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
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Number of self-identified Indigenous Nations, communities and organizations who participated in Commission proceedings
Target: Stable or increasing trend · Actual: 22
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Percentage of baseline compliance verifications activities completed
Target: — · Actual: 93.0
Contribution agreement to assist Concerned Citizens of Renfrew County in the review of the licence renewal application and the Commission hearing process for the nuclear research and test establishmen...
Contribution to assist the Concerned Citizens of Renfrew County in participating in the environmental assessment and future Commission hearing process for the Nuclear Power Demonstration Closure Proj...
Contribution agreement to assist Wolastoqey Nation in New Brunswick (WNNB) in participating at a meeting with CNSC staff to finalize the WNNB-CNSC Terms of Reference.
Grant to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development to support the Nuclear Energy Agency Features Events and Processes database
Grant to the Canadian National Aquatic Toxicity Workshop to support the 2022 workshop.
Contribution agreement to assist the Nuclear Transparency Project in reviewing Global First Power's draft environmental impact statement for the Micro Modular Reactor project.
Contribution to assist the Nuclear Transparency Project participate in Environmental Non-Governmental Organization forum meetings with the CNSC in 2023.
To participate in the Commission meeting for Bruce Power’s mid-term update to the Commission by providing written and oral interventions.
Support the 49th Canadian Ecotoxicity Workshop
The purpose of this funding is to support the Nuclear Transparency Project's participation in the CNSC's Environmental Non-Governmental Organization Forum.
Grant to The Canadian National Aquatic Toxicity Workshop to support the 2024 workshop.
The purpose of this funding is to support the Nuclear Transparency Project in reviewing and providing comments on a discussion paper introducing a quantitative health objective
To support the University Network of Nuclear Engineering (UNENE) with the development of nuclear-related research at Canadian universities and of highly qualified professionals in the nuclear industry
Grant to support English River First Nation (ERFN) in purchasing IT equipment
Contribution to assist Black River First Nation and Hollow Water First Nation participate in the CNSC's Independent Environmental Monitoring Program sampling campaign for Canadian Nuclear Laboratories...
Contribution agreement to assist Gordon Dalzell in reviewing CNSC staff’s Regulatory Oversight Report for Canadian Nuclear Power Generating Sites: 2018 and submitting comments to the Commission.
Contribution agreement to assist the Canadian Environmental Law Association in participating in the CNSC's Environmental Non-Governmental Forum for calendar year 2022.
Contribution agreement to assist the Saskatchewan Environmental Society in participating in the CNSC's Environmental Non-Governmental Forum for calendar year 2022.
Contribution agreement to assist Northwatch in participating in the CNSC's Environmental Non-Governmental Forum for calendar year 2022.