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Participant Funding for the Regulatory Oversight Report for Canadian Nuclear Laboratories Sites: 2020
Funding for public review and interventions
Latest source updateLast Update: May 7, 2026Latest change: The opportunity now concerns Orano Canada Inc.’s Cluff Lake licence revocation review, with new dates, funding amount, application form, and contact details.View change
Latest source update
Last Update: May 7, 2026
Latest change: The opportunity now concerns Orano Canada Inc.’s Cluff Lake licence revocation review, with new dates, funding amount, application form, and contact details.
Grant opportunity updated
The grant opportunity has shifted from the Canadian Nuclear Laboratories regulatory oversight report to Orano Canada Inc.’s application to revoke its Cluff Lake Project licence. The scope, target audience, funding amount, application deadline, hearing timing, and contact and submission details were all updated. The new notice also changes the funding purpose to reviewing revocation documents and participating in a public Commission hearing, including travel costs within scope, and replaces the earlier oral-presentation wording with a later Commission decision on whether in-person presentations will be offered.
Funding available
$ 75,000
Deadline
August 6, 2021
Opened July 5, 2021
Location
Ontario, Canada
Overview
Up to $75,000 is available to support public participation in reviewing the Regulatory Oversight Report for Canadian Nuclear Laboratories Sites: 2020. Funding supports written interventions and, for Indigenous intervenors, remote oral presentations.
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Opportunity Score
Moderate potential, but conditions must align.
At a glance
Funding available
Financing goals
- Increase social or community impact
- Improve governance or administrative structure
- Strengthen organizational capacity
Eligible Funding
- Maximum amount : 75,000 $
Funds Providers
Eligible candidates
Eligible Industries
- All industries
Location
- Ontario
Legal structures
- All legal structures
Annual revenue
- All revenue ranges
Organisation size
- All organization sizes
Audience
- Indigenous Peoples
- Canadians
Next Steps
1
Determine your project
2
Validate your eligibility
Activities funded
- Review of the Regulatory Oversight Report for Canadian Nuclear Laboratories Sites: 2020
- Written comments to the Commission
- Remote oral presentations by Indigenous intervenors
Documents Needed
- Participant Funding Application Form
- Signed contribution agreement
- Final financial report
- Any required document translations and translator affidavit, if applicable
- Consent letter for hired professionals, if applicable
Official resources
Eligibility
Who is eligible?
- Indigenous peoples
- Members of the public
- Stakeholders
Who is not eligible
- For-profit organizations
- Applicants with a direct commercial interest in the project
- Project proponents and their staff
- Non-Indigenous representatives of another level of government
Eligible expenses
- Professional fees
- Travel and incidentals
- Honoraria for chiefs, elders, or knowledge holders
- Administrative costs
Ineligible Costs and Activities
- Capital expenditures
- Construction costs
- Lost income
- Renovation of buildings
- Salaries and benefits, and general operations and maintenance
Eligible geographic areas
- Canada
Selection criteria
- New, distinctive and valuable information
- Informed, topic-specific interventions
- Direct relevance to the report and CNL safety performance at CNSC-licensed sites in 2020
How to apply
- Step 1: Access the application form
- Consult the funding opportunity page.
- Open the project-specific participant funding application form.
- Step 2: Complete the form
- Follow the instructions in the form’s nine sections.
- Ensure the application meets the criteria in the PFP Guide.
- Step 3: Submit the form
- Review, sign, and date the form.
- Submit it by email, mail, or fax to the CNSC PFP Administrator.
- Keep a copy for your records.
Processing and Agreement
- The application is reviewed by an independent funding review committee.
- The committee makes recommendations on the allocation of funds.
- Applicants are informed of the funding decision within 45 business days after the closing date, or after receipt if there is no closing date.
- If approved, a signed contribution agreement is required before payment.
- Recipients must submit the agreed deliverable and a final financial report before the balance is paid.
Additional information
- The CNSC may publish the recipient’s name, the funding amount, and the type of activities funded.
- Information submitted for the project may become part of the public record.
- Recipients must keep receipts for at least three years after funding is received.
- All documents submitted must be in English or French, or include a translation and translator affidavit.
Contacts
Frequently Asked Questions about the Participant Funding for the Regulatory Oversight Report for Canadian Nuclear Laboratories Sites: 2020 Program
What is the Participant Funding for the Regulatory Oversight Report for Canadian Nuclear Laboratories Sites: 2020?
Up to $75,000 is available to support public participation in reviewing the Regulatory Oversight Report for Canadian Nuclear Laboratories Sites: 2020. Funding supports written interventions and, for Indigenous intervenors, remote oral presentations.
How much funding can be received?
Participant Funding for the Regulatory Oversight Report for Canadian Nuclear Laboratories Sites: 2020 Funds up to $75,000 of admissible expenses.
What is the deadline to apply?
The application deadline for this grant program was August 6, 2021.
Who is eligible for the Participant Funding for the Regulatory Oversight Report for Canadian Nuclear Laboratories Sites: 2020 program?
To be eligible for the Participant Funding for the Regulatory Oversight Report for Canadian Nuclear Laboratories Sites: 2020 program, you must:
Direct local interest
Relevant Indigenous or community knowledge
Value-added information for the Commission
What expenses are eligible under Participant Funding for the Regulatory Oversight Report for Canadian Nuclear Laboratories Sites: 2020?
Review of the Regulatory Oversight Report for Canadian Nuclear Laboratories Sites: 2020
Written comments to the Commission
Remote oral presentations by Indigenous intervenors
Who can I contact for more information about the Participant Funding for the Regulatory Oversight Report for Canadian Nuclear Laboratories Sites: 2020?
You can contact Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) by email at pfp@cnsc-ccsn.gc.ca or by phone at 613-415-2814.
Where is the Participant Funding for the Regulatory Oversight Report for Canadian Nuclear Laboratories Sites: 2020 available?
The Participant Funding for the Regulatory Oversight Report for Canadian Nuclear Laboratories Sites: 2020 program is available the province of Ontario.