Participant funding for the renewal of Cameco's uranium mine licence for the Cigar Lake Operation

This participant funding is open from October 13 to November 30, 2020.

Participant funding notice

The CNSC will hold a public hearing in April 2021 to consider an application from Cameco Corporation (Cameco) requesting a renewal of its uranium mine licence for the Cigar Lake Operation for a period of 10 years. The Cigar Lake Operation is located within the Athabasca Basin, approximately 660 km north of Saskatoon.

The CNSC is offering participant funding to assist Indigenous peoples, members of the public, and stakeholders in reviewing Cameco’s application and associated documents, and in participating in the Commission hearing process by providing topic-specific interventions to the Commission.

Up to $100,000 in participant funding will be disbursed among all eligible applicants for the provision of new, distinctive and valuable information through informed and topic-specific interventions to the Commission. Funding will be awarded for the review of documentation, including CNSC staff’s documents and Cameco’s Commission member documents, and for participation in the public Commission hearing. Funding for travel to the Commission hearing is within the scope of this opportunity. However, due to potential travel restrictions or limitations relating to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Commission will announce whether there will be in-person oral presentations at the Commission hearing at a later date.

To apply, please submit a participant funding application form. Certain terms and conditions apply. You can submit the form by:

• Email: pfp@cnsc-ccsn.gc.ca
• Mail: Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
  c/o Participant Funding Program administrator
  P.O. Box 1046, Station B
  280 Slater Street
  Ottawa, ON, Canada  K1P 5S9
• Fax: 613-995-5086

Deadline for submitting a participant funding application: November 30, 2020.

A funding review committee that is independent of the CNSC will consider all applications for funding and make recommendations on the allocation of funds.

For information on how to participate, view the Participate in a public Commission hearing and Participant Funding Program sections of the CNSC website.

For questions about this specific funding opportunity, contact:
Adam Zenobi
Participant Funding Program Administrator
613-415-2814
pfp@cnsc-ccsn.gc.ca