North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Canada 2017 Version 3.0

31-33 - Manufacturing

This sector comprises establishments primarily engaged in the chemical, mechanical or physical transformation of materials or substances into new products. These products may be finished, in the sense that they are ready to be used or consumed, or semi-finished, in the sense of becoming a raw material for an establishment to use in further manufacturing. Related activities, such as the assembly of the component parts of manufactured goods; the blending of materials; and the finishing of manufactured products by dyeing, heat-treating, plating and similar operations are also treated as manufacturing activities. Manufacturing establishments are known by a variety of trade designations, such as plants, factories or mills.

Manufacturing establishments may own the materials which they transform or they may transform materials owned by other establishments. Manufacturing may take place in factories or in workers' homes, using either machinery or hand tools.

Units that completely outsource the transformation process but own the input materials are classified to the manufacturing sector. Units that completely outsource the transformation process but do not own the materials are classified to merchant wholesalers in Sector 41 Wholesale trade. These units are in fact buying the completed goods from the producer with the intention to resell it. These units may design the goods being manufactured, and may have some say in the manufacturing process.

Certain activities involving the transformation of goods are classified in other sectors. Some examples are post-harvest activities of agricultural establishments, such as crop drying; logging; the beneficiating of mineral ores; the production of structures by construction establishments; and various activities conducted by retailers, such as meat cutting and the assembly of products such as bicycles and computers.

Sales branches or offices (but not retail stores) maintained by manufacturing, refining, or mining enterprises apart from their plants or mines for the purpose of marketing their products are included in Sector 41 Wholesale trade as merchant wholesalers.

315 - Clothing manufacturing

This subsector comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing clothing.

• Exclusion(s)

  • embroidering clothing not made in the same establishment (See 314 Textile product mills)
  • finishing clothing made in other establishments (See 313 Textile mills)
  • manufacturing safety clothing (See 339 Miscellaneous manufacturing)
  • printing on articles of clothing not made in the same establishment (See 323 Printing and related support activities)

3152 - Cut and sew clothing manufacturing

This industry group comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing clothing from fabric made in other establishments.

• Exclusion(s)

  • finishing clothing made in other establishments (See 3133 Textile and fabric finishing and fabric coating)
  • printing on articles of clothing, made in other establishments (See 3231 Printing and related support activities)

31522 - Men's and boys' cut and sew clothing manufacturing

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing men's and boys' clothing from purchased fabric. Clothing jobbers, who perform entrepreneurial functions involved in clothing manufacture, such as buying raw materials, designing and preparing samples, arranging for clothing to be made from their materials, and marketing the finished apparel, are included.

315220 - Men's and boys' cut and sew clothing manufacturing^US

This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing men's and boys' clothing from purchased fabric.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • jackets, tailored (except fur, leather, sheepskin-lined), men's and boys', cut and sewn from purchased fabric
  • overcoats, tailored, men's and boys', cut and sewn from purchased fabric
  • shirts and t-shirts, men's and boys', cut and sewn from purchased fabric
  • ski suits, men's and boys', cut and sewn from purchased fabric
  • suits, men's and boys', cut and sewn from purchased fabric
  • sweaters, men's and boys', cut and sewn from purchased fabric
  • trousers, men's and boys', cut and sewn from purchased fabric
  • underwear, men's and boys', cut and sewn from purchased fabric
  • uniforms (e.g., fire fighter, military, police), men's and boys', cut and sewn from purchased fabric
  • windbreakers (except leather), men's and boys', cut and sewn from purchased fabric

  All examples

• Inclusion(s)

  • clothing jobbers, who perform entrepreneurial functions involved in men's and boys' cut and sew clothing manufacture, such as buying raw materials, designing and preparing samples, arranging for clothing to be made from their materials, and marketing the finished apparel

• Exclusion(s)

  • athletic team uniforms and shirts, unisex (i.e., sized without regard to gender), cut and sewn from purchased fabric (See 315289 All other cut and sew clothing manufacturing)
  • athletic team uniforms, men's and boys', cut and sewn from material owned by others (See 315210 Cut and sew clothing contracting)
  • manufacturing men's and boys' fur and leather clothing (See 315281 Fur and leather clothing manufacturing)
  • non-tailored sport team uniforms, men's and boys', cut and sewn from purchased fabric (See 315210 Cut and sew clothing contracting)
  • uniform shirts, team athletic, men's and boys', cut and sewn from purchased fabric (See 315289 All other cut and sew clothing manufacturing)
  • washable team athletic uniform shirts, men's and boys', cut and sewn from purchased fabric (See 315289 All other cut and sew clothing manufacturing)