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
This contract was issued on a competitive basis.
This is part of multi-departmental contract No. EN578-142903/001/EE.
This contract was sole-sourced.
Contribution agreement to support the DECOVALEX project with the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Competitive contract against a supply arrangement for an Employee Relation Consultant
The purpose of this funding is to support the Canadian Association of Nuclear Host Communities with long-term engagement and collabration support related to their 2025 workplan.
The objectives of this contribution are to: Provide a channel for CNSC outreach on radiation protection through: articles in the CRPA Bulletin presentationson CNSC regulations, new documentation an...
This contract was issued on a competitive basis for transcription services.
Pre-placement and pre-employment Medical health assessments, including Fitness to work
Reference check services.
Purchase of touchpads. This is a contract issued against a standing offer.
This contract was issued against a standing offer.
This contract was issued against a supply arrangement.
Communicating at Commission Proceedings training. This contract was competitively sourced.
This contract was competitively sourced for technical training courses as required.
Webcasting Services for the CNSC Proceedings. This contract was competitively sourced.
Translation and Interpreting Services (including Sign Language)
Regulatory Studies on Historical Dosimetry Data
Reference checking services. This contract was competitively sourced.