Participant funding for the Saskatchewan Research Council’s application to renew its licence for the Gunnar historic uranium mine and mill site

Status

This participant funding opportunity is open from August 5 to September 26, 2025.

Participant funding notice

The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) will conduct a hearing based on written submissions in March 2026 to consider an application from the Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC) to renew its licence for the Gunnar historic uranium mine and mill site. SRC is requesting that its licence be renewed for a period of 5 years to complete the remaining remediation work to transition the site to safe long-term monitoring.

The Gunnar mine is located in northern Saskatchewan, on Treaty 8 territory, and the Homeland of the Métis, and is wit the traditional territories of the Denesųłiné, Cree, and Métis.

The CNSC is offering participant funding to assist Indigenous Nations and communities, members of the public and interested parties in:

• reviewing documentation, including CNSC staff’s and SRC’s Commission member documents
• participating in the Commission hearing, where applicants will be given the opportunity to provide new, distinctive and valuable information through informed and topic-specific interventions in writing to the Commission

Up to $50,000 in participant funding will be disbursed among all successful applicants.

Applying for funding

The deadline to submit a participant funding application is September 26, 2025.

A funding review committee, independent of the CNSC, will consider all applications for funding and make recommendations on the allocation of funds.

To apply, please submit a participant funding application form. Certain terms and conditions apply. You can submit the form by:

• Email: pfp@cnsc-ccsn.gc.ca
• Mail: Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
  c/o Participant Funding Program Administrator
  280 Slater St
  PO Box 1046 Stn B
  Ottawa ON  K1P 5S9

For information on how to participate, consult the Participate in a public Commission hearing and Participant Funding Program sections of the CNSC website.

Eligibility and funding criteria

For more information on participant funding and how it works, including details on eligibility and funding criteria, please read the Participant Funding Program Guide.

Contact information

Participant Funding Program Administrator
pfp@cnsc-ccsn.gc.ca