As the new year rolls in, Clinical Trials British Columbia continues to integrate research ethics into its core mandate. This move further galvanizes the connection between BC’s research ethics community and the provincial clinical trials landscape.
On December 20, 2025, Health Canada posted a consultation on the modernizing the framework for clinical trials involving drugs for human use, including pharmaceuticals, biologics, radiopharmaceuticals, and cannabis.
In the 2024-25 impact report, you’ll how REACH BC has made a difference, through its increase in volunteers, new collaborations, and features to share back study and trial results.
In June, the Research Ethics Board Administrator (REBA) Harmonization and Education Event brought together 40 attendees from 27 research ethics boards across BC.
Dr. Paul Anthony Keown is recognized for his leadership, vision, and commitment to advance clinical trials for everyone’s benefit.
For over two decades, Stephania Manusha has volunteered her time, expertise, and support to help shape the systems and processes that make clinical trials in BC possible.
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We acknowledge with respect and humility that our offices are located on the unceded, ancestral, and traditional lands of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.
We also acknowledge the diverse First Nations across British Columbia, who have inherent rights rooted in the connection to their lands and waters, which have never been surrendered. In the spirit of reconciliation, we aim to practice cultural safety, value Indigenous ways of knowing, and respect the rights of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples.
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