Northern Contaminated Sites Program

As the custodian of most federal lands in the North, the department has responsibility, through the Northern Contaminated Sites Program (CSP), to manage a number of contaminated properties that are no longer maintained by the original occupant. INAC's portfolio of contaminated sites in the North originated from private sector mining and oil and gas activities and government military activity dating back over half a century, long before the environmental impacts of such activity were adequately understood.

In order to manage contaminated sites in a socially, fiscally and environmentally sound manner the Northern Affairs Program (NAP), along with the Indian and Inuit Affairs Program, developed the Contaminated Sites Management Policy (August, 2002). This policy provides guidance for the management of contaminated sites located on reserve lands, on federal lands north of the 60^th parallel, and on any other lands under INAC's custodial responsibility. The Policy also requires program and project managers to follow the ten-step process of the Federal Approach to Contaminated Sites developed by the (CSMWG) (see Figure 5).

INAC's policy is supportive of the broader Government of Canada policy direction provided by the Treasury Board. These policies include;

Links

• NAP Environment, Health & Safety Policy
  
  
• Guideline on Liabilities and Contingent Liabilities Related to Federal Contaminated Sites - July 2002
  
  
• Policy on Accounting for Costs and Liabilities Related to Contaminated Sites - July 1, 2002
  
  
• Treasury Board (TB) Federal Contaminated Sites and Solid Waste Landfills Inventory Policy - July 1, 2000
  
  
• Treasury Board Federal Contaminated Sites Management Policy - July 1, 2002
  
  
• Treasury Board Real Property Environment Policy - June 1, 1998
  
  
• NAP Contaminated Sites Management and Governance
  
  
• Action Plan To Address Concerns Raised By The Community Of Déline About Risks To Human And Environmental Health From Exposure To Radiation And Heavy Metals From The Former Port Radium Mine, Great Bear Lake (NWT) (PDF)
  
  
• Contaminated Sites Management Working Group
  
  
• Giant Mine, NWT
  
  
• Mine Site Reclamation Policy for NWT and Nunavut
  
  
• Performance Report
  
  
  • 2005-2006
    
    
  • 2004-2005
    
    
  • 2003-2004
    
    
  • 2002-2003
    
    
  • 2001-2002
  
  
• Orphaned/Abandoned Mines Advisory Committee
  
  
• Federal Contaminated Sites and Solid Waste Landfills Inventory
  
  

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