North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Canada 2012

72 - Accommodation and food services

This sector comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing short-term lodging and complementary services to travellers, vacationers and others, in facilities such as hotels, motor hotels, resorts, motels, casino hotels, bed and breakfast accommodations, housekeeping cottages and cabins, recreational vehicle parks and campgrounds, hunting and fishing camps, and various types of recreational and adventure camps. This sector also comprises establishments primarily engaged in preparing meals, snacks and beverages, to customer orders, for immediate consumption on and off the premises.

721 - Accommodation services

This subsector comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing short-term lodging for travellers, vacationers and others. In addition to lodging, a range of other services may be provided. For example, many establishments have restaurants, while others have recreational facilities. Lodging establishments are classified in this subsector even if the provision of complementary services generates more revenues.

Establishments that operate lodging facilities primarily designed to accommodate outdoor enthusiasts, are also included in this subsector. These establishments are characterized by the type of accommodation and by the nature and the range of recreational facilities and activities provided to their clients.

Establishments that manage short-stay accommodation establishments, such as hotels and motels, on a contractual basis are classified in this subsector if they provide both management and operating staff. These establishments are classified according to the type of facility they manage.

7211 - Traveller accommodation

This industry group comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing short-term lodging in facilities such as hotels, motor hotels, resorts, motels, casino hotels, bed and breakfast homes, and housekeeping cottages and cabins. These establishments may offer food and beverage services, recreational services, conference rooms and convention services, laundry services, parking and other services.

72111 - Hotels (except casino hotels) and motels

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing short-term lodging in facilities known as hotels, motor hotels, resort hotels and motels. These establishments may offer food and beverage services, recreational services, conference rooms and convention services, laundry services, parking and other services.

721111 - Hotels^CAN

This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing short-term lodging in facilities known as hotels. These establishments provide suites or guest rooms within a multi-storey or high-rise structure, accessible from the interior only, and they generally offer guests a range of complementary services and amenities, such as food and beverage services, parking, laundry services, swimming pools and exercise rooms, and conference and convention facilities.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • hotel management services (i.e., providing management and operating staff to run hotel)
  • hotels (except casino hotels) with integrated health spa facilities

  All examples

• Exclusion(s)

  • hotels that operate in a non-urban setting next to lakes, rivers, mountains or beaches, and that feature access to extensive indoor or outdoor leisure activities (See 721113 Resorts)
  • hotels with a casino on the premises (See 721120 Casino hotels)

721112 - Motor hotels^CAN

This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing short-term lodging in facilities known as motor hotels. These establishments are designed to accommodate clients travelling by motor vehicle and provide short-stay suites or guest rooms within a low-rise structure, characterized by ample, convenient parking areas, interior access to rooms, and their location along major roads. Limited complementary services and amenities may also be provided.

All examples

• Exclusion(s)

  • similar establishments that feature exterior access to rooms and parking areas adjacent to the room entrances (See 721114 Motels)

721113 - Resorts^CAN

This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing short-term lodging in facilities known as resorts. These establishments feature extensive indoor and/or outdoor leisure activities on the premises on a year-round basis. Resorts are designed to accommodate vacationers and provide full-service suites and guest rooms, typically in a non-urban setting next to lakes, rivers or mountains. Establishments of this type often provide access to conference facilities.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • resort management services (i.e., providing management and operating staff to run resort)
  • resorts with integrated health spa facilities

  All examples

• Exclusion(s)

  • establishments that provide accommodation services and access to a particular recreational activity on a seasonal basis (See 7139 Other amusement and recreation industries)
  • establishments integrating accommodation and recreational services in camp-like facilities (See 72121 Recreational vehicle (RV) parks and recreational camps)

721114 - Motels^CAN

This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing short-term lodging in facilities known as motels. These establishments are designed to accommodate clients travelling by motor vehicle, and provide short-stay suites or guest rooms, within a one or two-storey structure, characterized by exterior access to rooms and ample parking areas adjacent to the room entrances. Limited complementary services and amenities may also be provided.

All examples

• Exclusion(s)

  • similar establishments that feature interior access to rooms (See 721112 Motor hotels)