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

Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Application software (including COTS) and application development and delivery software
FY 2025-2026
Canada
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 support Manitoba Métis Federation in conducting a Red River Métis led study of Citizen harvesting in the lands and waterways around the WR-1 site.

Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Research contracts
FY 2018-2019
United States

This contract was sole-sourced.

Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Indigenous and Stakeholder Capacity Fund
FY 2024-2025
Canada

The purpose of this funding is for Hiawatha First Nation to hire an internal resource to liaise and coordinate activities with CNSC staff related to CNSC-regulated facilities and activities of interes...

Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Indigenous and Stakeholder Capacity Fund
FY 2024-2025
Canada

The purpose of this funding is for Hiawatha First Nation to hire an internal resource to liaise and coordinate activities with CNSC staff related to CNSC-regulated facilities and activities of interes...

Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Indigenous and Stakeholder Capacity Fund
FY 2024-2025
Canada

The purpose of this funding is for Curve Lake First Nation to hire an internal resource to liaise and coordinate activities with CNSC staff related to CNSC-regulated facilities and activities of inter...

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 support Curve Lake First Nation with hiring an internal resource to liaise and coordinate activities with CNSC staff related to CNSC-regulated facilities and activiti...

Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Other professional services not elsewhere specified
FY 2020-2021
Canada

Webcasting

Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Information technology and telecommunications cons
FY 2016-2017
Canada

Professional services of a .NET programmer analyst. Competitively sourced using the Public Works and Government Services Canada Supply Arrangement for Task-Based Informatics Professional Services (TBI...

Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Training consultants
FY 2018-2019
Canada

This contract was competitively sourced for technical training courses as required.

SAAB CANADA INC. $192,137.29
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Safety and sanitation equipment and parts
FY 2021-2022
Canada
BDO CANADA LLP $192,000.00
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Accounting and audit services
FY 2022-2023
Canada

Internal and External Audits (Supply Arrangement PASS)

Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Management consulting
FY 2023-2024
Canada

Human Resource Services, Business Consulting/Change Management; Project Management Services

Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Information technology and telecommunications consultants
FY 2017-2018
Canada

Professional services of a data modeler. This contract was issued against a supply arrangement.

Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Electronic subscriptions and electronic publications
FY 2018-2019
Canada

This contract was issued against a standing offer.

Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Information technology and telecommunications consultants
FY 2017-2018
Canada

Professional services of a quality assurance specialist. This contract was issued against a supply arrangement.

Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Client software related to Distributed Computing Environment (DCE)
FY 2023-2024
Canada
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Other professional services not elsewhere specified
FY 2021-2022
Canada

Human Resource Services, Business Consulting/Change Management; Project Management Services

Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Research contracts
FY 2017-2018
Canada

This contract was sole sourced.

Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Computer services (includes IT solutions/deliverables as well as IT managed services)
FY 2017-2018
Canada

Webcasting Services for the CNSC Proceedings. This contract was competitively sourced.

Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Indigenous and Stakeholder Capacity Fund
FY 2023-2024
Canada

Internal resource support

Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Indigenous and Stakeholder Capacity Fund
FY 2023-2024
Canada

Internal resource support

LUMINA IT INC $186,445.03
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Information technology and telecommunications consultants
FY 2017-2018
Canada

Professional services of a Business Analyst. This contract was issued against a supply arrangement.

Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical instruments, apparatus and accessories
FY 2020-2021
Canada