2016 Annual Statistics

Total Number of Calls: 15 809

Type of Calls:

Technical Regulation Information Other
4 991 2 593 6 046 2 179

995 calls represented an emergency situation (see the distribution below)

Source of Initial Emergency Call

Source Number
Shipper 18
Carrier 158
Consignee 11
Fire Department 272
Police Department 24
Hazmat Contractor 18
Poison Control Centre 18
Mutual Aid Group 1
Emergency Call Centre 65
Ambulance Service 7
Medical Facility 24
Laboratory 5
Government 52
Private Citizen 230
Manufacturing Facility 24
Distributor/Retail 21
End User 31
Others 16

Emergencies by Location

Location Number
British Columbia 147
Alberta 139
Saskatchewan 47
Manitoba 44
Ontario 348
Quebec 178
New Brunswick 31
Nova Scotia 15
Prince Edward Island 1
Newfoundland and Labrador 11
Yukon 1
Northwest Territories 0
Nunavut 1
United States 30
International 2

Emergencies by Class of Dangerous Goods *

Class Number
Class 1 9
Class 2 183
Class 3 232
Class 4 21
Class 5 60
Class 6 54
Class 7 13
Class 8 302
Class 9 33
Non-regulated 204
Mixed Load 8
Unknown 64

*includes primary and subsidiary classes, and possibly multiple DG's per emergency.

Emergencies by Transport Mode

Transport Mode Number
Road 196
Rail 133
Air 12
Marine 9
Pipeline 1
Non transport 622
Multimodal 7