Data sets on dangerous goods

Explore key statistics related to transportation of dangerous goods in Canada. These tables provide data on dangerous goods incidents by road, rail, marine and air transportation and at facilities. Data is available starting from 1991. 

Total number of dangerous goods incidents

• Table 1: Number of dangerous goods incidents recorded by mode
• Table 2: Number of reportable dangerous goods incidents, by provide, territory, and mode
• Table 3: Number of reportable dangerous goods incidents, by mode, death, and injuries  
• Table 4: Number of reportable dangerous goods incidents, by mode and submode 

Dangerous goods incidents by cause

• Table 5: Number of reportable road dangerous goods incidents by cause 
• Table 6: Number of reportable rail dangerous goods incidents by cause 
• Table 7: Number of reportable air dangerous goods incidents by cause 
• Table 8: Number of reportable marine dangerous goods incidents by cause 

Dangerous goods incidents by product type

• Table 9: Occurrence of UN numbers in dangerous goods incidents by year and mode 
• Table 10: Incidents involving petroleum products by year and mode