2020 Annual statistics

Total Number of Calls: 14,809

Type of Calls:

Technical

Regulation

Information

Other

6,166

1,517

4,709

2,417

1,415 calls represented an emergency situation (see the distribution below)

 

Total Number of Communications (includes calls, emails, and faxes): 27,813

Type of Communications:

Technical

Regulation

Information

Other

12,592

1,926

10,872

2,423

Source of Initial Emergency Call

Source

Number

Shipper

84

Carrier

373

Consignee

13

Fire Department

225

Police Department

37

Hazmat Contractor

32

Poison Control Centre

34

Mutual Aid Group

29

Emergency Call Centre

68

Ambulance Service

4

Medical Facility

23

Laboratory

7

Government

156

Private Citizen

205

Manufacturing Facility

21

Distributor/Retail

28

End User

69

Others

7

Emergencies by Location

Location

Number

British Columbia

210

Alberta

330

Saskatchewan

50

Manitoba

57

Ontario

325

Quebec

343

New Brunswick

29

Nova Scotia

23

Prince Edward Island

3

Newfoundland and Labrador

10

Yukon

1

Northwest Territories

5

Nunavut

2

United States

24

International

3

Emergencies by Class of Dangerous Goods *

Class

Number

Class 1

16

Class 2

231

Class 3

474

Class 4

28

Class 5

84

Class 6

105

Class 7

14

Class 8

346

Class 9

45

Non-regulated

197

Mixed Load

8

Unknown

93

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

Emergencies by Transport Mode

Transport Mode

Number

Road

572

Rail

208

Air

21

Marine

13

Non transport

601