North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Canada 2012

• 23 - Construction
• 236 - Construction of buildings
• 2362 - Non-residential building construction
• 23621 - Industrial building and structure construction

236210 - Industrial building and structure construction^US

This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in the construction (including new work, additions and major alterations) of industrial buildings (except warehouses). The construction of selected additional structures, whose production processes are similar to those for industrial buildings (e.g., incinerators, cement plants, blast furnaces, and similar non-building structures), is included in this industry. Included in this industry are industrial building general contractors, industrial building operative builders, industry building design-build firms, and industrial building construction management firms.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • assembly plant (e.g., automobile and truck) construction
  • cement plants, construction
  • industrial building or plant construction, general contractors
  • industrial incinerators, furnaces, blast furnaces and kiln construction, general contractors
  • materials recovery facilities, construction

  All examples

• Exclusion(s)

  • constructing warehouses (See 236220 Commercial and institutional building construction)
  • constructing water treatment plants, sewage treatment plants, and pumping stations for water and sewer systems (See 237110 Water and sewer line and related structures construction)
  • constructing oil refineries and petrochemical plants (See 237120 Oil and gas pipeline and related structures construction)
  • constructing power generation plants (except hydroelectric) (See 237130 Power and communication line and related structures construction)
  • performing specialized construction work on industrial buildings, generally on a subcontract basis (See 238 Specialty trade contractors)