Animal Care Committees (ACCs)
ACCs oversee all animal activities by approving protocols from researchers and instructors involving live animals, by inspecting all locations where animals are present, refining the program and resolving issues.
Downtown Campus
For Faculties of Medicine and Health Sciences, Science, Dental Medicine and Oral Health Sciences, and Engineering. All protocols are to be received 11 days before the meeting date via the AMS on-line software. Note that Annual Reviews (short renewals) and amendments do not wait for a meeting unless otherwise flagged.
- Coordinator of the Animal Care Committee: animalethics.review [at] mcgill.ca (Email).
The Downtown Campus A Committee is for cell biology and tumour type protocols.
Click here for Downtown Campus A Meeting dates and Submission Deadlines
| Deadline to submit | ACC Meeting |
|---|---|
| May 16, 2025 | May 27, 2025 |
| June TBD, 2025 | June TBD, 2025 |
| July 18, 2025 | July 29, 2025 |
| September 19, 2025 | September 30, 2025 |
| October 17, 2025 | October 28, 2025 |
| November 14, 2025 | November 25, 2025 |
Downtown Campus B Committee is for behaviour, physiology and non-human primate type protocols.
Click here for Downtown Campus B Meeting dates and Submission Deadlines
| Deadline to submit | ACC Meeting |
|---|---|
| May 23, 2025 | June 3, 2025 |
| June 20, 2025 | July TBD, 2025 |
| August 22, 2025 | September 2, 2025 |
| September 26, 2025 | October 7, 2025 |
| October 24, 2025 | November 4, 2025 |
| November 21, 2025 | December 2, 2025 |
Macdonald Campus
The Macdonald Campus Committee is for Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Science, the Farm and Field Type Studies.
Click here for Macdonald Campus Committee Meeting dates and Submission Deadline
| Deadline to submit | ACC Meeting |
|---|---|
| May 30, 2025 | June 10, 2025 |
| June 27, 2025 | July 8, 2025 |
| August 29, 2025 | September 9, 2025 |
| October 10, 2025 | October 21, 2025 |
| October 31, 2025 | November 11, 2025 |
| November 28, 2025 |
December 9, 2025
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Montreal Neurological Institute
Please consult the Neuro ACC Website for Neuro ACC meetings and AUP submission information. Meetings are usually on every 3rd Wednesday of the month.
Animal Policy and Welfare Oversight Committee (APWOC)
Meetings are at least 4 times a year.