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SECTION III - SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

Organizational Information

The CNSC consists of two independent organizations:

(i)  Commission

The Commission, supported by the Secretariat, is a quasi-judicial administrative tribunal. It sets regulatory policy direction on matters relating to health, safety, security and environmental issues affecting the Canadian nuclear industry; makes independent decisions on the licensing of nuclear-related activities in Canada; and establishes legally-binding regulations. The Commission takes into account the views, concerns and opinions of interested stakeholders. The Commission also delegates to Designated Officers the authority to render licensing decisions for certain categories of nuclear facilities and activities in accordance with the requirements of the Nuclear Safety and Control Act (NSCA) and its associated regulations.

The NSCA provides for the appointment of up to seven Commission members by the Governor in Council serving at good behaviour. Six members serve as permanent members for a term not exceeding five years. One member of the Commission is designated as the President of the Commission. This position is currently held by Linda J. Keen.

(ii) CNSC Staff

The staff organization consists of a headquarters in Ottawa, site offices located at each of the five nuclear generating stations in Canada, a site office at Atomic Energy of Canada's Chalk River Laboratories and five regional offices. CNSC staff is permanently located at each nuclear generating station in Canada and at Chalk River to assess performance against regulations and specific conditions of operating licences. Regional offices conduct compliance activities for nuclear substances, transportation, radiation devices and equipment containing nuclear substances. They also respond to unusual events involving nuclear substances.

CNSC staff supports the Commission by developing regulatory frameworks and recommending regulatory policies, carrying out licensing, certification, compliance inspections and enforcement actions, coordinating the CNSC's international undertakings, developing CNSC-wide programs in support of regulatory effectiveness, maintaining relations with stakeholders and providing administrative support to the organization.

In addition, staff prepares recommendations on licensing decisions, presents them to the Commission for consideration during public hearings and subsequently administers the Commission's decisions. Where authority has been delegated, staff renders licensing decisions.

 CNSC Locations

CNSC Organization Chart

The CNSC Logic Model

The logic model is a tool for planning, focusing activities and programs, evaluating the contribution of initiatives to CNSC outcomes, and illustrating the role of the CNSC as an agency in terms of achieving results for Canadians.

Resources by Program Activity

2007-2008
	Budgetary							Non-budgetary	Total Main Estimates	Adjustments (Planned Spending not in Main Estimates)	Total Planned Spending
	Operating	Capital	Grants	Contributions and Other Transfer Payments	Gross Budgetary Expenditures	Less: Respendable Revenue	Net Budgetary Expenditures	Loans, Investments and Advances
Strategic Outcome: Safe and secure nuclear installations and processes solely for peaceful purposes; and public confidence in the nuclear regulatory regime's effectiveness.
Nuclear Regulation	94,065	0	75	345	94,485	0	94,485	0	94,485	70	94,555
Total	94,065	0	75	345	94,485	0	94,485	0	94,485	70	94,555

The program activity contributes to the achievement of the Government of Canada's Safe and Secure Communities outcome area

Table 1: Departmental Planned Spending and Full-Time Equivalents

$ thousands	Forecast Spending 2006-2007	Planned Spending 2007-2008	Planned Spending 2008-2009	Planned Spending 2009-2010
Nuclear Regulation	78,671	94,485	85,876	85,876
Total Main Estimates	78,671	94,485	85,876	85,876
Adjustments:
Procurement Savings	(390)	-	-	-
Supplementary Estimates:		-	-	-
Advanced CANDU Reactors	1,448	-	-	-
Carry Forward	2,545	-	-	-
Workload Pressures	1,159	-	-	-
New Nuclear Power plants	1,308	-	-	-
Other:		-	-	-
TB Vote 15	602	-	-	-
Internal Audit Funding	54	70	-	-
Employee Benefit Plan (EBP)	715	-	-	-
Total Adjustments	7,441	70	-	-
Total Planned Spending	86,112	94,555	85,876	85,876
Total Planned Spending	86,112	94,555	85,876	85,876
Less: Non-Respendable Revenue	57,783	61,415	56,208	56,208
Plus: Cost of services received without charge	8,835	9,712	9,127	9,131
Net cost of Program	37,164	42,852	38,795	38,799
Full Time Equivalents	585	730	693	693

The above table includes funding approved for 2006-2007 and 2007-2008 for the regulatory workload associated with licensing new nuclear power plants.

Table 2: Voted and Statutory Items

2007-2008
Vote or Statutory Item	Truncated Vote or Statutory Wording	2007-2008 Main Estimates	2006-2007 Main Estimates
20	Program expenditures	84 553	70 321
(S)	Contributions to employee benefit plans	9,932	8,350
	Total Department or Agency	94,485	78,671

Note: The 2007-2008 Main Estimates are $15,814 thousand greater than the 2006-2007 Main Estimates. The major changes are associated with the approval of $9.2 million to meet existing demand and forecasted increase in regulatory workload associated with industry growth; $4.9 million to meet new demand in regulatory workload associated with licensing new nuclear power plants; and approximately $1.5 million for statutory Employee Benefits Plan.

