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
Temporary Help Services - General Office Support
The purpose of this funding is to support Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation in reviewing and commenting on REGDOC 3.2.2 – Indigenous Engagement.
Cross-cultural training
This contract was sole-sourced.
Fire extinguisher inspection. This contract was sole sourced.
Inspections of fire extinguishers and first aid kits. This contract was sole sourced.
French Language training
French language training
Contribution to assist Lake Ontario Waterkeeper in participating in the Commission hearing process for the BWXT licence renewal.
This contract was issued against a supply arrangement. This is part of multi-departmental contract no. 2BS-7-55508.
Contract includes venue rental and audio visual services which forms part of the contract total.
Contribution to assist Clearwater River Dene Nation (CRDN) in participating in a meeting with CNSC staff to discuss NexGen's Rook 1 Project, Cluff Lake, and the CRDN-CNSC relationship.
The purpose of this funding is to assist the Nuclear Transparency Project to review the application from Ontario Power Generation for a licence to construct for the Darlington New Nuclear Project and...
For the participation of Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation in the review of the CNSC Regulatory Oversight Report Uranium Mines, Mills, Historic and Decommissioned Sites in Canada: 2017
Training for annual CATT course. This contract was sole-sourced.
Training for annual CATT course. This contract was sole-sourced.
Professional Services to provide an Independent Assessment of the CNSC Departmental Security Program. This contract was competitively sourced.
Contributions funding to assist the Metis Nation of Ontario participate in the Commission hearing for the applicability of the Darlington New Nuclear Project environmental assessment.
The purpose of this funding is to assist the Metis Nation of Ontario to review Ontario Power Generation's licence application for Pickering and participate in the associated Commission hearing.