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

YA'THI NENE LAND AND RESOURCE OFFICE $50,000.00
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Participant Funding Program
FY 2021-2022
Canada

Contribution to assist the Ya'thi Nene Land and Resource Office in participating in the Commission hearing process for Orano Canada Inc.’s licence amendment application for the expansion of the JEB Ta...

Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation $50,000.00
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Indigenous and Stakeholder Capacity Fund
FY 2026-2027
Canada

The purpose of this funding is to assist Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation in participating in activities related to their Terms of Reference for long-term engagement and workplan with the CNSC.

ADVANCED CHIPPEWA TECHNOLOGIES INC $49,768.53
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Computer equipment related to distributed computing environment (DCE)-Desktop/personal/portable (includes all related parts and peripherals)
FY 2021-2022
Canada
CARAHSOFT TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION $49,695.25
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Other professional services not elsewhere specified
FY 2024-2025
Canada

LinkedIn Recruiter, Jobs, Career/Life pages licenses

MI'GMAWE'L TPLU'TAQNN $49,633.32
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Participant Funding Program
FY 2021-2022
Canada

Contribution agreement to assist Mi’gmawe’l Tplu’taqnn Incorporated in participating in the Commission hearing process for New Brunswick Power Corporation's Point Lepreau licence renewal.

SAGKEENG FIRST NATION $49,574.00
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Participant Funding Program
FY 2020-2021
Canada

Contribution to assist Sagkeeng First Nation in conducting a socio-cultural impact assessment study in relation to CNL's proposed in situ decommissioning of Whiteshell Reactor-1 project.

CLEARWATER RIVER DENE NATION $49,500.00
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Participant Funding Program
FY 2020-2021
Canada

Contribution to assist Clearwater River Dene Nation in negotiating and implementing a Terms of Reference in relation to NexGen's Rook I Project with CNSC staff.

CEB INC $49,431.85
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Accounting and audit services
FY 2022-2023
United States

Information Retrieval Services, Database

BDO CANADA LLP $49,324.50
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Accounting and audit services
FY 2018-2019
Canada

This contract was issued against a supply arrangement for an audit of the Management of Personal Information.

GENERAL MOTORS OF CANADA LTD. $49,230.83
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Road motor vehicles
FY 2024-2025
Canada
UNILANGUES INC $49,185.00
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Tuition fees and costs of attending courses including seminars not elsewhere specified
FY 2025-2026
Canada
YA'THI NENE LAND AND RESOURCE OFFICE $49,150.00
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Participant Funding Program
FY 2023-2024
Canada

Contributions funding to assist the Ya'thi Nene Land and Resource Office participate in the Commission meeting for the Regulatory Oversight Report for Uranium Mines and Mills in Canada: 2022.

LINKEDIN IRELAND $49,150.00
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Other professional services not elsewhere specified
FY 2018-2019
Ireland

This contract was sole-sourced.

NUA OFFICE INC $49,042.00
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Office buildings
FY 2020-2021
Canada
STIFF SENTENCES INC $48,929.00
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Communications professional services not elsewhere specified
FY 2017-2018
Canada

English writing and editing services. This contract was competitively sourced.

Algonquins of Ontario $48,818.19
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Indigenous and Stakeholder Capacity Fund
FY 2026-2027
Canada

The purpose of this funding is to assist Algonquins of Ontario in participating in activities related to their Terms of Reference for long-term engagement and workplan with the CNSC.

IPSS INC. $48,696.22
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Client software related to Distributed Computing Environment (DCE)
FY 2024-2025
Canada
COMSOL INC $48,474.30
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
License/Maintenance fees for client software related to Distributed Computing Environment (DCE)
FY 2016-2017
United States

This contract was sole sourced.

Algonquin Opportunity Corporation $48,416.22
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Participant Funding Program
FY 2016-2017
Canada
MINTZ GLOBAL SCREENING INC. $48,194.50
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Other business services not elsewhere specified
FY 2018-2019
Canada

This contract was competitively sourced for reference checking service.

KINEEPIK METIS LOCAL $48,100.00
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Participant Funding Program
FY 2022-2023
Canada

Contribution to assist Kineepik Metis Local participate in the Commission hearing for Cameco Corporation's Key Lake and McArthur River licence renewals.

ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE INC. $48,095.46
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Research and Support Program
FY 2023-2024
United States

The Integrated Risk Technologies project will continue to develop new risk tools and capabilities to support the needs of the industry

ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE INC. $48,039.05
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Regulatory Research and Evaluation Program
FY 2019-2020
United States

Contribution agreement with Electric Power Research Institute to support the in the Integrated Risk Technologies User Group.

FAST FORWARD FRENCH INC. $47,992.50
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Training consultants
FY 2024-2025
Canada

French language training