CANADIAN NUCLEAR SOCIETY
SOCIÉTÉ NUCLÉAIRE CANADIENNE 		 

A Career in Nuclear Energy In Canada

How Can I Find Out More and What Can I Do to Make It Happen?

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General Information on the Nuclear Industry in Canada

Nuclear in Canada employees over 10,000 skilled staff directly and another 10,000 indirectly, each year contributing over $1 billion in exports and production of over $1.5 billion in domestic product.

A Nuclear Career in Uranium

  • Cameco Uranium mining and refining used to generate electricity in nuclear plants around the world.

  • Cogema Resources Inc. One of the world's largest producers of uranium with 6 major mining operations in Saskatchewan.

    • A Nuclear Career in Research & Development

  • Atomic Energy of Canada (AECL) Designer of the CANDU reactor. Performs research in safety and continual advancement of the CANDU system. Manages sales and construction of CANDU's oversees. Employs over 4,500 in Mississauga and Chalk River, Ontario as well as international offices.

  • Natural Resources Canada (NRC) Manages and performs energy R&D. Based in Ottawa, Ontario.

  • Kinectrics Former R&D arm of Ontario Hydro, specializing in energy management, environmental modeling, field and technical support, and product development.

  • CAE Electronics World's premier provider of simulation and control technologies for training and optimization employing over 7,000.

  • CANNUKE Technologies Ltd. Technical, management and engineering support services to the nuclear power industry.

  • Scintrex Trace Corp. Develops innovative trace detection products to help security and law enforcement agencies around the world detect explosives, drugs and other noxious substances, based in Concord, Ontario.

    • A Nuclear Career in Construction & Services

  • Babcock & Wilcox Canada Power systems and equipment found in more than 800 utilities in 90 countries, has supplied over 200 nuclear steam generators around the world.

  • Canatom NPM Inc. Engineering company working on constrution and maintenance of nuclear installations. Draws on employees from parent companies SNC-Lavalin and BFC Construction (total of over 10,000) with offices in Montreal, Quebec, and Oakville, Ontario.

  • Duke Engineering & Services Specializes in energy and environmental projects and provides full-scope engineering.

  • General Electric Canada GE Power Systems providing fueling systems and nuclear services to the CANDU nuclear industry.

  • SENES Consultants Ltd. Specialists in energy, nuclear and envirnomental sciences with over 70 professional staff, based in Richmond Hill.

  • Siemens Canada 150 years as leaders in innovation and technological services in nearly every high-tech industry.

  • Spectrum Consulting Inc. Single-source services from concept to decommissioning, based in Peterborough, Ontario.

  • SRB Technologies Canada Inc. Maker of safety, exit, and aircraft signs, using radioisotope sources, based in Pembroke, Ontario.

  • Stone & Webster One of the foremost engineering-construction companies in the world, emplying over 5,000 worldwide, with a Canadian office in Toronto, Ontario.

  • Wardrop Engineering Large engineering firm with experience in reactor safety and waste management. Employs over 450 at 5 Canadian and 3 international offices.

    • A Nuclear Career in Power Production

  • Bruce Power Inc. Operates the Bruce Nuclear Generating Station on Lake Huron. Employs over 3,000 in Tiverton and Toronto, Ontario.

  • Candesco Corporation Engineering consulting firm providing project management, safety analysis, software validation, QA and uncertainty analysis, and licencing. Based in Toronto, Ontario.

  • Hydro Quebec Main electricity generator in Quebec. Employs over 17,000 throughout Quebec and over 500 at the Gentilly-2 Nuclear Generating Station.

  • New Brunswick Power (NB Power) Largest Atlantic Canada electricity producer employing over 2,500 throughout New Brunswick and over 500 at the Point Lepreau Generating Station.

  • Ontario Power Generation Inc.(OPG) Main electricity producer in Ontario. Employs over 10,000 across Ontario including over 5,000 at the Pickering and Darlington Nuclear Generating Stations.

  • RCM Technologies Canada Corp. High technology consulting firm for the nuclear industry specializing in equipment qualification and analysis. Based in Mississauga, Ontario.

    • A Nuclear Career in Government

  • Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) Nuclear industry regulator throughout Canada. Employs 400 with headquarters in Ottawa, Ontario.

    • A Nuclear Career in Medical Technology

  • MDS Nordion Performs laboratory testing, imaging, nuclear medicine, sterilization, and cancer treatment. Employs over 11,000 worldwide with headquarters in Ottawa, Ontario.

  • Canadian Society of Nuclear Medicine Seeks to maintain the highest possible standard of education, research and practise in the use of radionuclides for medicine.

    • A Nuclear Career in Environmental Studies

  • Natural Resources Canada (NRC) Manages sustainable use of Canada's natural resources including Uranium. Based in Ottawa, Ontario.

  • SENES Consultants Ltd. Specialists in energy, nuclear and envirnomental sciences with over 70 professional staff, based in Richmond Hill.

    • A Nuclear Career in Physics

  • Natural Resources Canada (NRC) Performs basic nuclear physics and research at the NRU reactor in Chalk River. Based in Ottawa, Ontario.

  • TRIUMF Canada's national laboratory for particle and nuclear physics, based in Vancouver, British Columbia.

    • Where Can I Find Out More?

  • Dr. Bill Garland's Nuclear Career Page Extensive links to nuclear jobs across North America.

  • CNS Job Post Web Page Jobs posted by members in all areas of the Canadian nuclear industry.

  • How Can I Learn to Do This? The CNS Toronto Branch Nuclear Education in Canada topical page has the answers.

    • Please feel free to contact Adam McLean ( adam.mclean@utoronto.ca ) with any more suggestions for page content.

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