Canadian Psychology / Psychologie canadienne, Vol 67(1), Feb 2026, 1-4; doi:10.1037/cap0000462
The purpose of this special issue of Canadian Psychology is to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Canadian Code of Ethics for Psychologists (the Code), which was first adopted by the Canadian Psychological Association in 1986. Although many aspects and applications of the Code have changed since it was first adopted, the ethical principles providing the moral foundation of the Code have remained the same, the Code’s organization around these ethical principles has been maintained, and the inclusion of a decision-making model to help individual psychologists resolve ethical dilemmas has been preserved. The continuing relevance, versatility, and wide-ranging application of the Code in today’s world are clearly evident from the 12 articles comprising this special issue. The articles describe the application of the Code to old and new ethical issues related to research (e.g., patient partnership, integration of data technologies, knowledge mobilization) and practice (e.g., pronoun charting, dual relationships in rural or remote communities, psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy, technology in psychological service delivery), the mapping of the literature on the Code, the role of the Code in guiding university graduate-level teaching of ethics, and the conceptual representation of different worldviews in the Code (e.g., the concept of “peoples” in the Code and its implications for ethical decision making; the alignment between the ethical principles, values, and standards as defined in the Code and the worldview of Indigenous peoples in Canada). As guest editors, we believe this collection serves as an important resource to psychologists and an inspiration for future work. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2026 APA, all rights reserved)