Accreditation Standards

Accreditation Standards
HRA Canada’s accreditation program is rooted in the standards developed by Human Research Standards Organization (HRSO) and, therefore, incorporate all Canadian and relevant international normative references.
HRSO is a Canadian, not-for-profit, standards development organization that develops standards of relevance to Canadians conducting, overseeing, and participating in human research. HRSO adheres to the World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade: Code of Good Practice for the Preparation, Adoption, and Application of Standards.
HRA Canada obtained an exclusive license to use HRSO’s standards for conformity assessment (accreditation).
National Standards of Canada and Global Standards
To achieve accreditation, all HRPPs must conform to National Standard of Canada CAN/DGSI 129 / HRSO 100.01. At a minimum, HRPPs that include an REB must conform to CAN/HRSO-200.01-2021. Similarly, at a minimum, HRPPs that conduct research (e.g. institution, CRO) must conform to CAN/HRSO-300.01-2022.