[en] This report is a summary of activities and progress in 2016 for the Nuclear Waste Management Organization's (NWMO's) Technical Program. The primary purpose of the Technical Program is to support the implementation of Adaptive Phased Management (APM), Canada's approach for the long-term management of used nuclear fuel. Significant technical program achievements in 2016 are summarized below. - NWMO continued to participate in international research activities associated with the SKB Aspo Hard Rock Laboratory, the Mont Terri Underground Rock Laboratory, the Greenland Analogue Project, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Nuclear Energy Agency Research Projects, and the international working group on biosphere modelling (BIOPROTA). - NWMO's research program published 14 NWMO technical reports, submitted 11 papers for journal publication and 17 abstracts for presentation at national and international conferences focused on environmental radioactivity and radioactive waste management. - The NWMO continues to conduct research on used fuel container corrosion, as applicable to the potentially high-salinity bedrock of Canada. - The NWMO geosciences program continued to develop case studies and methods for detailed site investigations in both crystalline and sedimentary rock in the fields of: geology, hydrogeochemistry, isotope geochemistry, paleohydrogeology, sub-surface mass transport, geomechanics, seismicity, geochronology, microbiology and long-term climate change. - NWMO continued to maintain and improve the models and datasets used to support the safety assessment requirements of potential sites and repository designs. (author)