2019 Annual Statistics

Total Number of Calls: 17,346

Type of Calls:

Technical

Regulation

Information

Other

5,172

1,938

7,407

2,829

1,668 calls represented an emergency situation (see the distribution below)

Source of Initial Emergency Call

Source

Number

Shipper

64

Carrier

500

Consignee

15

Fire Department

324

Police Department

26

Hazmat Contractor

19

Poison Control Centre

33

Mutual Aid Group

11

Emergency Call Centre

74

Ambulance Service

5

Medical Facility

28

Laboratory

6

Government

235

Private Citizen

196

Manufacturing Facility

25

Distributor/Retail

16

End User

68

Others

23

Emergencies by Location

Location

Number

British Columbia

218

Alberta

440

Saskatchewan

74

Manitoba

77

Ontario

386

Quebec

362

New Brunswick

25

Nova Scotia

22

Prince Edward Island

1

Newfoundland and Labrador

17

Yukon

6

Northwest Territories

6

Nunavut

0

United States

29

International

5

Emergencies by Class of Dangerous Goods *

Class

Number

Class 1

22

Class 2

277

Class 3

600

Class 4

37

Class 5

78

Class 6

94

Class 7

5

Class 8

349

Class 9

48

Non-regulated

230

Mixed Load

10

Unknown

152

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

Emergencies by Transport Mode

Transport Mode

Number

Road

686

Rail

269

Air

26

Marine

22

Non transport

665