May 24, 2005  NWMO published its recommendations in draft for comment and review, recommendation is to bury nuclear waste in an "Adaptive Phased Management" approach

November 3, 2005  NWMO submits final report recommending "Adaptive Phased Management"

June 1, 2007 - the Nuclear Waste Management Organization launches the siting process for a nuclear waste repository with the release of "Moving Forward Together: Designing the Process for Selecting a Site"

June 14, 2007 - Government of Canada announces its selection of the NMWO's recommendatin of "Adaptive Phased Management" as the "best option for the long term management of nuclear fuel waste"

January, 2008 - Nuclear Waste Management Organization extends (and then cancels) invitations to consultation sessions on the siting process under development to identify a candidate location for the construction of an underground nuclear waste facility; session for Ontario  eventually  rescheduled to October 2008

January, 2008 – NWM0  releases five year plan for implementing "Adaptive Phased Management"

January, 2009 - Ontario Power Generation contracts the Nuclear Waste Management Organization to design, promote and manage the regulatory process for the development of the Deep Geologic Repository (DGR), an underground repository for low and intermediate level nuclear waste from Ontario's nuclear generating stations.

May 5, 2009 -  Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) releases its proposed process for  Selecting a Site for the long-term management of Canada's used nuclear fuel, holds "information sessions" across five provinces, including in northeastern Ontario

Late 2009 - Anticipate finalizing siting process in late 2009

2010 - Expected to launch site search in 2010