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
Team building workshop and coaching. This contract was issued against a supply arrangement.
Consultant to provide policy advice.
The purpose of this agreement is to assist Kebaowek First Nation to participate in the federal, provincial, and Indigenous Review Team for Canadian Nuclear Laboratories’ Nuclear Power Demonstration C...
French language training
To assist the Canadian Association of Nuclear Host Communities in participating at the Commission hearing related to Ontario Power Generation's application to renew its nuclear power reactor site prep...
Contribution agreement to assist the Canadian Coalition for Nuclear Responsibility in reviewing Global First Power's draft environmental impact statement for the Micro Modular Reactor project.
Contribution agreement to assist Frank Greening in participating at the Commission proceeding in relation to CNSC's staff's pressure tube update.
To participate in the Commission meeting for Bruce Power’s mid-term update to the Commission by providing written and oral interventions.
This contract was issued against a standing offer.for Harassment in the Workplace investigation services.
This contract was sole-sourced.
This contract was issued against a standing offer.
Educational and Training Services