{"id":1060,"date":"2014-07-08T15:18:50","date_gmt":"2014-07-08T19:18:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.banquesignature.ca\/demande-acces\/procedure-de-demande-dacces\/"},"modified":"2025-11-20T16:06:27","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T21:06:27","slug":"procedure-de-demande-dacces","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.banquesignature.ca\/en\/demande-acces\/procedure-de-demande-dacces\/","title":{"rendered":"Access request procedure"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Research should create an online account\u00a0 to facilitate the process.<\/h3><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.banquesignature.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/1-Guide-acces-Banque-Signature-EN-version-1.2-2023.pdf\">A PDF document<\/a><\/strong> to guide you in the procedure is available for download.<\/p><p>&nbsp;<\/p><h3>Access Conditions and what you need to apply to the Biobank Signature:<\/h3><p>Any qualified researcher from the public sector can request material the Biobank, under the following conditions :<\/p><ul><li>Consultation with the Signature Access Committee is required in the event of a 70% overlap between two requests.<\/li><li>Researchers must prove that they have the funds to cover the access costs.<\/li><li>Researchers must consent to the management framework regulations (Please see the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.banquesignature.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/1-Guide-acces-Biobanque-Signature-EN-version-1.2-2023.pdf\">management framework<\/a> for more details).<\/li><li>Researchers must provide a copy of Ethics Board approval for their research project<\/li><li>Research shall agree to return data generated from the biospecimens of the Biobank.<\/li><li>Researchers shall ackownedge the Signature Biobank in any publication related to the use of data and\/or biomaterial from the Biobank.<\/li><\/ul><p>&nbsp;<\/p><h3>How can I obtain information about the data in the Signature Biobank?<\/h3><p>To access the list of data, please visit the DATA AND BIOSAMPLE page.<\/p><p>&nbsp;<\/p><h3><strong>GENERAL ACCESS PROCEDURE<\/strong><\/h3><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.banquesignature.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Step-by-Step-Process-EN.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-3190\" src=\"https:\/\/www.banquesignature.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Step-by-Step-Process-EN-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.banquesignature.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Step-by-Step-Process-EN-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.banquesignature.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Step-by-Step-Process-EN-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.banquesignature.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Step-by-Step-Process-EN-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.banquesignature.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Step-by-Step-Process-EN-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.banquesignature.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Step-by-Step-Process-EN-600x338.png 600w, https:\/\/www.banquesignature.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Step-by-Step-Process-EN.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/p><ul><li><strong>STEP<\/strong> 1: Present an access request form to the Biobank either online, or by email to signature.iusmm@ssss.gouv.qc.ca.<\/li><li><strong>STEP 2<\/strong>: The Signature Access committee evaluates the request and issue a response with an access cost estimate to the researcher. 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