North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Canada 2012

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.

Factoryless goods producers (FGPs) that completely outsource the transformation process but own the input materials are classified to the manufacturing sector. FGPs 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.

311 - Food manufacturing

This subsector comprises establishments primarily engaged in producing food for human or animal consumption.

• Exclusion(s)

  • manufacturing beverages or tobacco (See 312 Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing)

3112 - Grain and oilseed milling

This industry group comprises establishments primarily engaged in milling grains and oilseeds; refining and blending fats and oils; and making breakfast cereal products.

• Exclusion(s)

  • milling grain to make animal feed (See 3111 Animal food manufacturing)

31122 - Starch and vegetable fat and oil manufacturing

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in wet-milling corn and vegetables; crushing oilseeds and tree nuts and extracting oils; or processing or blending purchased fats and oils.

• Exclusion(s)

  • grinding flour and edible meal from grains and vegetables (See 31121 Flour milling and malt manufacturing)
  • manufacturing butter (See 311515 Butter, cheese, and dry and condensed dairy product manufacturing)
  • manufacturing lard (See 31161 Animal slaughtering and processing)
  • processing marine fats and oils (See 311710 Seafood product preparation and packaging)
  • manufacturing table syrups from corn syrup, and starch-based dessert powders (See 311990 All other food manufacturing)
  • manufacturing ethyl alcohol by the wet-mill process (See 325190 Other basic organic chemical manufacturing)

311221 - Wet corn milling^US

This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in wet-milling corn and other vegetables. Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing starch are included.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • cooking oil, made by wet-milling corn
  • corn gluten feed and meal, manufacturing
  • corn sweeteners (e.g., dextrose, fructose, glucose), made by wet-milling corn
  • corn syrup, made by wet-milling corn
  • maltodextrins and gluten, manufacturing
  • margarine and other corn oils, made by wet-milling corn
  • starches (i.e., root, rice, potato, grain, corn or vegetable) (except laundry), manufacturing

  All examples

• Exclusion(s)

  • reducing maple sap to maple syrup (See 111999 All other miscellaneous crop farming)
  • grinding (dry-milling) corn (See 311211 Flour milling)
  • manufacturing table syrups from corn syrup; and starch-based dessert powders (See 311990 All other food manufacturing)
  • manufacturing ethyl alcohol by the wet-mill process (See 325190 Other basic organic chemical manufacturing)

311224 - Oilseed processing^CAN

This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in crushing oilseeds and tree nuts and extracting oils. Both edible and inedible products may be produced.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • cake, meal and oil (e.g., canola, palm-kernel, peanut, cottonseed oil, sunflower seed, linseed), made in crushing mills
  • oilseed crushing mills
  • shortening, cooking and vegetable oils, made in oilseed crushing mills
  • soybean oil mills
  • soybean protein concentrates, manufacturing
  • tree nut oils (e.g., tung, walnut), made in crushing mills

  All examples

• Exclusion(s)

  • manufacturing corn oil by wet corn milling (See 311221 Wet corn milling)
  • processing purchased vegetable oils (See 311225 Fat and oil refining and blending)

311225 - Fat and oil refining and blending^US

This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing fats and oils by processing crude or partially refined oils, for example deodorizing them; or blending purchased fats and oils. Both edible and inedible products may be produced. Both animal and vegetable fats and oils may be used.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • blending purchased fats and oils
  • cooking oil, made from purchased fats and oils
  • fat and oil refining and blending
    
  • hydrogenating purchased oils
  • margarine (including imitation), made from purchased fats and oils
  • re-refining purchased fats and oils
  • shortening, made from purchased fats and oils
  • tree nut oils (e.g., tung, walnut), made from purchased oils

  All examples

• Exclusion(s)

  • manufacturing corn oil by wet corn milling (See 311221 Wet corn milling)
  • manufacturing vegetable fats and oils by crushing oilseeds (See 311224 Oilseed processing)
  • manufacturing butter (See 311515 Butter, cheese, and dry and condensed dairy product manufacturing)
  • lard and tallow produced in slaughtering plants (See 311611 Animal (except poultry) slaughtering)
  • manufacturing lard made from purchased fat (See 311614 Rendering and meat processing from carcasses)
  • processing marine fats and oils (See 311710 Seafood product preparation and packaging)