2015 Annual Statistics

Total Number of Calls: 21 535

Type of Calls:

Technical Regulation Information Other
9 105 3 215 7 146 2 069

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

Source of Initial Emergency Call

Source Number
Shipper 27
Carrier 121
Consignee 3
Fire Department 298
Police Department 25
Hazmat Contractor 12
Poison Control Centre 31
Mutual Aid Group 1
Emergency Call Centre 27
Ambulance Service 6
Medical Facility 29
Laboratory 0
Government 92
Private Citizen 205
Manufacturing Facility 19
Distributor/Retail 4
End User 49
Others 16

Emergencies by Location

Location Number
British Columbia 98
Alberta 118
Saskatchewan 28
Manitoba 43
Ontario 345
Quebec 225
New Brunswick 19
Nova Scotia 12
Prince Edward Island 4
Newfoundland and Labrador 13
Yukon 4
Northwest Territories 7
Nunavut 0
United States 47
International 3

Emergencies by Class of Dangerous Goods*

Class Number
Class 1 21
Class 2 179
Class 3 180
Class 4 11
Class 5 58
Class 6 50
Class 7 11
Class 8 315
Class 9 23
Non-regulated 238
Mixed Load 1
Unknown 50

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

Emergencies by Transport Mode

Transport Mode Number
Road 192
Rail 85
Air 12
Marine 5
Pipeline 0
Non transport 661
Multimodal 2