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 11 194 225 431
Federal Real Property11194225431

Non-Federal

Reason for Federal Involvement Suspected Active Closed Total
Total 2 28 322 352
Federal activities218320340
Explicit federal policy decision0202
Contractual obligation08210

Canada Lands

Reason for Federal Involvement Suspected Active Closed Total
Total 9 110 45 163
Orphan site0032
A reserve as defined in the Indian Act8551881
Other Canada Lands044953
National Park of Canada1111527
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.