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.

336 - Transportation equipment manufacturing

This subsector comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing equipment for transporting people and goods. The industry groups are based on the various modes of transport - road, rail, air and water. Three industry groups are based on road transportation equipment - for complete vehicles, for body and trailer manufacture and for parts.

Establishments primarily engaged in rebuilding equipment and parts are included in the same industry as establishments manufacturing new products.

• Exclusion(s)

  • manufacturing equipment designed for moving materials and goods on industrial sites, construction sites, in logging camps and other off-highway locations (See 333 Machinery manufacturing)

3362 - Motor vehicle body and trailer manufacturing

This industry group comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing motor vehicle bodies and cabs, truck trailers and non-commercial trailers. The bodies and cabs may be sold as such, or assembled on purchased chassis.

33621 - Motor vehicle body and trailer manufacturing

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing motor vehicle bodies and cabs, truck trailers and non-commercial trailers. The bodies and cabs may be sold as such, or assembled on purchased chassis.

• Exclusion(s)

  • manufacturing trucks and bus bodies on chassis made in the same establishment (See 336120 Heavy-duty truck manufacturing)

336211 - Motor vehicle body manufacturing^US

This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing truck, bus, and other motor vehicle bodies. These establishments purchase the chassis or semi-complete vehicle and manufacture the rest of the body, thereby completing the vehicle, or manufacture bodies and cabs for sale separately. The manufacture of specialty vehicles is included in this Canadian industry, when made from purchased chassis. These may be manufactured on heavy-duty chassis, such as street-sweepers and fire-fighting vehicles, or on light-duty chassis, such as stretch limousines, ambulances and kit cars.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • ambulances, assembling on purchased chassis
  • automobile bodies, passenger car, manufacturing
  • boxes, truck (e.g., dump, cargo, utility, van), assembled on purchased chassis
  • bus bodies, assembling on purchased chassis
  • dump truck lifting mechanisms, manufacturing
  • fifth wheel assemblies, manufacturing
  • fire-fighting trucks (e.g., ladder, pumper), assembling on purchased chassis
  • kit car bodies, manufacturing
  • stretch limousines, assembling on purchased chassis
  • truck bodies and cabs, manufacturing

  All examples

• Exclusion(s)

  • manufacturing motor vehicle bodies on chassis made in the same establishment (See 336120 Heavy-duty truck manufacturing)

336212 - Truck trailer manufacturing^US

This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing truck trailers and truck trailer chassis.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • automobile transporter trailers, multi-car, manufacturing
  • dump trailers, manufacturing
  • flatbed trailers, commercial, manufacturing
  • logging trailers, manufacturing
  • tank trailers, liquid and dry bulk, manufacturing

  All examples

• Exclusion(s)

  • manufacturing utility, light-truck, travel and other non-commercial trailers (See 336215 Motor home, travel trailer and camper manufacturing)

336215 - Motor home, travel trailer and camper manufacturing^CAN

This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing non-commercial trailers.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • boat transporter trailers, single-unit, manufacturing
  • camping trailers and chassis, manufacturing
  • caps for pickup trucks, manufacturing
  • motor homes, self-contained, assembling on purchased chassis
  • recreational vehicles (RVs), self-contained, manufacturing
  • truck campers (i.e., slide-in campers), manufacturing
  • utility trailers, manufacturing

  All examples

• Exclusion(s)

  • manufacturing mobile homes (large homes designed to be towed to a permanent location and anchored) (See 321991 Manufactured (mobile) home manufacturing)
  • manufacturing commercial car trailers (See 336212 Truck trailer manufacturing)
  • converting van interiors on a custom basis (See 811121 Automotive body, paint and interior repair and maintenance)