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Notification
An immediate report notifies the appropriate parties and provides them with the information they will need to know to provide an appropriate response.

In the event of an imminent or accidental release, a person who has possession of the dangerous goods must make an "immediate report" to the persons listed below:

  1. Transport Canada
  2. the local police and appropriate provincial authority;
  3. the person's employer;
  4. the consignor of the dangerous goods;
  5. road - the owner, lessee or charter of the vehicle;
  6. rail - CANUTEC at (613) 996-6666;
  7. for a ship, CANUTEC, a Vessel Traffic Services Centre or a Canadian Coast Guard radio station;
  8. Air - for an aircraft, an aerodrome or an air cargo facility, CANUTEC must be notified. Also, the
  9. nearest Regional Civil Aviation Office of the Department of Transport and, if the aerodrome is an
  10. airport, the operator of the airport;
  11. for Class 1, Explosives and Class 6.2, Infectious Substances - CANUTEC;
  12. for an accidental release from a cylinder that has suffered a catastrophic failure - CANUTEC.
For Alberta, the following authority must be notified.

Alberta Environmental Hotline at 1-800-222-6514 (24 hour emergency/complaint line)
    Part 8 of the regulations sets out the requirements for what you need to do in the event of an accidental release of dangerous goods. Understanding the importance of when to report, as well as the proper reporting procedures, cannot be under estimated. It is important to understand what an accidental release is, and what an imminent accidental release is.