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HEALTH INFORMATION RESEARCH GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE

The Health Information Research Governance Committee is an Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs (AMC) mandated committee tasked with gatekeeping the Manitoba First Nations Research File (MFNRF) held at the Manitoba Centre for Health Policy (MCHP) and acting as a regional First Nations research ethics board.

Submission Deadlines

October 31st, 2025

January 5th, 2026

February 2nd, 2026

April 1st, 2026

June 1st, 2026

August 1st, 2026

October 1st, 2026

HIRGC Meeting Date

Expected Response Date

November 13, 2025

October 28, 2025

January 23, 2026

February 2, 2026

Information Sessions

For more information on the application process please attend one of the following information sessions: December 1, 2025, 11 AM - 12 PM and January  27, 2026, 11 AM - 12 PM

To attend information sessions or to inquire about the application process, contact Research Ethics Coordinator, Sage Broomfield at sbroomfield@fnhssm.com  

OUR MANDATE

Since 1998, the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs AMC supported the mandate for the HIRGC as the First Nations research ethics board. In 2019, the Manitoba Chiefs-in-Assembly revised the mandate for HIRGC to authorize HIRGC to act as:

  • The gatekeeper of First Nations data at a regional level;

  • The advisory body to offer guidance to research carried out on a regional basis, including reviewing applications from First Nations or academic researchers or consultants; and,

  • The body to ensure that respectful research for and by First Nations is carried out according to these principles:

  1. Free prior informed consent on a collective and individual basis;

  2. First Nations OCAP® Principles so that First Nations have Ownership, Control, Access, and Possession of their own data and information;

  3. First Nations ethical standards, whether Cree, Dakota, Dene, Anishininiwak (Oji-Cree) or Anishinaabe (Ojibway); and,

  4. Benefits to First Nations.

Last Updated: 2025-10-14

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