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

QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY $5,000.00
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Regulatory Research and Evaluation Program
FY 2022-2023
Canada

Grant to Queen's Univeristy to support the 2023 Annual Meeting of the International Cooperative Group on Environmentally Assisted Cracking (ICG-EAC) of Materials in Water Cooled Nuclear Power Plants.

NUCLEAR TRANSPARENCY PROJECT $5,000.00
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Participant Funding Program
FY 2023-2024
Canada

CNSC is offering NTP funding to review CNSC staff’s 2022 DNSR report, and submitting comments in writing to the Commission.

CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW ASSOCIATION $5,000.00
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Participant Funding Program
FY 2023-2024
Canada

CNSC is offering CELA funding to review CNSC staff’s 2022 DNSR report, and submitting comments in writing to the Commission.

UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN TREASURY $5,000.00
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Research and Support Program
FY 2023-2024
Canada

Support for the 11th International Conference on Isotopes

ALGONQUINS OF PIKWAKANAGAN FIRST NATION $5,000.00
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Indigenous and Stakeholder Capacity Fund
FY 2023-2024
Canada

Grant to support AOPFN in purchasing IT equipment

NUCLEAR TRANSPARENCY PROJECT $5,000.00
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Participant Funding Program
FY 2023-2024
Canada

Contributions funding to assist the Nuclear Transparency Project participate in the Commission meeting for the Regulatory Oversight Report for Canadian Nuclear Power Generating Sites: 2022.

CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW ASSOCIATION $5,000.00
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Participant Funding Program
FY 2023-2024
Canada

Contributions funding to assist the Canadian Environmental Law Association participate in the Commission meeting for the Regulatory Oversight Report for Canadian Nuclear Power Generating Sites: 2022.

WOMEN IN NUCLEAR $5,000.00
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Research and Support Program
FY 2023-2024
Canada

Support for Women in STEM initiatives

MISSISSAUGA FIRST NATION $5,000.00
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Indigenous and Stakeholder Capacity Fund
FY 2023-2024
Canada

Grant to support MFN in purchasing IT equipment.

KINEEPIK METIS LOCAL $5,000.00
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Indigenous and Stakeholder Capacity Fund
FY 2023-2024
Canada

The purpose of this funding is to assist Kineepik Metis Local to purchase IT equipment to engage with CNSC staff virtually.

ONTARIO SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS $5,000.00
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Research and Support Program
FY 2023-2024
Canada

Grant to Support the Ontario Society of Professional Engineers’ (OSPE) to support OSPE’s National Engineering Month

OECD NUCLEAR ENERGY AGENCY $5,000.00
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Research and Support Program
FY 2023-2024
France

Grant to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) to support the NEA’s Integration Group for the Safety Case Safety Case Symposium.

YOUTH SCIENCE CANADA $5,000.00
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Research and Support Program
FY 2024-2025
Canada

Grant to Youth Science Canada to support the Canada Wide Science Fair.

RADIATION SAFETY INSTITUTE OF CANADA NATIONAL EDUCATION CENTRE $5,000.00
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Participant Funding Program
FY 2024-2025
Canada

The purpose of this agreement is to assist the Radiation Safety Institute of Canada to participate in the Commission meeting regarding the Regulatory Oversight Report for Canadian Nuclear Laboratories...

CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW ASSOCIATION $5,000.00
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Participant Funding Program
FY 2024-2025
Canada

The purpose of this agreement is to assist the Canadian Environmental Law Association to participate in the Commission meeting regarding the Regulatory Oversight Report for Canadian Nuclear Laboratori...

CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW ASSOCIATION $5,000.00
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Participant Funding Program
FY 2024-2025
Canada

The purpose of this agreement is to assist the Canadian Environmental Law Association to participate in the Commission meeting regarding the Regulatory Oversight Report for Canadian Nuclear Power Gene...

NUCLEAR TRANSPARENCY PROJECT $5,000.00
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Participant Funding Program
FY 2024-2025
Canada

The purpose of this agreement is to assist the Nuclear Transparency Project to participate in the Commission meeting regarding the Regulatory Oversight Report for Canadian Nuclear Power Generating Sit...

NUCLEAR TRANSPARENCY PROJECT $5,000.00
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Participant Funding Program
FY 2024-2025
Canada

The purpose of this agreement is to assist the Nuclear Transparency Project to participate in the Commission meeting regarding the Regulatory Oversight Report for Uranium and Nuclear Substances Proces...

PRINCE ALBERT GRAND COUNCIL $5,000.00
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Participant Funding Program
FY 2024-2025
Canada

The purpose of this agreement is to assist Prince Albert Grand Council to participate in the Commission meeting regarding the Regulatory Oversight Report for Uranium and Nuclear Substances Processing...

NUCLEAR TRANSPARENCY PROJECT $5,000.00
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Participant Funding Program
FY 2024-2025
Canada

The purpose of this agreement is to assist the Nuclear Transparency Project to participate in the Commission meeting regarding the Regulatory Oversight Report for Uranium Mines, Mills, Historic and De...

CARLETON UNIVERSITY SPROTT SCHOOL OF BUSINESS $5,000.00
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Research and Support Program
FY 2024-2025
Canada

Grant to Carleton University to support the Women in Engineering, (Science) and Information Technology Program

MANITOBA METIS FEDERATION INC $5,000.00
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Indigenous and Stakeholder Capacity Fund
FY 2024-2025
Canada

The purpose of this funding is to assist the Manitoba Métis Federation in purchasing IT equipment.

ALGONQUINS OF PIKWAKANAGAN FIRST NATION $5,000.00
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Indigenous and Stakeholder Capacity Fund
FY 2024-2025
Canada

The purpose of this funding is to to assist AOPFN in purchasing IT and office equipment for their newly funded Guardian Monitor position.

INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY $5,000.00
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Research and Support Program
FY 2024-2025
Austria

The grant supported the 2024 International Conference on Enhancing Nuclear Safety and Security through Technical and Scientific Support Organizations (TSOs), fostering global collaboration, strengthen...

The Canadian National Aquatic Toxicity Workshop $5,000.00
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Research and Support Program
FY 2025-2026
Canada

Grant to The Canadian National Aquatic Toxicity Workshop to support the 2025 workshop.