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	414	2,548	12,251	15,213
Federal Real Property	414	2,548	12,251	15,213

Non-Federal

Reason for Federal Involvement	Suspected	Active	Closed	Total
Total	135	362	2,551	3,048
Federal activities	57	273	2,191	2,521
Explicit federal policy decision	2	9	15	26
Contractual obligation	76	80	345	501

Canada Lands

Reason for Federal Involvement	Suspected	Active	Closed	Total
Total	807	1,547	3,606	5,960
Orphan site	0	4	5	9
A reserve as defined in the Indian Act	787	1,298	2,558	4,643
Other Canada Lands	11	150	852	1,013
National Park of Canada	9	95	191	295

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.