Resources for Researchers
🌟 Building Research Capacity
Research skills develop over time through learning, practice, mentorship, and collaboration. These resources are intended to complement formal education, research training, and mentorship by providing accessible opportunities to strengthen methodological knowledge and research practice.
Featured Resources
TCPS 2: CORE-2022
Course on Research Ethics
A foundational resource for researchers and students conducting research involving humans
TCPS 2: CORE-2022 is a free, self-paced online course introducing the ethical principles that apply to research involving human participants, their data, and/or biological materials. The course is applicable across disciplines and research methodologies.
The course includes nine modules covering:
- Introduction to research ethics
- Scope of TCPS 2
- Risks and benefits
- Consent
- Fairness and equity
- Privacy and confidentiality
- Conflicts of interest
- Research Ethics Board review
- Research involving Indigenous Peoples
The course takes approximately 4 hours to complete. A knowledge-consolidation exercise is required to receive a Certificate of Completion.
Recommended for: Undergraduate and graduate students • Research trainees • Faculty • Researchers • Research Ethics Board members
Why start here?
Understanding research ethics is fundamental to conducting responsible, respectful, and rigorous research involving people.
Research Skills Pathways
Whether you are beginning your first research project, developing a study protocol, learning how to work with data, or strengthening your knowledge of research ethics, these curated resources provide accessible opportunities to develop your research skills.
1. Statistics: Power from Data!
Statistics Canada
An accessible introduction to statistics and data designed to help learners understand and critically use statistical information. Topics include data, sampling, data collection, and interpreting statistical information.
Statistics: Power from Data! (external link, opens in new window)
2. Designing Your Study
Develop your research question, select appropriate methods, and plan your approach to data collection.
Qualitative Research (external link, opens in new window)
3. Standards for Online Surveys
Government of Canada
Guidance covering questionnaire design, sampling, pre-testing, accessibility, data collection, coding, analysis, privacy, and reporting.
4. Working With Data
Strengthen your ability to understand, interpret, and communicate data.
Data Literacy (external link, opens in new window)
5. CIHR Learning Activities & Resources
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research provides learning activities and resources for health researchers, trainees, and members of the research community.