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title: "Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission"
url: "https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/canadian-nuclear-safety-commission"
description: "Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission, Government of Canada. Official website: cnsc-ccsn.gc.ca. Portfolio: Natural Resources Canada. Description from GC InfoBase."
site: "Canada Service Map"
author: "Mahmoud Halat"
publisher: "Space & Story"
updated: "2026-10-14"
licence: "Built entirely from public data: open data and official government pages. Each record keeps the licence of its source, listed at https://canadaservicemap.ca/data."
---
# Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission

Government of Canada · Corporations

Compiled by Mahmoud Halat, updated 14 October 2026. Not a government website. The official page always has the final word.

## About

The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission regulates the development, production and use of nuclear energy and nuclear substances in Canada to protect health, safety, security and the environment. It was established in 2000, replacing the Atomic Energy Control Board.

Source: [GC InfoBase, Inventory of Federal Organizations and Interests (Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat)](https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/a35cf382-690c-4221-a971-cf0fd189a46f). Licence: Open Government Licence - Canada.

## Facts

- Jurisdiction: Government of Canada
- Layer: Corporations
- Class: Departmental Corporations
- Portfolio: [Natural Resources Canada](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/natural-resources-canada)
- Wikidata: [Q654536](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q654536)

## Official websites

- [cnsc-ccsn.gc.ca/eng](https://www.cnsc-ccsn.gc.ca/eng/)
- [cnsc-ccsn.gc.ca/fra](https://www.cnsc-ccsn.gc.ca/fra/)

## Sources

- Description source: [GC InfoBase, Inventory of Federal Organizations and Interests (Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat)](https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/a35cf382-690c-4221-a971-cf0fd189a46f). Licence: Open Government Licence - Canada.
- Record from: [GC InfoBase, Inventory of Federal Organizations and Interests](https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/a35cf382-690c-4221-a971-cf0fd189a46f). Licence: Open Government Licence - Canada.

## More

- [View it in the explorer](https://canadaservicemap.ca/explore?sel=ifoi:87), with the sources of its record.
- [Data and sources](https://canadaservicemap.ca/data): every record keeps the licence of its source.

## Cite this page

Canada Service Map, "Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission", updated 14 October 2026, https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/canadian-nuclear-safety-commission