Federal spending by Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission

3,419 records totalling $371,659,101.41 CAD, from official Government of Canada open data.

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Where the money flows

Contracting

$324.0M

across 2,310 contracts over $10k

23.7%

of contract dollars awarded without competition (1,064 contracts)

70.3%

of contracts with known bid counts received one bid or fewer (1,161 reported)

"Without competition" counts solicitation codes TN (non-competitive) and AC (Advance Contract Award Notice). Non-competitive awards are legal and sometimes required; the rate is context, not a judgment.

Planned vs. actual spending

What Parliament authorised this organization to spend versus what it actually spent, across all its votes. Source: Public Accounts of Canada (via GC InfoBase). This covers the organization's entire budget, not just the grants and contracts listed below.

Fiscal year Authorised Spent Used
2024-2025 $211,816,258 $202,442,088 95.6%
2023-2024 $181,032,287 $170,044,589 93.9%
2022-2023 $168,335,501 $152,966,165 90.9%
2021-2022 $156,273,441 $143,540,298 91.9%
2020-2021 $153,184,397 $139,527,021 91.1%
2019-2020 $154,044,427 $147,965,383 96.1%
2018-2019 $155,106,016 $148,923,106 96.0%
2017-2018 $156,189,963 $149,793,305 95.9%
2016-2017 $147,718,258 $137,126,030 92.8%
2015-2016 $145,040,408 $137,968,668 95.1%

Did it deliver? (2024-2025 results report)

Every department sets measurable performance targets and reports against them. Source: Departmental Results Reports via GC InfoBase — the department's own self-reported scorecard.

15

of 17 targets met

2

targets not met

0

not yet measurable or unavailable

See missed targets

  • Number of self-identified Indigenous Nations, communities and organizations who participated in Commission proceedings

    Target: Stable or increasing trend · Actual: 22

  • Percentage of baseline compliance verifications activities completed

    Target: — · Actual: 93.0

WOLASTOQEY NATION IN NEW BRUNSWICK $5,068.25
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Participant Funding Program
FY 2022-2023
Canada

Contribution agreement to assist Wolastoqey Nation in New Brunswick participate at the Commission meeting for the Regulatory Oversight Report for Canadian Nuclear Power Generating Sites: 2021.

Women in Nuclear $5,000.00
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Participant Funding Program
FY 2017-2018
Canada
University of Ottawa $5,000.00
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Regulatory Research and Evaluation Program
FY 2019-2020
Canada

Grant to support the @Risk project

Scientists in School $5,000.00
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Regulatory Research and Evaluation Program
FY 2019-2020
Canada

Grant to support Scientists in School

CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW ASSOCIATION $5,000.00
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Participant Funding Program
FY 2019-2020
Canada

Contribution agreement to assist the Canadian Environmental Law Association in reviewing CNSC staff’s Regulatory Oversight Report on the Use of Nuclear Substances in Canada: 2018 and submitting commen...

SETAC $5,000.00
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Regulatory Research and Evaluation Program
FY 2019-2020
United States

Grant to support the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry.

CSA GROUP $5,000.00
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Regulatory Research and Evaluation Program
FY 2019-2020
Canada

Grant to CSA Group to to support the ISO/TC262 Risk Management Plenary and Working Group meeting.

LYNN JONES $5,000.00
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Participant Funding Program
FY 2019-2020
Canada

Contribution to assist Lynn Jones in participating in the environmental assessment and future Commission hearing process for the Nuclear Power Demonstration Closure Project.

CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW ASSOCIATION $5,000.00
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Participant Funding Program
FY 2020-2021
Canada

To assist the Canadian Environmental Law Association in participating at the Commission meeting related to the Regulatory Oversight Report for Canadian Nuclear Power Generating Sites: 2019.

CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW ASSOCIATION $5,000.00
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Participant Funding Program
FY 2020-2021
Canada

To assist the Canadian Environmental Law Association in participating at the Commission meeting related to the Regulatory Oversight Report on the Use of Nuclear Substances in Canada: 2019.

CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW ASSOCIATION $5,000.00
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Participant Funding Program
FY 2020-2021
Canada

To assist the Canadian Environmental Law Association in participating at the Commission meeting related to the Regulatory Oversight Report for Uranium and Nuclear Substance Processing Facilities in Ca...

CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW ASSOCIATION $5,000.00
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Participant Funding Program
FY 2021-2022
Canada

Contribution agreement to assist the Canadian Environmental Law Association in participating in the Commission meeting process for the Regulatory Oversight Report on the Use of Nuclear Substances in C...

CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW ASSOCIATION $5,000.00
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Participant Funding Program
FY 2021-2022
Canada

Contribution agreement to assist the Canadian Environmental Law Association in participating in the Commission meeting process for the Regulatory Oversight Report for Canadian Nuclear Power Generating...

ONTARIO SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS $5,000.00
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Regulatory Research and Evaluation Program
FY 2021-2022
Canada

Grant to the Ontario Society of Professional Engineers to support National Engineering Month

CARLETON UNIVERSITY SPROTT SCHOOL OF BUSINESS $5,000.00
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Regulatory Research and Evaluation Program
FY 2022-2023
Canada

Grant to support Carleton University’s Women in Engineering, (Science) and IT Partnership Program.

CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW ASSOCIATION $5,000.00
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Participant Funding Program
FY 2022-2023
Canada

Contribution agreement to assist the Canadian Environmental Law Association participate at the Commission meeting for the Regulatory Oversight Report on the Use of Nuclear Substances in Canada: 2021.

NUCLEAR TRANSPARENCY PROJECT $5,000.00
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Participant Funding Program
FY 2022-2023
Canada

Contribution agreement to assist the Nuclear Transparency Project participate at the Commission meeting for the Regulatory Oversight Report on the Use of Nuclear Substances in Canada: 2021.

CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW ASSOCIATION $5,000.00
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Participant Funding Program
FY 2022-2023
Canada

Contribution agreement to assist the Canadian Environmental Law Association participate at the Commission meeting for the Regulatory Oversight Report for Canadian Nuclear Laboratories Sites: 2021.

NUCLEAR TRANSPARENCY PROJECT $5,000.00
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Participant Funding Program
FY 2022-2023
Canada

Contribution agreement to assist the Nuclear Transparency Project participate at the Commission meeting for the Regulatory Oversight Report for Canadian Nuclear Laboratories Sites: 2021.

CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW ASSOCIATION $5,000.00
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Participant Funding Program
FY 2022-2023
Canada

Contribution agreement to assist the Canadian Environmental Law Association participate at the Commission meeting for the Regulatory Oversight Report for Canadian Nuclear Power Generating Sites: 2021.

NATION WABAN-AKI INC. $5,000.00
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Participant Funding Program
FY 2022-2023
Canada

Contribution agreement to assist Grand Conseil de la Nation Waban-Aki participate at the Commission meeting for the Regulatory Oversight Report for Canadian Nuclear Power Generating Sites: 2021.

NUCLEAR TRANSPARENCY PROJECT $5,000.00
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Participant Funding Program
FY 2022-2023
Canada

Contribution agreement to assist the Nuclear Transparency Project participate at the Commission meeting for the Regulatory Oversight Report for Canadian Nuclear Power Generating Sites: 2021.

NUCLEAR TRANSPARENCY PROJECT $5,000.00
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Participant Funding Program
FY 2022-2023
Canada

Contribution agreement to assist the Nuclear Transparency Project participate at the Commission meeting for the Regulatory Oversight Report for Uranium Mines and Mills in Canada: 2021.

NUCLEAR TRANSPARENCY PROJECT $5,000.00
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Participant Funding Program
FY 2022-2023
Canada

Contribution agreement to assist the Nuclear Transparency Project participate at the Commission meeting for the Regulatory Oversight Report for Uranium and Nuclear Substance Processing Facilities in C...