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Tri-Agency Framework: Responsible Conduct of Research (2021), Canadian Institutes of Health Research Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada

What is this about?

The Tri-Agency Framework: Responsible Conduct of Research (2021), authored by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, serves as Canada’s national guideline for research integrity. While targeted at Canadian researchers and institutions receiving Tri-Agency funding, its principles align with international standards, supporting researcher mobility and comparability of practices across borders. The framework emphasizes honesty, accountability, professional courtesy, and stewardship, linking these to reproducibility, credibility, and public trust. It outlines responsibilities of researchers, institutions, funders, and journals across the research cycle, including authorship, citation, data transparency, conflict-of-interest management, responsible supervision, and fair peer review. It also defines misconduct, provides mechanisms for investigating breaches, and stresses proportional sanctions with educational value. By integrating training, emerging issues such as open science and digital tools, and equity and diversity as cross-cutting themes, the framework functions as both policy and practical handbook.

Why is this important?

Tri-Agency Framework: Responsible Conduct of Research distils national expectations for research integrity in Canada and clarifies what researchers and institutions in Canada (but also researchers funded by Tri-Agency funding) need to do to comply. It reduces ambiguity, aligns local practice with international norms, and offers actionable steps that improve transparency, reproducibility, and equitable access. For policy leads, it is a benchmark; for authors and administrators, it is a practical checklist. Published by Canadian Institutes of Health Research Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada in 2021, it is a credible reference to cite in institutional policies, training, and grant documentation.

For whom is this important?

All stakeholders in research

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 |Resource Type=Guidelines
 |Title=Tri-Agency Framework: Responsible Conduct of Research (2021), Canadian Institutes of Health Research Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
-|Is About=Tri-Agency Framework: Responsible Conduct of Research (2021) is a national framework authored by Canadian Institutes of Health Research Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, in english, targeting Canada (but also researchers funded by Tri-Agency funding). Originating from Canada, it aims to formalise principles of research integrity and open practice. It emphasises honesty, accountability, professional courtesy, and stewardship of resources, linking these values to reproducibility, credibility, and societal trust in research. The text covers responsibilities of researchers, institutions, funders, and journals, spelling out expectations for good practice in planning, conducting, publishing, and reviewing research. Common provisions include clear authorship criteria, proper citation and acknowledgement, management of conflicts of interest, transparency of methods and data, responsible supervision, and fair peer review. It also establishes procedures for handling breaches of integrity, defining misconduct, and setting up investigation mechanisms that ensure due process, proportional sanctions, and learning opportunities. By aligning with international standards, it connects local policy to global norms, reinforcing mobility of researchers and comparability of practices across borders. The document integrates the principle of education—training for students and staff on responsible conduct—ensuring that integrity is taught as a core skill rather than assumed knowledge. It also incorporates guidance on emerging issues such as data management, digital tools, open science, and new forms of dissemination, embedding integrity in contemporary workflows. Practical tools often include checklists, codes of behaviour, reporting templates, and FAQs, translating high-level principles into day-to-day actions. The intended audience spans researchers, supervisors, institutions, and policymakers, all of whom need clarity on their roles in safeguarding the credibility of research. Equity and diversity appear as cross-cutting themes, recognising that integrity involves creating inclusive environments free from discrimination, harassment, or exploitation. Overall, the resource situates research integrity as both a personal commitment and an institutional responsibility, embedding it into the full research cycle from design to dissemination. Annexes may provide case studies, historical context, and references to international declarations such as Singapore or Montreal statements. Definitions and glossaries support consistent interpretation, and contact points or ombudsperson systems are described to lower barriers to reporting. These features help the resource serve not only as a policy but also as a practical handbook.
+|Is About=The ''Tri-Agency Framework: Responsible Conduct of Research'' (2021), authored by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, serves as Canada’s national guideline for research integrity. While targeted at Canadian researchers and institutions receiving Tri-Agency funding, its principles align with international standards, supporting researcher mobility and comparability of practices across borders. The framework emphasizes honesty, accountability, professional courtesy, and stewardship, linking these to reproducibility, credibility, and public trust. It outlines responsibilities of researchers, institutions, funders, and journals across the research cycle, including authorship, citation, data transparency, conflict-of-interest management, responsible supervision, and fair peer review. It also defines misconduct, provides mechanisms for investigating breaches, and stresses proportional sanctions with educational value. By integrating training, emerging issues such as open science and digital tools, and equity and diversity as cross-cutting themes, the framework functions as both policy and practical handbook.
 |Important Because=Tri-Agency Framework: Responsible Conduct of Research distils national expectations for research integrity in Canada and clarifies what researchers and institutions in Canada (but also researchers funded by Tri-Agency funding) need to do to comply. It reduces ambiguity, aligns local practice with international norms, and offers actionable steps that improve transparency, reproducibility, and equitable access. For policy leads, it is a benchmark; for authors and administrators, it is a practical checklist. Published by Canadian Institutes of Health Research Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada in 2021, it is a credible reference to cite in institutional policies, training, and grant documentation.
 |Important For=All stakeholders in research

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