Reason For Federal Involvement

The tables below summarize the Federal Contaminated Sites Inventory by the reason that the Federal Government has an involvement in the site. The involvement types are grouped by type of property (Federal Land, Canada Lands, and Non-federal Land).

Click on an Involvement Type or a Property Type to query those sites.

Federal

Reason for Federal Involvement Suspected Active Closed Total
Total 341 2,329 12,556 15,226
Federal Real Property3412,32912,55615,226

Non-Federal

Reason for Federal Involvement Suspected Active Closed Total
Total 134 332 2,611 3,077
Federal activities582592,2342,551
Explicit federal policy decision281626
Contractual obligation7465361500

Canada Lands

Reason for Federal Involvement Suspected Active Closed Total
Total 692 1,436 3,935 6,063
Orphan site0279
A reserve as defined in the Indian Act6731,1652,8774,715
Other Canada Lands111498561,016
National Park of Canada8120195323
The following are the definitions for the three site status types for contaminated sites:
Suspected
Further assessment work is required to confirm whether the site is considered a "contaminated site."
Active
Active sites are confirmed contaminated sites where remedial action is or may be required.
Closed
No further action is required.
Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat
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