Participant funding for Cameco’s application to renew its licence for the Port Hope Conversion Facility

Status

This participant funding opportunity is open from January 26, 2026, to March 23, 2026.

Participant funding notice

The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) will conduct a public hearing in Port Hope, Ontario, in November 2026 to consider an application from Cameco to renew its licence for the Port Hope Conversion Facility for a period of 20 years.

The CNSC acknowledges that the Port Hope Conversion Facility is located within the traditional lands and waters of the Michi Saagiig Anishinaabeg. This territory is covered by the Gunshot Treaty (1787–88), the Williams Treaties (1923), and the Williams Treaties Settlement Agreement (2018).

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 Cameco’s Commission member documents
• participating in the Commission hearing by providing new, distinctive and valuable information through informed and topic-specific interventions to the Commission

Up to $150,000 in participant funding will be disbursed among all successful applicants.

Applying for funding

The deadline to submit a participant funding application is March 23, 2026.

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 meeting 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