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 4 391 531 926
Federal Real Property4391531926

Non-Federal

Reason for Federal Involvement Suspected Active Closed Total
Total 2 32 106 140
Federal activities22783112
Contractual obligation041923
Explicit federal policy decision0145

Canada Lands

Reason for Federal Involvement Suspected Active Closed Total
Total 1 75 9 85
A reserve as defined in the Indian Act132538
Other Canada Lands034236
National Park of Canada09211
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.