Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission Rules of Procedure

17 (1) Where the Commission holds a public hearing on any matter under this Part, it may hold the hearing on one or more days and in one or more places.

(2) The Commission shall give notice of a public hearing to the parties at least 60 days before the start of the hearing.

(3) The Commission shall also give a notice to the public at least 60 days before the start of the hearing in any manner that the Commission considers will most likely result in the notice coming to the attention of persons interested in the matter being considered.

(4) The notices referred to in subrules (2) and (3) shall include

• (a) a description of the matter being heard;

• (b) where the Commission proposes to hold the public hearing on one day, the date, time and place of the hearing;

• (c) where the Commission proposes to hold the public hearing on more than one day, the dates, times and places, if known, of the public hearing;

• (d) the requirement that parties who intend to participate in the hearing must so notify the Commission in accordance with rule 18;

• (e) the manner in which persons may request to intervene, as set out in rule 19; and

• (f) the names and addresses of persons to whom copies of any information and submissions filed or to be filed with the Commission, for consideration at the hearing, must be sent.