantes

la version anglaise Description: Règlement concernant les organisations étudiantes, leurs activités et leurs finances 1. Préambule 1.1 Les objectifs de l’Université York, en vertu de la loi intitulée York University Act, 1965, sont de favoriser le développement des connaissances et la diffusion du savoir, d’assurer l’épanouissement intellectuel, spirituel, moral, physique et social de ses membres […]

Regulation Regarding Student Organizations

French version Description: Regulations regarding Student Organizations, their Activities and Finances. 1. Preamble 1.1      The objects and purposes of York University under the York University Act, 1965, are the advancement of learning, the dissemination of knowledge, the intellectual, spiritual, social, moral and physical development of its members, and the betterment of society. York University believes that […]

Posters, Procedure

1. Definitions 1.1 In this Procedure “Approval Authority” means an office or an entity that may authorize a poster under section 5. “Bulletin Board” means a space designated for posters, “General Use Bulletin Boards” means a bulletin board provided on each campus for the temporary promotion of events and services or information sharing on University […]

Posters, Policy on

PREAMBLE York University has both the right and responsibility to manage the access to - and the use of - its spaces to maintain and improve the physical environment, promote ecological sustainability, and ensure compliance with University policies, procedures, and regulations, including but not limited to the Statement of Policy on Free Speech. The University […]