Audit and evaluation reports

The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) conducts and undergoes internal audits and program evaluations to measure its effectiveness and to obtain advice on related projects.

Internal audit is an independent, objective assurance and consulting activity designed to add value to an organization’s operations.

Program evaluations help to measure success and identify priorities or areas of focus. They provide accurate, objective and factual information to assist the CNSC in making sound decisions.

Year	Reports
2025	Joint Audit and Evaluation of the Risk-Informed Compliance Verification Processes, Directorate of Nuclear Substances Regulation
2025	Audit of Governance
2025	Evaluation of the CNSC’s Research and Support Activities, Internal Audit, Evaluation and Ethics Division
2025	Audit of Financial Guarantees
2025	Joint Audit and Evaluation of the Risk-Informed Compliance Verification Processes, Directorate of Power Reactor Regulation
2025	Joint Audit and Evaluation of the Risk-Informed Compliance Verification Processes, Directorate of Nuclear Cycle and Facilities Regulation
2025	Horizontal Internal Audit of Procurement Governance
2023	Follow-Up Audit to the CNSC 2019 Integrated Regulatory Review Service Mission
2022	Audit Report of the CNSC Participant Funding Program
2022	OAG Audit on Radioactive Waste Management
2022	OAG Update on Past Audits
2021	Targeted Audit of the Assignment Process
2020	Final Report for the Horizontal Internal Audit of Physical Security in Large and Small Departments Archived
2020	Review of the Directorate of Environmental and Radiation Protection and Assessment inspection processes Archived
2020	Review of the Directorate of Security and Safeguards inspection processes Archived
2019	Role of the radiation safety officer: final evaluation report Archived
2018	Audit of contracting and procurement Archived
2018	Audit of financial guarantees Archived
2018	Audit of Directorate of Nuclear Cycle and Facilities Regulation inspection processes Archived
2018	Audit of the Directorate of Nuclear Substance Regulation inspection processes Archived
2018	Audit of the Nuclear Emergency Management Program Archived
2018	Management audit of the Western (Calgary) Regional Office Archived
2017	Audit of the management of information technology and telecommunications assets (PDF) Archived
2017	Follow-up audit of the performance measurement and reporting frameworks (PDF) Archived
2017	Horizontal Internal Audit of Business Continuity Planning in Large and Small Departments Archived
2017	Results of the planning phase of the 2017 audit of revenue management and cost recovery Archived
2016	Audit of the Alumni Program and Engagement of Former Public Servants (PDF) Archived
2016	Audit of the Operations Annual Planning Process (PDF) Archived
2016	Continuous Auditing: Acting Appointments (PDF) Archived
2016	Horizontal internal audit of information technology security in large and small departments Archived
2015	Participant Funding Program Evaluation: final report (PDF) Archived
2014	Audit of the processes for the certification of persons working at nuclear power plants Archived
2014	Evaluation of the Class Grants and Contributions Program (PDF) Archived
2014	Evaluation of the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission’s Contributions to the Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development – Nuclear Energy Agency (PDF) Archived
2014	Evaluation of the Directorate of Nuclear Substance Regulation’s Compliance Verification Program (PDF) Archived
2013	Follow-up audit of IT asset management Archived
2012	Evaluation of the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission’s Contribution to the Canadian Standards Association’s Nuclear Standards Program (PDF) Archived

Note

The Joint Audit and Evaluation Cyber Security Oversight of Licensees was conducted in 2022–23 and the CNSC is addressing the audit recommendations. The results of the audit will not be published, in accordance with section 16(2)(c) of the Access to Information Act.

Contact us

You can request information about internal audits using the following methods.

Email: internalaudit-verificationinterne@cnsc-ccsn.gc.ca

Internal Audit, Evaluation and Ethics Division
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
280 Slater St
PO Box 1046 Stn B
Ottawa ON  K1P 5S9