Strategies + Policies

ECU is considering new guidelines and policies to support responsible RDM practices. These would outline requirements for depositing data, such as quality standards, retention and long-term preservation. Policies may also extend to unfunded research and student research at both undergraduate and graduate levels.

Guideline and policy development would focus on alignment with the evolving digital research infrastructure landscape, funder and publisher requirements, data governance practices and Indigenous data sovereignty principles. Documentation would outline researcher responsibilities under Tri-Agency policy and reinforce compliance expectations for all researchers.

Internal Policies

• Series of Educational Research policies (5) and specifically Policy 5.1.1 Responsible Conduct of Research Procedures
• Series of Systems and Resources policies (9), specifically 9.5 Data Backup and Recovery and 9.5.1 Data Backup and Recovery Procedures

External Policies

• Bill C-15: An Act respecting the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Government of Canada
• CARE Principles for Indigenous Data Governance, Global Indigenous Data Alliance
• CIHR Research Data Management Learning Module, Government of Canada
• National Inuit Strategy on Research, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami
• Principles of Ethical Métis Research, National Aboriginal Health Organization Métis Centre
• The First Nations Principles of OCAP, First Nations Information Governance Centre
• Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans (TCPS2), Government of Canada
• Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans (TCPS2) Chapter 9, Government of Canada
• Tri-Agency Framework: Responsible Conduct of Research, Government of Canada
• Tri-Agency Research Data Management Policy, Government of Canada
• Tri-Agency Statement of Principles on Digital Data Management, Government of Canada