Policies and regulations
Read Université Laval’s policies and regulations related to research and innovation to know the guidelines to follow in your research activities.
Management of Research
Tri-Agency Open Access Policy on Publications
Donations from the tobacco industry (PDF, French only)
Indirect research costs
- Government of Canada Research Support Fund (French only)
- List of organizations approved for indirect costs
Research infrastructure and facilities
Infrastructure operation and maintenance plan (PDF, French only)
Ethics and responsible conduct of research
Policy on responsible conduct in research, creativity, and innovation at Université Laval (PDF, French only)
Policy on conflicts of interest in research, creativity, and innovation at Université Laval (PDF)
Ethics management guidelines for research on humans (PDF, French only)
Conducting research involving humans? The project must be assessed by an ethics committee before recruitment begins (PDF, French only)
Guidelines for managing personal information and biological materials collected during research involving human subjects (PDF, French only)
Policy on the use of animals in research, teaching, and testing (PDF, French only)
Chairs, core entities and research units
Université Laval institute recognition and evaluation policy (PDF, French only)
Université Laval policy on research and innovation chairs (PDF, French only)
Policy on the recognition of research and creation centres at Université Laval (PDF, French only)
Intellectual property
Invention Regulations – Patents (includes Université Laval intellectual property regulations) (PDF, French only)
Guidelines for acknowledgment of authorship
Knowledge and technology transfer policy (PDF, French only)