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	546	2,747	11,911	15,204
Federal Real Property	546	2,747	11,911	15,204

Non-Federal

Reason for Federal Involvement	Suspected	Active	Closed	Total
Total	198	358	2,470	3,026
Federal activities	120	264	2,115	2,499
Explicit federal policy decision	2	8	16	26
Contractual obligation	76	86	339	501

Canada Lands

Reason for Federal Involvement	Suspected	Active	Closed	Total
Total	786	1,389	3,736	5,911
Orphan site	0	4	5	9
A reserve as defined in the Indian Act	759	1,145	2,691	4,595
Other Canada Lands	17	145	850	1,012
National Park of Canada	10	95	190	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.