Reason For Federal Involvement

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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 16 323 471 809
Federal Real Property16323471809

Non-Federal

Reason for Federal Involvement Suspected Active Closed Total
Total 0 158 97 252
Federal activities013080208
Explicit federal policy decision0202
Contractual obligation0261742

Canada Lands

Reason for Federal Involvement Suspected Active Closed Total
Total 53 206 365 624
Orphan site0011
A reserve as defined in the Indian Act46176335557
Other Canada Lands0131023
National Park of Canada7171943
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.