Generate privacy and consent forms

Which department will you be conducting the research with? e.g. 'Canada Revenue Agency'

What are that department's initials?

Which piece of legislation gives the department authority to collect information about the participant? e.g. 'The Canada Revenue Agency Act'. Ask your policy advisor if you're not sure.

What's the goal of your research? (required field) e.g. 'create an online tool that will make it easier for Veterans to determine which VAC services are relevant to them'

What will you be asking the participant to do during the sessions? (required field) e.g. 'complete tasks with our prototype software and ask you to describe your thoughts and impressions of it'

What personal information will you be collecting during the research activity? (required field) Separate them out with a comma, e.g. 'age, employment history and experience with government services'

Compensation

Will you be paying the participant for their time?

Yes

Which pre-paid card type is available?

Mastercard gift card

VISA gift card

How much are you planning to give the participant?

$50 (For 1 hour of their time)

$25 (For 30 minutes of their time)

$10 (For at least 8.5 minutes of their time)

Participant privacy

How will you protect the participant's privacy?

By anonymizing the responses so they can't be linked to the participant by anyone, including you

By not collecting the identity of the participant

By referring to participants using a number or pseudonym – no one outside of CDS will know who the participant is (most common)

Through only sharing the responses and identity of the participant internally and with our partner organization

No privacy – the participant's identity, responses and information will be shared publicly

What information about the participant and their responses are you likely to share publicly? e.g. 'quotes, your name and age'

Will the participant's responses affect their access to government benefits or services?

Yes

How will the participant's responses affect their access to benefits or services? e.g. 'reschedule your citizenship ceremony'

Will the participant be representing a company? A government department isn't a company or business.

Yes

How will you be recording the participant?

Video and audio

Audio only

Screen recording with audio

Screen recording only

No recording

Will you share the recording with other departments?

Yes

Make a form for intercept recruitment and testing

Your contact information

Research information

Compensation

Participant privacy