North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2007 - Labour Force Survey

8.2 - Service-Producing Industries

This special aggregation comprises establishments coded to 'Wholesale Trade' (NAICS 41), 'Retail Trade' (NAICS 44-45), 'Transportation and storage' (NAICS 48-49), 'Information and Cultural Industries' (NAICS 51), 'Finance and Insurance' (NAICS 52), 'Real Estate and Rental and Leasing' (NAICS 53), 'Professional, Scientific and Technical Services' (NAICS 54), 'Management of Companies and Enterprises' (NAICS 55), 'Administrative and Support, Waste Management and Remediation Services' (NAICS 56), 'Educational Services' (NAICS 61), 'Health Care and Social Assistance' (NAICS 62), 'Arts, Entertainment and Recreation' (NAICS 71), 'Accommodation and Food Services' (NAICS 72), 'Other Services (except Public Administration)' (NAICS 81) and to 'Public Administration (NAICS 91)

91 - Public Administration

This sector comprises establishments primarily engaged in activities of a governmental nature, that is, the enactment and judicial interpretation of laws and their pursuant regulations, and the administration of programs based on them. Legislative activities, taxation, national defence, public order and safety, immigration services, foreign affairs and international assistance, and the administration of government programs are activities that are purely governmental in nature.

Ownership is not a criterion for classification. Government owned establishments engaged in activities that are not governmental in nature are classified to the same industry as privately owned establishments engaged in similar activities.

Government establishments may engage in a combination of governmental and non-governmental activities. When separate records are not available to separate the activities that are not governmental in nature from those that are, the establishment is classified to this sector.

911 - Federal Government Public Administration^CAN

This subsector comprises establishments of the federal government primarily engaged in activities of a governmental nature, such as legislative activities, judicial activities, taxation, national defence, public order and safety, immigration services, foreign affairs and international assistance and the administration of government programs.

9114 - Foreign Affairs and International Assistance^CAN

This industry group comprises establishments of the federal government primarily engaged in promoting formal relations between the government of Canada and foreign countries.

91141 - Foreign Affairs

This industry comprises establishments of the federal government primarily engaged in promoting formal relations between the government of Canada and foreign countries.

911410 - Foreign Affairs^CAN

This Canadian industry comprises establishments of the federal government primarily engaged in promoting formal relations between the government of Canada and foreign countries.

• Example Activities:

  • Consular service, federal government
  • Diplomatic representation, federal
  • Diplomatic services, federal government
  • Embassies, federal government
  • External affairs services, federal government
  • International agency representation, federal
  • International exchange services (scientific, academic), federal government
  • Missions established in foreign countries, federal government
  • Passport services
  • State and official visits, organization of, federal government