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
Other professional services not elsewhere specified
FY 2022-2023
Canada

Commissionaire Services

LUMINA IT INC $131,222.51
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Information technology and telecommunications consultants
FY 2018-2019
Canada

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

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Information technology and telecommunications cons
FY 2016-2017
Canada

For the services of a Quality Assurance Specialist. Competitively sourced using the Public Works and Government Services Canada Supply Arrangement for Task-Based Informatics Professional Services (TBI...

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Temporary help services
FY 2018-2019
Canada

This contract was issued against a supply arrangement for the services of a procurement resource.

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Computer equipment related to distributed computing environment (DCE)-Desktop/personal/portable (includes all related parts and peripherals)
FY 2023-2024
Canada
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Information technology and telecommunications consultants
FY 2017-2018
Canada

Professional services of a programmer analyst. This contract was issued against a supply arrangement.

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Other health services not elsewhere specified
FY 2022-2023
Canada

Health and Allied Services, N.E.S.

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Indigenous and Stakeholder Capacity Fund
FY 2025-2026
Canada

The purpose of this funding is to support McMaster University in hosting the 2026 STEM Workshop for Indigenous Girls + in collaboration with the CNSC.

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Regulatory Research and Evaluation Program
FY 2017-2018
Austria
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Physicians and surgeons
FY 2018-2019
Canada

This contract was issued on a competitive basis.

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Other business services not elsewhere specified
FY 2017-2018
Canada

Reference-checking services. This contract was competitively sourced.

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Protection services
FY 2020-2021
Canada
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Protection services
FY 2021-2022
Canada
CARSON CORP. $127,982.67
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Other professional services not elsewhere specified
FY 2024-2025
Canada

Canadian Adversary Testing Team (CATT) training

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Research and Support Program
FY 2023-2024
Canada

Contribution agreement to Support the International Commission on Radiological Protection

Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Other professional services not elsewhere specified
FY 2025-2026
Canada

Professional services in support of Indigenous consultation, engagement and reconciliation

Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Research and Support Program
FY 2024-2025
United Kingdom

Contribution agreement with Edinburgh Innovations Ltd for the DECOVALEX 2027 agreement.

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Miscellaneous manufactured articles
FY 2025-2026
Canada
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Client software related to Distributed Computing Environment (DCE)
FY 2022-2023
Canada
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Participant Funding Program
FY 2018-2019
Canada

For Black River First Nation, Brokenhead Ojibway Nation, and Hollow Water First Nation to conduct an Indigenous knowledge study related to the In-Situ Decommissioning of the Whiteshell Reactor-1 Proje...

Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Participant Funding Program
FY 2018-2019
Canada

For Sagkeeng Anicinabe First Nation to conduct a traditional land use and occupancy study in relation to the In Situ Decommissioning of the Whiteshell Reactor-1 Project

Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Participant Funding Program
FY 2018-2019
Canada

For the Métis Nation of Ontario to conduct a traditional knowledge and land use study in relation to the Near Surface Disposal Facility and Nuclear Power Demonstration Closure projects

Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Regulatory Research and Evaluation Program
FY 2020-2021
Canada

Contribution agreement to support the Canadian Uranium Workers Study.

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Application software (including COTS) and application development and delivery software
FY 2022-2023
Canada
ELSEVIER $122,872.72
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Electronic subscriptions and electronic publications
FY 2016-2017
Netherlands

This contract was sole sourced.