Welcome & Introduction

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The DND UXO and Legacy Sites Program
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UXO Types

UXO Locations in Canada

If you see a suspicious object

Welcome & Introduction

Welcome to the DND Unexploded Explosive Ordnance (UXO) and Legacy Sites Program Web site.

UXO is the term for military explosives prepared for action - and used - but that remain unexploded. UXO creates a safety risk wherever it exists.

If This Is an Emergency

If you have found something that might be an unexploded device:

Don't touch or disturb it in any way.
Note the location of the object and leave the area.
Call your local emergency number (in most cases this will be 9-1-1), and ask for the police. Do not use a cell phone near UXO; it may cause it to explode.
Report what you have found, and where you found it.
Follow any instructions you may be given by the police.

Don't touch or disturb

For Your Information

If you want to know more about UXO, where it might be located, what DND is doing, and what you should do if you find something suspicious that could be UXO, you have come to the right place.

Click on the topics menu at the left of this screen to find out more.

The menu bar across the top of the screen provides access to the UXO Inquiries Hot Lines, publications, and a site index.