Animal Care Committee

Animal Use Protocol Instructions and Policy Statement

The Brandon University Animal Care Committee (BUACC) follows the guidelines of the Canadian Council on Animal Care (CCAC), which require that all projects, including inter-institutional projects, whether of a demonstrational, teaching or research nature that involves animals have prior approval of the BUACC before being implemented.

For questions related to the BU animal care program, the application process or using the forms, please contact the Executive Officer to the Provost & Vice-President (Academic) and Research Ethics Officer, Mrs. Shannon Downey at downeys@brandonu.ca.

Submit an electronic copy of the completed application, including appropriate schedules where applicable, to buacc@brandonu.ca by the protocol deadline indicated below.

Application Deadline Meeting Date
Thursday, January 12, 2023
January 25, 2023
Thursday, February 9, 2023
February 22, 2023
Thursday, March 16, 2023
March 29, 2023
Thursday, April 13, 2023
April 26, 2023
Thursday, May 18, 2023
May 31, 2023
Thursday, June 8, 2023
June 21, 2023
Thursday, August 17, 2023
August 30, 2023
Thursday, September 14, 2023
September 27, 2023
Thursday, October 12, 2023
October 25, 2023
Thursday, November 23, 2023
December 6, 2023

No meeting in the months of July or November.