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Article History

Received: 12 September 2024

Accepted: 21 February 2025

First Online: 15 March 2025

Declarations

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: This environmental scan used principles of engagement and served as an engagement activity; for this reason, ethics approval was not required. The Tri-Council Policy Statement 2 (TCPS2) governing research ethics in Canada states that while research much undergo ethical review, program evaluation and quality improvement studies, such as this environmental scan as a needs assessment, do not fall under the auspices of the TCPS2 or Institutional Research Ethics Boards. TCPS Article 2.5: “Quality assurance and quality improvement studies, program evaluation, and performance review, or testing within normal educational requirements when used exclusively for assessment, management, or improvement purposes do not constitute research for the purposes of this Policy, and do not fall within the scope of REB review.”Regardless, the requirements outlined in the Canadian Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct of Research Involving Humans [] was followed. All participants were provided with detailed information about the environmental scan and a contact number for any questions. Implied consent was assumed for all participants based on submitting a completed survey.

: Not applicable.

: The authors declare no competing interests.