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
To participate in a meeting with CNSC staff regarding the In-Situ Decommissioning of the Whiteshell Reactor-1 Project.
Contribution to assist the Ya'thi Nene Land and Resource Office in participating in a meeting with CNSC staff to discuss the draft Cigar Lake sampling plan for the CNSC's Independent Environmental Mon...
This contract was sole-sourced.
Contribution agreement to assist the Ya'thi Nene Land and Resource Office in participating in the CNSC's Independent Environmental Monitoring Program sampling campaign for Cameco's Rabbit Lake Operati...
Contribution to assist the Canadian Environmental Law Association participate in the Commission hearing for Cameco Corporation's Key Lake and McArthur River licence renewals.
The purpose of this funding is to support Passamaquoddy Recognition Group in reviewing and commenting on a discussion paper related to REGDOC 3.2.1 – Public Information and Disclosure.
This contract was sole sourced.
Contribution agreement to assist Curve Lake First Nation in participating in the Commission hearing process for Canadian Nuclear Laboratories' Port Hope Project licence renewal.
Contribution agreement to assist Curve Lake First Nation in participating in the Commission hearing process for the Cameco Fuel Manufacturing licence renewal.
The purpose of this funding is to support Saugeen Ojibway Nation in reviewing and providing comments on a discussion paper introducing a quantitative health objective
This contract was sole sourced.
This contract was issued against a standing offer.
To assist Anna Tilman in participating at the Commission hearing related to Canadian Nuclear Laboratories’ Application to Amend its Decommissioning Licence for the Douglas Point Waste Facility.
The purpose of this funding is to assist the Algonquins of Pikwàkanagàn First Nation in participating in a hearing to consider an application from Canadian Nuclear Laboratories Ltd. (CNL) to renew dec...