Policies and guidelines

Universities and colleges

•  2nd edition of Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct of Research Involving Humans (TCPS 2)
•  Agreement on the Administration of Agency Grants and Awards by Research Institutions
• Award Holder's Guide
• College and Community Innovation program partnership guidelines
• College and Community Innovation Program Tri-Agency Financial Administration Guide
• Eligibility
• Equity, diversity and inclusion considerations at each stage of the research process
• Guidelines for Public Announcements
•  Guidelines for the General Graduate Studies Fund
•  Guidelines for the General Research Fund
• Guidelines Governing Membership of Selection Committees
• Guidelines on the assessment of contributions to research, training and mentoring
• Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on research: NEW guidelines for NSERC’s community
• Official Languages Policy
• Policy on Intellectual Property
• Procedures for General Complaints
•  Public Communications Policy of the Federal Research Funding Organizations
• Requirements for the Public Announcement of NSERC Grants, Scholarships and Prizes
• The Access to Information Act and the Privacy Act
• San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA)
• Tri-Agency Financial Administration Guide
•  Tri-Agency Open Access Policy on Publications
•  Tri-Agency Research Data Management Policy
•  Tri-Agency Statement of Principles on Digital Data Management