CSA members are now entitled to a 30% discount off all Canadian Scholars' Press book purchases when you order through cspi.org. To take advantage of your discount, email the title and ISBN of your requested book to orders@cspi.org and mention your CSA membership. CSPI will automatically invoice you at 30% off the cover price. Orders can also be placed by phone at 416-929-2774 ext. 10. To view the Canadian Scholars' Press catalog, visit www.cspi.org.
Code of Ethics / Code d'Éthique
The CSA Statement of Professionel Ethics is currently under review by the Policy, Ethics and Professional Concerns Subcommittee. An updated copy will be available shortly. Click here to download a current copy of the CSA Code of Ethics.
La mise à jour du présent code d'éthique professionelle de la SCS sera disponnible très prochainement. Cliquer ici afin de télécharger la copie courante du code d'éthique de la SCS (en anglais seulement).
Proposed Changes to the CSA Statement of Professional Ethics
Documents
The proposed changes are available for viewing in three different formats:
As a result of the release of the new Tri-Council Policy Statement-Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans (TCPS-2) in December 2010, the Executive of the CSA, along with the Policy, Ethics and Professional Concerns Subcommittee (PEPC), felt it was necessary to update our Statement of Professional Ethics. The last full revision of our policy statement occurred in 1994. Throughout the winter of 2011, the PEPC conducted a thorough review of the TCPS-2 and made suggestions regarding appropriate changes to the CSA Statement of Professional Ethics. The out-going and in-coming Executives of the CSA were consulted with regards to these changes. We are now asking the members of the CSA to submit their comments regarding the proposed changes.
The PEPC is concerned with ‘ethics creep’ and has thus limited the number of changes and additions to the current document to maintain its accessibility and integrity. Any member conducting research funded by the Tri-Council or who works at an institution that receives Tri-Council funding is required to abide by the ethics outlined in the TCPS-2. Our intention was not to replicate this document but to align our practices with theirs. All researchers are encouraged to consult the TCPS-2 for information on aspects related to the ethical practice of research.
We are inviting CSA members to submit their comments and suggestions to the PEPC by October 31, 2011. A revised document that incorporates the suggestions will be posted on the CSA website in November 2011 in preparation for membership vote and ratification which will be conducted online between December 2011 and January 2012. We wish to conduct this exercise using web-polling as it encourages the participation of all CSA members. Paper ballots and comments will be accepted by surface mail.
To comment on this document, please select one of the following options:
- Submit comments online directly to the PEPC Chair, Lori Wilkinson, at chair-policyethics@csa-scs.ca
- Submit comments by mail to the PEPC Chair at the following address:
- by fax, attention Dr. Lori Wilkinson, to 204-261-1216
Dr. Lori Wilkinson
Department of Sociology
183 Dafoe Road
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2
The PEPC will discuss the submissions for possible inclusion in the revised Policy Statement. Any questions or concerns may be directed to the PEPC chair.
Sincerely,
Policy, Ethics and Professional Concerns Subcommittee
Dr. Lori Wilkinson, University of Manitoba (Chair)
Dr. Jane Pulkingham, Simon Fraser University
Dr. Mark Stoddart, Memorial University Newfoundland