Participant Funding Program decision – Ontario Power Generation's application to change the licensing basis for the Pickering Waste Management Facility

The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) announced on November 21, 2023, that it was offering a total of $50,000 under its Participant Funding Program (PFP) to assist Indigenous Nations and communities, members of the public and interested parties in participating in a hearing based on written submissions for the application from Ontario Power Generation (OPG) to change the licensing basis for the Pickering Waste Management Facility (PWMF).

Background

The CNSC made participant funding available:

• for the provision of new, distinctive and valuable information to the Commission through informed and topic-specific interventions
• to assist interested parties in reviewing OPG’s application 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 funding to eligible applicants.

On January 15, 2024, the FRC met to review the 3 PFP applications received by the CNSC, requesting a total of $44,336.53.

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 $41,282.50 to the following recipients:

Applicant	Maximum amount of available funding
Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation	$18,040
Northwatch	$11,500
Hiawatha First Nation	$11,742.50
TOTAL	$41,282.50

Additional information

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