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	563	2,959	11,616	15,138
Federal Real Property	563	2,959	11,616	15,138

Non-Federal

Reason for Federal Involvement	Suspected	Active	Closed	Total
Total	194	362	2,443	2,999
Federal activities	118	265	2,098	2,481
Explicit federal policy decision	2	6	16	24
Contractual obligation	74	91	329	494

Canada Lands

Reason for Federal Involvement	Suspected	Active	Closed	Total
Total	835	1,437	3,595	5,867
Orphan site	1	3	4	8
A reserve as defined in the Indian Act	808	1,190	2,555	4,553
Other Canada Lands	16	148	847	1,011
National Park of Canada	10	96	189	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.