Vancouver Island University

Vancouver Island University (VIU), with roots going back to 1936, is a public, degree-granting institution that offers university and college programs. VIU currently has a student population in excess of 18,000 full-and part-time learners, including 1,100 international students from more than 40 countries, and over 1,000 aboriginal students.  VIU is committed to maintaining the highest ethical standards in research involving human participants. The VIU Research Ethics Board (REB) supports this goal by educating the VIU community and by ensuring that research conducted under the aegis of VIU complies with the Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans (TCPS 2018).