3 year plan for Class Grants & Contributions Program (Voted)
| Start date |
FY 1984‒85 |
| End date |
Ongoing |
| Type of transfer payment |
Grant |
| Type of appropriation |
Annually through the Estimates |
| Fiscal year for terms and conditions |
2017‒18 |
| Link to departmental result(s) |
Trusted regulator |
| Link to the department’s Program Inventory |
Scientific, Technical, Regulatory and Public Information |
| Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program |
The objectives of the Class Grants & Contribution (G&Cs) Program are to enable the research,
development and management of activities that contribute to the objectives of the Research and Support
Program in order to reduce uncertainties regarding health, safety, security and environmental issues.
|
| Expected results |
Address gaps and uncertainties in the CNSC’s regulatory knowledge base. |
| Fiscal year of last completed evaluation |
2014‒15 |
| Decision following the results of last evaluation |
Continuation |
| Fiscal year of next planned evaluation |
N/A – CNSC’s Grants & Contribution Program falls below the reference level established by
the Policy on Results for evaluation of ongoing G&Cs programs of $5M average expenditure per year.
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| General targeted recipient groups |
Eligible recipients include:
- Canadian, foreign and multinational non-profit organizations
- Canadian and foreign academic institutions
- Canadian provincial, territorial, municipal and/or regional governments
- Foreign government departments and agencies
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| Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients |
N/A |
| Start date |
FY 1984‒85 |
| End date |
Ongoing |
| Type of transfer payment |
Contribution |
| Type of appropriation |
Annually through the Estimates |
| Fiscal year for terms and conditions |
2017‒18 |
| Link to departmental result(s) |
Trusted regulator |
| Link to the department’s Program Inventory |
Scientific, Technical, Regulatory and Public Information |
| Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program |
The objectives of the Class Grants and Contributions Program are to enable the research, development and
management of activities that contribute to the objectives of the Research and Support Program in order to
reduce uncertainties regarding health, safety, security and environmental issues.
|
| Expected results |
Address gaps and uncertainties in the CNSC’s regulatory knowledge base. |
| Fiscal year of last completed evaluation |
2014‒15 |
| Decision following the results of last evaluation |
Continuation |
| Fiscal year of next planned evaluation |
N/A – CNSC’s Grants & Contribution Program falls below the reference level established by
the Policy on Results for evaluation of ongoing G&Cs programs of $5M average expenditure per year.
|
| General targeted recipient groups |
Eligible recipients include:
- Canadian, foreign and multinational non-profit organizations
- Canadian and foreign academic institutions
- Canadian provincial, territorial, municipal and/or regional governments
- Foreign government departments and agencies
|
| Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients |
N/A |
| Start date |
FY 2011‒12 |
| End date |
Ongoing |
| Type of transfer payment |
Contribution (Participant Funding Program) |
| Type of appropriation |
Appropriated annually through the Estimates and cost-recovered through CNSC licensees |
| Fiscal year for terms and conditions |
2011‒12 |
| Link to departmental result(s) |
Trusted regulator |
| Link to the department’s Program Inventory |
Scientific, Technical, Regulatory and Public Information |
| Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program |
The objective of the Participant Funding Program is to:
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enhance individual, not-for-profit organization and Indigenous group participation in the
CNSC’s environmental assessment (EA) and licensing processes for major nuclear facilities
(e.g., uranium mines, nuclear power plants, nuclear substance processing, or nuclear waste
facilities)
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assist individuals, not-for-profit organizations and Indigenous groups in bringing value-added
information to the Commission through informed and topic-specific interventions related to EAs and
licensing (i.e., new, distinctive and relevant information that contributes to a better
understanding of the anticipated effects of a project)
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| Expected results |
Funding provided by the PFP is expected to:
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ensure that the knowledge and concerns of the public, Indigenous groups and stakeholders are heard
and considered by the Commission
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provide opportunities to participate in CNSC regulatory processes to those who would not otherwise
be able to do so
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bring value-added information to the Commission. Value-added information is new, distinctive and
relevant information that contributes to a better understanding of the anticipated effects of a
project
|
| Fiscal year of last completed evaluation |
2015‒16 |
| Decision following the results of last evaluation |
Continuation |
| Fiscal year of next planned evaluation |
N/A – CNSC’s Grants & Contribution Program falls below the reference level established by
the Policy on Results for evaluation of ongoing G&Cs programs of $5M average expenditure per year.
|
| General targeted recipient groups |
Eligible recipients include: individuals, Indigenous peoples, landowners, incorporated not-for-profit
organizations, or other interest groups who are able to demonstrate one of the following:
- a direct, local interest in the project
- Indigenous knowledge and/or local community insight
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interests in impacts on treaty lands, settlement lands or traditional territories or related claims
and rights
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provision of value-added information relevant to the CNSC’s mandate and the specific matter
before the Commission
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| Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients |
After each Commission proceeding at which participant funding was awarded, CNSC staff send surveys to all
recipients to obtain their feedback on the PFP and how it can be improved. These survey results are then
collected and reported on in recipient survey feedback notes, which influence how the program is delivered
for future PFP opportunities.
The PFP is flexible and staff are always looking for ways to improve the program. For example, feedback
on the PFP from recipients, including Indigenous groups, has resulted in the program expanding to fund
additional activities such as public Commission meetings related to regulatory oversight reports,
meetings with Indigenous communities, and Indigenous knowledge studies related to CNSC-regulated
facilities and activities.
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The drop in 2021‒22 is due to the end of a budget transfer from the Directorate of Security and Safeguards for
an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) cost-free expert.
