Today, Canada’s three federal research funding agencies—the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) (the agencies)—have developed a draft Tri-Agency Research Data Management Policy.
The draft policy aims to support Canadian research excellence by fostering sound digital data management and data stewardship practices with suggested requirements related to three primary areas:
- Institutional data management strategies
- Researcher data management plans
- Data deposit
Based on feedback received from institutions, associations, organizations and individuals on the draft policy and its usefulness in advancing data management practices in Canada, the three agencies plan to launch the Tri-Agency Research Data Management Policy in 2019.
The feedback period is open until August 31, 2018.
Read the draft Tri-Agency Research Data Management Policy and FAQs
Explore The Tri-Agency Open Access Policy: How the UBC Library Can Help guide for UBC researchers