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Obtaining Consent

What are the best practices for creating information/consent documents?

Some best practices when considering how to create information/consent documents.

Informed Consent/Information Letter Guide

This document will walk you through the process of creating an info/consent document.

Consent Checklist

Use this checklist to make sure you've remembered to include everything in your information/consent document.

Sample information/consent documents

Samples of how other researchers have created documents which provide the necessary consent information to participants. These are NOT meant to be templates but instead, provide samples of how communication of consent information can be approached.

EthOS Hub

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The Office of Research oversees a $186 million research enterprise across seven colleges, our regional campus at Ridgetown, 15 research centres, and the University of Guelph/Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Agreement. We are committed to supporting the research programs of University of Guelph faculty across all disciplines.

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