For Research Contracts that include contractual commitments with other parties (including hospitals, etc.), those parties must also approve and authorize their commitment to the Contract.
RELATED POLICIES: Indirect Cost of Sponsored Research, Research Administration Policy
This signing authority matrix does not apply to research grants received from funding agencies like Tri-Council. For further information on the applicability of this policy to a research grant or Contract, please contact University Research Services.
RELATED PROCEDURE: Research Contracts
| Value of Research Contract | Approval required prior to Contract Execution | Signing Officer |
| up to $500,000 | Department Head | Vice-Principal Research or Designate |
| up to $2,000,000 | Dean or Associate Dean of Faculty or Designate | Vice-Principal Research or Designate |
| up to $5,000,000 | Dean of Faculty or Designate | Vice-Principal Research or Designate |
| over $5,000,000 | Dean of Faculty | Provost and Vice-Principal Academic and Vice-Principal Research |