The DND Unexploded Explosive Ordnance and Legacy Sites Program

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

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; the cell phone 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.

If you would like additional information on the DND UXO and Legacy Sites Program, please contact us at 1-800-207-0599, or send an email to: UXOCanada@forces.gc.ca