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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

Status
SitesShare
Active24.9%
Suspected12.4%
Closed3893%
Classification (priority for action)
SitesShare
High Priority for Action49.8%
Medium Priority for Action1844%
Low Priority for Action820%
Not a Priority for Action512%
Insufficient Information49.8%

Reported expenditure by fiscal year

$3.1M$1.6M2005–2006: $780K2006–2007: $429K2007–2008: $506K2008–2009: $527K2009–2010: $365K2010–2011: $393K2011–2012: $172K2012–2013: $457K2013–2014: $150K2014–2015: $269K2015–2016: $3.1M2016–2017: $51K2018–2019: $157K2019–2020: $248K2020–2021: $1.4M2021–2022: $535K2022–2023: $219K2023–2024: $622K2024–2025: $331K2025–2026: $1.2M$3.1M199520002005201020152020
Peak: $3.1M in 2015–2016

Where Canada Border Services Agency sites are located

Province / TerritorySitesReported spend
Saskatchewan11$753K
British Columbia7$7.7M
Quebec6$1.4M
Alberta6$0
Yukon4$835K
Ontario3$0
New Brunswick2$371K
Manitoba1$52K

Most common contaminant types

Most affected media

Largest sites by reported expenditure

SiteMunicipalityProvince / TerritoryReported spend
Pleasant Camp Border Crossing, YTStikine RegionBritish Columbia$6.2M
Lacolle 15Saint-Bernard-de-LacolleQuebec$1.1M
Fraser Border Crossing, BCStikine RegionBritish Columbia$970K
North Portal Border Crossing$709K
Beaver CreekYukon, UnorganizedYukon$424K
Beaver Creek - Fuel ReleaseYukon, UnorganizedYukon$410K
Paterson Border Crossing, BCKootenay Boundary BBritish Columbia$310K
West Poplar Border Crossing - Heating Oil ReleaseOld Post No. 43Saskatchewan$285K
ClimaxLone Tree No. 18Saskatchewan$282K
Andover Border CrossingAndoverNew Brunswick$217K
Flathead Border CrossingEast Kootenay ABritish Columbia$205K
Lacolle 223LacolleQuebec$193K
Willow Creek Border Crossing, SKReno No. 51Saskatchewan$168K
Forest CityNorth LakeNew Brunswick$154K
FrelighsburgFrelighsburgQuebec$101K
Crystal City Border Crossing, MBLouiseManitoba$52K
Cascade Border CrossingKootenay Boundary CBritish Columbia$26K
Big Beaver Border Crossing, SKHappy Valley No. 10Saskatchewan$19K
Covey Hill Border CrossingHavelockQuebec$6K
St Aurelie Border CrossingSainte-AurélieQuebec$6K
Armstrong Border CrossingSaint-ThéophileQuebec$0
Pigeon River Border CrossingNeebingOntario$0
Torquay Border CrossingCambria No. 6Saskatchewan$0
Oungre Border CrossingSouris Valley No. 7Saskatchewan$0
Big Beaver Border CrossingHappy Valley No. 10Saskatchewan$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.