Upholding Standards

The Animal Care Committee (ACC) is responsible for overseeing the use and treatment of animals used in teaching and research at our institution. The ACC ensures that all animals used for teaching or research purposes are treated ethically and that staff, faculty, and students interacting with animals in an official capacity on our campuses thoroughly understand their responsibility to uphold institutional standards for animal care and meet or exceed Canadian Council on Animal Care (CCAC) guidelines.

Forms

Forms and Processes Animal Care Committee Terms of Reference
  Pedagogical Merit Protocol
Animal Use Protocol Forms Animal Use Protocol –  Application to Use Animals for Teaching
  Animal Use Protocol – Application to Use Animals for Research
  Animal Use Protocol Renewal Form
Pedagogical Merit Review Forms Appendix 1 Instructor Form for Review of Pedagogical Merit (Expedited)
  Appendix 1 Instructor Form for Review of Pedagogical Merit (Non-Expedited)
  Reviewer Form for Review of Pedagogical Merit (Expedited)
  Reviewer Form for Review of Pedagogical Merit (Non-Expedited)
Protocol Amendment Forms Major/Minor Animal Use Protocol Amendment Form
Animal Use Protocol Post-Approval Monitoring Post Approval Monitoring
  Post-Approval Monitoring Checklist
Site Visit Form Site Visit Checklist
Animal Incident Report Form Animal Incident Report Form
  Animal Incident Report Follow-up Form
Activity Forms Animal Activity Event Form
  Community Outreach Activities Form

Make an Anonymous Report

We take the welfare of animals seriously. As such, all research involving animals in teaching and research must receive approval from the Animal Care Committee (ACC). If you see or hear something about animals, conditions or procedures that you do not feel comfortable with, do not remain silent.

  • Talk to the people around you, the instructor or the animal care staff in charge of the animals. Often, it is a matter of not understanding what is being done and why.
  • If you are still not satisfied with the explanation, please submit an animal welfare compliance concern using the anonymous form below.
Report Your Concern
Your Contact Information
If you would like us to contact you with a follow-up, please provide the following information.

By submitting this form, you are giving us permission to contact you as needed. The personal information you provide on this form is collected under the authority of the Post-secondary Learning Act and in compliance with section 33(c) of the Alberta Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy (FOIP) Act and will only be used for the purpose of recruitment, research, and processing of your request by NWP. In pressing Submit below, you consent to this use of your personal information. Questions about the collection or use of this information should be directed to the Information and Privacy Coordinator at @email or 780-539-2068.

Get in Touch

For additional information about conducting animal subject applied research at our institution, please contact us.