TCPS provides very little guidance on the topic of compensation, except to state that as part
of informed consent participants must be given “information about any payments, including
incentives for participants, reimbursement for participation-related expenses and
compensation for injury” (Article 3.2 (j)). Reimbursement is “to ensure that participants are
not put at a direct or indirect financial disadvantage for the time and inconvenience of
participation in research “(Application for Article 3.2 (j)).