Organization

The CNSC reports to Parliament through the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources.

Independent Commission members

The CNSC's independent Commission has up to 7 permanent members. The current Commission membership is as follows:

President and Chief Executive Officer – Pierre Tremblay

The CNSC’s operations are divided into separate directorates under 5 individual branches.

Regulatory Operations Branch: Executive Vice-President and Chief Regulatory Operations Officer – Ramzi Jammal

Directorate of Power Reactor Regulation: Director General – Alexandre Viktorov
Directorate of Nuclear Cycle and Facilities Regulation: Director General – Luc Sigouin
Directorate of Nuclear Substance Regulation: Director General – Karen Owen-Whitred
Directorate of Advanced Reactor Technologies: Director General – Sarah Eaton

Technical Support Branch: Vice-President and Chief Science Officer – Dean Haslip

Directorate of Environmental and Radiation Protection and Assessment: Director General – Dana Beaton
Directorate of Security and Safeguards: Director General – David Moroz
Directorate of Safety Management: Director General – Brian Torrie
Directorate of Assessment and Analysis: Director General – Melanie Rickard

Regulatory Affairs Branch: Vice-President and Chief Communications Officer – Colin Moses

Regulatory Policy Directorate: Director General – Geneviève Boudrias
Strategic Planning Directorate: Director General – Julia Cropley
Strategic Communications Directorate: Director General – Rhonda Walker-Sisttie

Corporate Services Branch: Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer – Stéphane Cyr

Human Resources Directorate: Director General – Robin Butler
Finance and Administration Directorate: Director General – Benoit St-Jean
Information Management and Technology Directorate: Director General – Clea Mittag

Legal and Commission Affairs Branch: Vice-President and Senior General Counsel – Lisa Thiele