North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Canada 2012

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5614 - Business support services

This industry group comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing business support services, such as preparing documents, operating telephone call centres, operating business service centres, collecting unpaid claims, and providing credit information.

56141 - Document preparation services

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in writing, editing or proofreading documents; providing word processing or desktop publishing services; and providing stenographic (except court or stenographic reporting), transcription and other secretarial services.

56142 - Telephone call centres

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in receiving and/or making telephone calls for others. These establishments are engaged in activities such as soliciting or providing information; promoting goods or services; taking orders; and raising funds for clients. This industry also includes establishments primarily engaged in answering telephone calls and relaying messages to clients; and establishments primarily engaged in providing voice mailbox services.

56143 - Business service centres

This industry comprises establishments, known as copy shops, primarily engaged in providing mailbox rental and other postal and mailing services (except direct-mail advertising), and establishments that provide a range of office support services, such as mailing services, copying services, facsimile services, word processing services, on-site personal computer (PC) rental services and office product retailing.

56144 - Collection agencies

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in collecting payment for claims and remitting these payments to their clients.

56145 - Credit bureaus

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in compiling information, such as credit and employment histories on individuals and credit histories on businesses, and providing the information to financial institutions, retailers and others who have a need to evaluate the credit worthiness of these persons and businesses. This industry also includes establishments providing credit investigation services.

56149 - Other business support services

This industry comprises establishments, not classified to any other industry, primarily engaged in providing other business support services.

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