HOLIDAY CLOSURE
Please note that the HREBA office will close for the winter holidays on December 23, 2025, at 4:30 pm and will re-open on January 2, 2026, at 8:15 a.m.
If you have a question, please email the appropriate committee at the following address. Please note that
these inboxes will be monitored intermittently, so response times may be delayed:
Cancer Committee: cancer@hreba.ca
Clinical Trials Committee: clinicaltrials@hreba.ca
Community Health Committee: communityhealth@hreba.ca
if you are unsure which committee your questions should be directed to email: info@hreba.ca
For urgent Reportable Events requests only, the emergency line is 780-999-6792.
Please ensure Renewals are submitted to the appropriate committee meeting prior to the study expiry date.
HREBA’s Three Committees
The three committees of HREBA work together as one board. For a full list of all HREBA members, please click
Cancer Committee »
The HREBA-CC provides ethical review and oversight for all cancer and cancer-related research involving humans (1,2).
Clinical Trials Committee »
The HREBA-CTC provides ethical review and oversight of clinical trials involving humans (1,2), with the exception of cancer, conducted by community-based/private practice physicians or other qualified healthcare professionals.
Community Health Committee »
The HREBA-CHC provides ethical review and oversight of research involving humans (1,2), with the exception of cancer and clinical trials, conducted by community-based investigators and/or organizations (both for and not-for profit). The committee also provides ethical review for non-research projects (e.g. quality improvement, program evaluation) that are of higher risk, involve vulnerable populations, or areas of sensitivity.
(1) Research involving humans includes both adult and pediatric populations, their information and/or samples.
(2) This includes both research that involves or does not involve health information as defined by the Alberta Health Information Act (HIA).
IRISS
The Institutional Research Information Services Solution
HREBA’s three committees manage all ethics submissions and reviews through the IRISS on-line platform.
If you are already familiar with the committee that you need to submit your ethics applications through, start by registering on IRISS. Once you have registered you may submit your ethics application online. If you have questions, contact info@hreba.ca
IRISS Registration;IRISS LoginIRISS Resource Page
Scheduled maintenance:
Sundays from 12:00 am to 2:00 am
Please ensure you are logged off the system during this time
as work that has not been saved will be lost.
A confirmed and tentative schedule of outages is posted on the IRISS website
Indigenous Land Acknowledgement
We acknowledge the many First Nations, Métis and Inuit who have lived in and cared for these lands for generations and whose presence continues to enrich our community. We are grateful for the traditional Knowledge Keepers and Elders who are still with us today and those who have gone before us. HREBA respectfully acknowledges that we are situated on traditional territory of the Treaty 6, Treaty 7, and Treaty 8 First Nations*; home to Métis Settlements, the Métis Nation of Alberta, and Regions 2, 3 and 4 within the historical Northwest Métis Homeland. We respect the histories, languages, and cultures of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit whose presence continues to enrich our vibrant community. We see value in gathering as community and are reminded of the responsibility we have to one another.
*Specific Treaty 6, 7, and 8, First Nations are: the Blackfoot Confederacy – Kainai, Piikani, and Siksika – the Cree, Dene, Saulteaux, Nakota Sioux, Stoney Nakoda, and the Tsuu T’ina Nation.
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