Participant Funding Program decision – Regulatory Oversight Report for Uranium Mines and Mills in Canada: 2022

The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) is offering participant funding to assist Indigenous Nations and communities, members of the public and stakeholders in reviewing CNSC staff’s Regulatory Oversight Report for Uranium Mines and Mills in Canada: 2022, and in submitting comments in writing to the Commission. In addition, in the spirit of reconciliation and in recognition of the Indigenous oral tradition of sharing knowledge, the CNSC is offering Indigenous intervenors the opportunity to make oral presentations.

Background

The CNSC made participant funding available:

• for the provision of new, distinctive and valuable information to the CNSC through informed and topic-specific interventions
• to assist interested parties in reviewing CNSC staff’s regulatory oversight report and in submitting written comments to the Commission

A funding review committee (FRC) was established to review the funding applications received by the CNSC’s PFP administrator and to make recommendations on the allocation of up to $75,000 for eligible applicants. The FRC was given the flexibility to recommend funding beyond $75,000 based on the value-added nature of the funding applications received.

On June 21, 2023, the FRC met to review the 5 PFP applications received, requesting a total of $255,720.

Eligibility and funding criteria

For more information on participant funding and how it works, including details on eligibility and funding criteria, please read the PFP guide.

CNSC participant funding decision

The CNSC carefully considered the FRC’s recommendations on the allocation of participant funding and approved the reimbursement of up to $109,801.70 to the following recipients:

Applicant	Maximum amount of available funding
English River First Nation	$34,399.20
Ya’thi Néné Land and Resource Office	$49,150
Nuclear Transparency Project	$4,500
Kineepik Metis Local	$21,752.50
TOTAL:	$109,801.70

Additional information
Participant Funding Program Administrator, CNSC
Email: pfp@cnsc-ccsn.gc.ca