North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Canada 2017 Version 1.0

336611 - Ship building and repairingUS

This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in operating a shipyard. Shipyards are fixed facilities with dry docks and fabrication equipment capable of building a ship, defined as water-craft suitable or intended for other than personal or recreational use.

  • Illustrative example(s)

    • barges, building
    • drilling and production platforms, floating, oil and gas, building
    • fishing boats, commercial, building
    • hydrofoil vessels and hovercrafts, building and repairing in shipyards
    • ship dismantling at shipyards
    • ship repair, done in a shipyard

    All examples

  • Inclusion(s)

    • conversion and alteration of ships, the production of prefabricated ship sections and barge sections, and specialized services, when performed at the shipyard
  • Exclusion(s)

    • manufacturing prefabricated metal ship, boat and barge sections, not at a shipyard (See 332319 Other plate work and fabricated structural product manufacturing)
    • ship painting, joinery, carpentry work, and electrical wiring installation (See 238 Specialty trade contractors)
    • ship repairs performed in floating drydocks (See 488390 Other support activities for water transportation)
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