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

• 51 - Information and cultural industries
• 511 - Publishing industries
• 5111 - Newspaper, periodical, book and directory publishers
• 51112 - Periodical publishers

511120 - Periodical publishers^CAN

This Canadian industry comprises establishments, known as magazine or periodical publishers, primarily engaged in carrying out operations necessary for producing and distributing magazines and other periodicals. Periodicals are published at regular intervals, typically on a weekly, monthly or quarterly basis. These periodicals may be published in print, electronic form or online.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • advertising periodicals, publishing
  • comic books in issue format, publishing
  • magazine publishing
  • newsletters publishing
  • periodicals, all formats, publishing

  All examples

• Inclusion(s)

  • gathering, writing, soliciting and editing articles, and preparing and selling advertisements, in periodical publishing
  • publishing periodicals in print, electronic form or online

• Exclusion(s)

  • printing, but not publishing, periodicals (See 32311 Printing)
  • publishing directories and databases (See 511140 Directory and mailing list publishers)
  • publishing newspapers (See 511110 Newspaper publishers)
  • publishing sheet music (See 512230 Music publishers)
  • selling media time or space for media owners (See 541840 Media representatives)