Participant Funding Program - Regulatory Oversight Report on the Use of Nuclear Substances in Canada: 2023

• Completed participant funding application form
• Supporting documents for organizational representation, if applicable
• Professional résumés or work experience documents, if professionals are hired
• Signed consent form for hired professionals, if applicable
• Completed contribution agreement, if approved

Who is eligible?

• Indigenous Nations and communities
• Members of the public
• Stakeholders

Who is not eligible

• For-profit organizations
• Applicants with a direct commercial interest in the project
• People who work for the project proponent
• Representatives of other levels of government, except Indigenous governments

Eligible expenses

• Professional fees
• Travel and incidentals
• Honoraria for chiefs, elders, or holders of Indigenous traditional or community knowledge
• Administrative costs
• Other reasonable costs case by case

Ineligible Costs and Activities

• Capital expenditures
• Construction costs
• Lost income
• Building renovations
• Salaries, benefits, and general operations and maintenance
• Legal representation

Eligible geographic areas

• Canada

• Consult the PFP funding opportunities to learn more about the project description and access the project-specific application form.
• Each project-specific PFP application form provides detailed instructions on how to complete each of the nine application steps.
• Review, sign and date the form, and keep a copy for your records.
• Submit the form to the CNSC’s PFP Administrator by email, fax or mail.

• Participants should follow the three steps shown below when applying for PFP funding.
• All forms must be submitted to the CNSC’s PFP Administrator.
• Before submitting, applicants must review, sign and date the form, and keep a copy for their records.
• There are three ways to submit the form: email, fax or mail.
• The PFP administrator will notify applicants within one business day of receipt of the application.
• An independent funding review committee will review the application and recommend whether the funding request should be approved, including the amount and any objectives to meet.