April 1, 2021

The Tri-Agency Research Data Management Policy (SSHRC, NSERC, CIHR) was released on March 15th.

University of Toronto Libraries (UTL) has been preparing for this policy release for many years and provides research data management (RDM) services to support faculty, staff and students.

The following provides some context and resources to assist faculty and researchers in preparing to meet future requirements around data management planning, data deposit and data sharing.

What this policy means for researchers right now

This policy will be implemented incrementally. Time will be given for researchers and institutions to prepare to meet requirements. In the future, research funded through the Tri-Agencies will be asked to comply with the new requirements.

UTL RDM services and resources

UTL offers support for researchers in preparing data management plans (DMPs), ensuring long-term preservation of data, and selecting a data repository in which to deposit and share data.

Some resources available through UTL to help with research data management needs include:

UTL Research Data Management (RDM) website: guidance on best practices and further information
U of T Dataverse: the University’s institutional data repository for depositing and sharing research data
DMP Assistant: a Canadian tool with templated questions to help with the creation of a data management plan (DMP)

Further information and support

Please contact rdm@utoronto.ca.

Tri-Agency Research Data Management Policy: Library Support Available