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Spill Occurance Date Spill Region Location Location Description Product Spilled Quantity Measurement Spill Cause Lead Agency
spill-2026270 October 7, 2026 South Slave Fort Smith, Community, Northwest Territories 169 Wintergreen St, Fort Smith, NT 169 Wintergreen St Fort Smith Petroleum - fuel oil (jet A, diesel, turbo A, heat) 450.00 Liters Tank Leak GNWT - Department of Environment and Climate Change
spill-2026269 August 25, 2026 Kivalliq Meliadine Ore Pad 2 Rankin Inlet Petroleum - fuel oil (jet A, diesel, turbo A, heat) 400.00 Liters Vehicle Overturn CIRNAC - Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada
spill-2026268 Baker Lake, Community, Nunavut Baker Lake Baker Lake Baker Lake Petroleum - fuel oil (jet A, diesel, turbo A, heat) 200.00 Liters Unknown Cause CCG/TCMSS - Canadian Coast Guard/Transport Canada, Marine Safety and Security
spill-2026267 August 20, 2026 FOX 5 - Broughton Island (67 32N 63 47W) North Warning System Site FOX 5 Short Range Radar Station Broughton Island North Warning System Site FOX 5 Short Range Radar Station Petroleum - fuel oil (jet A, diesel, turbo A, heat) 50.00 Liters Overflow Event ECCC - Environment and Climate Change Canada
spill-2026266 August 23, 2026 Igloolik Unknown Quantity CCG/TCMSS - Canadian Coast Guard/Transport Canada, Marine Safety and Security
spill-2026265 August 21, 2026 Deh Cho Cantung Mine Tungsten Flat River Mine Tailings Unknown Quantity Liters Other CIRNAC - Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada
spill-2026264 Kitikmeot Taloyoak Arctic Ocean 69 21.34N 094 11.57W Unknown Unknown Quantity Sinking CCG/TCMSS - Canadian Coast Guard/Transport Canada, Marine Safety and Security
spill-2026263 August 19, 2026 Kivalliq Meliadine Meliadine- Wing 2 Lift Station Rankin Inlet Agnico Eagle Meliadin Mine Sewage 378.00 Liters Other CIRNAC - Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada
spill-2026262 August 18, 2026 North Slave Con Yellowknife Great Slave Lake Con Mine Wharf Unknown Unknown Quantity Sinking
spill-2026261 July 8, 2026 Kivalliq Meadowbank Mine – Whale Tale Meadowbank Complex (Whale Tail Mine) Meadowbanks Whale Tail Mine 200.00 Liters Pipe Leaks CIRNAC - Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada

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