Canada Border Services Agency — federal contaminated sites
Canada Border Services Agency is custodian of 41 sites in Canada's Federal Contaminated Sites Inventory — 0.2% of the 24,426 sites nationwide. 2 are active, 38 are closed, and 1 are suspected. Reported federal expenditure on these sites totals $11.9M (0.1% of the national total), an average of $289K per site.
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Status and priority
| Sites | Share | |
|---|---|---|
| Active | 2 | 4.9% |
| Suspected | 1 | 2.4% |
| Closed | 38 | 93% |
| Sites | Share | |
|---|---|---|
| High Priority for Action | 4 | 9.8% |
| Medium Priority for Action | 18 | 44% |
| Low Priority for Action | 8 | 20% |
| Not a Priority for Action | 5 | 12% |
| Insufficient Information | 4 | 9.8% |
Reported expenditure by fiscal year
Where Canada Border Services Agency sites are located
| Province / Territory | Sites | Reported spend |
|---|---|---|
| Saskatchewan | 11 | $753K |
| British Columbia | 7 | $7.7M |
| Quebec | 6 | $1.4M |
| Alberta | 6 | $0 |
| Yukon | 4 | $835K |
| Ontario | 3 | $0 |
| New Brunswick | 2 | $371K |
| Manitoba | 1 | $52K |
Most common contaminant types
Most affected media
Largest sites by reported expenditure
| Site | Municipality | Province / Territory | Reported spend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Camp Border Crossing, YT | Stikine Region | British Columbia | $6.2M |
| Lacolle 15 | Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle | Quebec | $1.1M |
| Fraser Border Crossing, BC | Stikine Region | British Columbia | $970K |
| North Portal Border Crossing | $709K | ||
| Beaver Creek | Yukon, Unorganized | Yukon | $424K |
| Beaver Creek - Fuel Release | Yukon, Unorganized | Yukon | $410K |
| Paterson Border Crossing, BC | Kootenay Boundary B | British Columbia | $310K |
| West Poplar Border Crossing - Heating Oil Release | Old Post No. 43 | Saskatchewan | $285K |
| Climax | Lone Tree No. 18 | Saskatchewan | $282K |
| Andover Border Crossing | Andover | New Brunswick | $217K |
| Flathead Border Crossing | East Kootenay A | British Columbia | $205K |
| Lacolle 223 | Lacolle | Quebec | $193K |
| Willow Creek Border Crossing, SK | Reno No. 51 | Saskatchewan | $168K |
| Forest City | North Lake | New Brunswick | $154K |
| Frelighsburg | Frelighsburg | Quebec | $101K |
| Crystal City Border Crossing, MB | Louise | Manitoba | $52K |
| Cascade Border Crossing | Kootenay Boundary C | British Columbia | $26K |
| Big Beaver Border Crossing, SK | Happy Valley No. 10 | Saskatchewan | $19K |
| Covey Hill Border Crossing | Havelock | Quebec | $6K |
| St Aurelie Border Crossing | Sainte-Aurélie | Quebec | $6K |
| Armstrong Border Crossing | Saint-Théophile | Quebec | $0 |
| Pigeon River Border Crossing | Neebing | Ontario | $0 |
| Torquay Border Crossing | Cambria No. 6 | Saskatchewan | $0 |
| Oungre Border Crossing | Souris Valley No. 7 | Saskatchewan | $0 |
| Big Beaver Border Crossing | Happy Valley No. 10 | Saskatchewan | $0 |
Municipalities with the most sites
Yukon, Unorganized (4) · Stikine Region (3) · Cardston County (2) · Coutts (2) · Happy Valley No. 10 (2) · Hart Butte No. 11 (2) · Old Post No. 43 (2) · Rainy River (2) · Andover (1) · Cambria No. 6 (1) · Cypress County (1) · East Kootenay A (1) · Forty Mile County No. 8 (1) · Frelighsburg (1) · Havelock (1) · Kootenay Boundary B (1) · Kootenay Boundary C (1) · Lacolle (1) · Lone Tree No. 18 (1) · Louise (1)
Figures are computed from the official FCSI open-data export published August 3, 2026, under the Open Government Licence – Canada. This is an unofficial site — verify against the official inventory before relying on details.