Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Transfer Payment Program
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The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) has the authority from Treasury Board to issue transfer payments. The CNSC’s Transfer Payment Program supports the Government of Canada’s strategic outcome of safe and secure nuclear installations and processes used solely for peaceful purposes and public confidence in the nuclear regulatory regime's effectiveness.
Currently, the CNSC administers two transfer payment programs: the Class Grants and Contributions Program and the Canadian Safeguards Support Program (CSSP). The Class Grants and Contributions Program was initiated in 1984 to enable research, development and management of activities, and is administered as part of the Research and Support Program. The CSSP was initiated in 1977 to contribute to Canada’s international commitments on the peaceful use of nuclear energy.
The CNSC’s summary of the three-year plan for transfer payment programs, as prescribed by the Treasury Board Policy on Transfer Payments, is displayed below.
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission Plan for Transfer Payment Programs (TPPs)
Name of transfer payment program (fiscal year of last approval) |
Forecast spending for current fiscal year (thousands of dollars) |
Last evaluation or review | Fiscal year of planned completion of next evaluation | |
| Fiscal year of last completed evaluation | Approved decision as a result of last evaluation (Continuation, Amendment, Termination, Pending or N/A) |
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| Regulatory Framework Program Class Grants & Contributions Program (2008-09) |
$795 | 2008-09 | Continuation | 2011-12 |
| Regulatory Framework Program Canadian Safeguards Support Program (2004-05) |
$50 | 2004-05 | Continuation | 2009-10 |
Research and Support Program
The CNSC’s Class Grants & Contributions Program is administered as part of the Research and Support Program. The Research and Support Program provides access to independent expert advice, experience and information through contracts, grants or contributions placed in the private sector and with other agencies and organizations in Canada and internationally.
All projects funded through the Grants and Contributions Program are for the purpose of generating knowledge and information to support CNSC staff in its regulatory mission. Currently, CNSC is responsible for identifying the projects and recipients and submitting the funding application for consideration and approval under the Research and Support Program.
For information concerning the application process, please contact us at research-recherche@cnsc-ccsn.gc.ca. Find out more about the Research and Support Program.
Canadian Safeguards Support Program
The Canadian Safeguards Support Program’s (CSSP) mission is to contribute to the fulfillment by the CNSC of Canada’s international commitments on the peaceful use of nuclear energy and to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) safeguards regime. For Canadians, the IAEA provides assurance that both domestic facilities and facilities around the world are not used to further nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices or purposes unknown.
Within the CSSP, there exists an individual contribution agreement between CNSC and the IAEA, so there is no external application process. This contribution agreement supports the CSSP by:
- conducting, developing and implementing systems studies, standards and guidelines
- developing, supporting and implementing new equipment and technologies
- sharing and acquiring knowledge and new developments on nuclear safeguards
Read more on the Canadian Safeguards Support Program.
