Adam Levine

Adam Levine has worked at the CNSC since 2012. As Director of the Indigenous Consultation and Engagement Division, he is responsible for leading a dynamic team that works with Indigenous Nations and communities on all nuclear projects across the country.

Expertise and education

Adam has a master’s of environmental assessment from Concordia University and a bachelor’s in psychology from the University of Guelph. On both the national and international stage, including at the IAEA General Conference and in cooperation with the OECD’s Nuclear Energy Agency, Adam has led papers, presentations and workshops on consultation, engagement, outreach and communications with Indigenous Nations and communities.

Roles and responsibilities

With the help of his team, Adam is responsible for ensuring that the CNSC fulfills its duty to consult and accommodate Indigenous Nations and communities that may be impacted by proposed nuclear projects. He and his team work with over 100 different Indigenous Nations and communities and play an important role in representing the CNSC at all public Commission proceedings as the organization’s experts on consultation, engagement, reconciliation and collaboration with Indigenous Peoples; on Indigenous knowledge; and on the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

Adam notes, “We’re actively consulting and engaging with Indigenous Nations and communities throughout the lifecycle of nuclear facilities and working to build collaborative relationships and trust. This is important work that helps support the Commission in making its decisions and upholding its responsibilities to consult and engage with Indigenous Nations and communities that may be impacted by its decisions and actions.”

Adam and his team help to ensure that Indigenous Nations and communities have their voices heard as part of the Commission’s proceedings and its decision-making processes. The team plays an important role in ensuring that the CNSC has an accessible and transparent regulatory process that builds confidence and trust in the CNSC’s decisions and advances reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples as part of its ongoing regulatory oversight of nuclear facilities in Canada.

“Being able to engage with people and communities in many different areas of the country is the aspect of the job that I love the most,” says Adam.