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 12 219 631 861
Federal Real Property12219631861

Non-Federal

Reason for Federal Involvement Suspected Active Closed Total
Total 3 51 342 395
Federal activities125312337
Explicit federal policy decision0022
Contractual obligation2262856

Canada Lands

Reason for Federal Involvement Suspected Active Closed Total
Total 13 138 79 230
Orphan site0101
A reserve as defined in the Indian Act1012165196
Other Canada Lands0729
National Park of Canada391224
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.