Tri-Agency Open Access Policy Changes: Library Supports

On January 1, 2026, Tri-Agency is expected to release a new Open Access (OA) policy. This policy, currently in draft and available for reading, is an update to the 2015 OA Policy. Under the revised policy, recipients of Tri-Agency grants will be required to:

• deposit peer-reviewed research articles associated with a Tri-Agency grant in a Canadian institutional repository at the time of publication
• use an open license at the time of deposit for these articles (e.g., Creative Commons licensing)
• Retain rights for the dissemination of peer-reviewed articles
• Acknowledge Agency contributions in all research outputs, including but not limited to peer-reviewed articles

These changes are expected to be implemented on January 1, 2026 and will be applicable to recipients of grants awarded after that date.

This webinar will introduce Library supports that will help researchers meet their OA requirements under the new policy.  In particular, we will introduce Scholars Commons, our institutional repository, and explain how it will help you meet these requirements and disseminate your outputs with ease.

This webinar is included in the 2025 ASPIRE series of workshops; researchers are encourage to invite their grad students to help them learn more about Tri-Agency's research policies.

This webinar will be recorded and a link will be shared with participants for future playback.