Table 3: Services Received Without Charge

($ thousands)	2007-2008
Accommodation provided by Public Works and Government Services Canada	5,518
Contributions covering the employers' share of employees' insurance premiums and expenditures paid by the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (excluding revolving funds) Employer's contribution to employees' insured benefits plans and expenditures paid by TBS	4,026
Salary and associated expenditures of legal services provided by the Department of Justice Canada	91
Audit Services provided by the Office of the Auditor General of Canada	65
Worker's compensation coverage provided by Social Development Canada	12
Total 2007-2008 Services received without charge	9,712

Table 4: Sources of Respendable and Non-Respendable Revenue

Respendable Revenue
($ thousands)	Forecast Revenue 2006-2007	Planned Revenue 2007-2008	Planned Revenue 2008-2009	Planned Revenue 2009-2010
Total Respendable Revenue	0	0	0	0
Non-Respendable Revenue
($ thousands)	Forecast Revenue 2006-2007	Planned Revenue 2007-2008	Planned Revenue 2008-2009	Planned Revenue 2009-2010
Nuclear Regulation
Cost Recovery Revenue	57,783	61,415	56,208	56,208
Total Non-Respendable Revenue	57,783	61,415	56,208	56,208
Total Respendable and Non-Respendable Revenue	57,783	61,415	56,208	56,208

Table 5: CNSC's Regulatory Plan

The preparation of regulations pursuant to the Nuclear Safety and Control Act is necessary to provide clarity and enforcement. The CNSC expects to submit the following specific regulations for legal examination or final approval over the three-year planning period:

Regulations	Expected Results
Nuclear Substances and Radiation Devices Regulations - Amendment	Address issues noted by the Parliamentary Standing Joint Committee on Regulations Correct regulatory deficiencies that have come to light since the regulations came into force on May 31, 2000 Adopt the latest exemption values in IAEA Basic Safety Standards
Class II Nuclear Facilities and Prescribed Equipment Regulations - Amendment	Address issues that have been noted by the Parliamentary Standing Joint Committee on Regulations Correct certain regulatory deficiencies that have come to light since the regulations came into force on May 31, 2000.
Nuclear Safeguards Regulations	Establish generic safeguards regulations in lieu of existing safeguards licence conditions to facilitate compliance with international safeguards agreements
Nuclear Non-proliferation Import and Export Control Regulations - Amendment	Ensure that the export and import provisions and licensing requirements are compatible with developments in international agreements and guidance Address issues raised by the Parliamentary Standing Joint Committee on regulations Clarify minor ambiguities
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission Rules of Procedure and Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission By-laws	Update Rules of Procedure and By-laws, to reflect best practices in the area of administrative tribunals.

Table 6: Internal Audits and Evaluations

Planned Internal Audits and Evaluations (2007-08 to 2009-10)

In 2005, the CNSC developed a risk-informed internal audit and evaluation work plan, which it shared with the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat. The plan which was revised in 2006, is being revisited in the context of a CNSC Corporate Risk Profile that will be developed early in 2007-08. The following plan may therefore be revised.

For more information on CNSC's Internal Audit and Evaluation Reports and Summaries visit CNSC's website

Name of Internal Audit/Evaluation	Audit Type/Evaluation Type	Status	Expected Completion Date
Audit of the CNSC's regulatory program for uranium mines and mills	Organizational unit	In progress	April 2007
Formative evaluation of the Values and Ethics Strategy	CNSC program	In planning stage	August 2007
Audit of operational planning (including integrated risk management)	Corporate-wide initiative	Planned	2007-08
Audit of time accounting	Corporate service	Planned	2007-08
Evaluation of the CNSC Outreach Program	CNSC program	Planned	2007-08
Audit of nuclear substances regulation and medical institutions	Organizational unit	Planned	2008-09
Audit of information management	Corporate service	Planned	2008-09
Audit of the Contaminated Lands Evaluation and Assessment Network	Program	Planned	2008-09
Evaluation of Research and Support Program grants and contributions	Transfer payment	Planned	2008-09
Audit of power reactor regulation	Organizational unit	Planned	2009-10
Audit of international activities - monitoring and coordination	CNSC program	Planned	2009-10
Evaluation of IAEA-CNSC Contribution Agreement for Canadian Safeguards Support Program	Transfer payment	Planned	2009-10

Information Sources

For further information or to request publications, contact:

Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
280 Slater Street, P.O. Box 1046, Station B
Ottawa, Ontario  K1P 5S9
Telephone:  (613) 995-5894 or 1-800-668-5284 (within Canada)  Fax: (613) 995-5086
e-mail:  info@ccsn-ccsn.gc.ca

Further information is available on the CNSC Web site at www.nuclearsafety.gc.ca

Information on the plans, priorities, and activities of the CNSC may be found in:

Annual Report, Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Report on Plans and Priorities, Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Departmental Performance Report, Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission

The CNSC administers the following Acts and associated regulations:
      Nuclear Safety and Control Act, 1997, c.9
      Nuclear Liability Act, 1985, c. N-28

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