The NWMO publishes an annual update on the plan, titled Implementation plan. 

We actively seek public input to help shape our work, and we’ve launched an online survey to accompany our implementation plan. We hope the brief digital survey will encourage more people to share their thoughts and help shape the future of Canada’s plan for used nuclear fuel.

Canada's plan, also known as APM, is designed to be implemented in phases over many decades. We continually review, strengthen and adjust the plan in the face of new information, direction and guidance from communities, advances in science and technology, input from the public, insight from Indigenous Knowledge, changes in societal values, and evolving public policy.

The 2025-29 planning period includes implementing the hosting agreements with Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation and the Township of Ignace, finalizing the safety case for the identified site, preparing to construct a Centre of Expertise, preparing for and participating in regulatory processes, and getting ready to move our operations to the site that is selected.

We have identified a series of priorities to guide us over the next five years: