North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Canada 2012

• 31-33 - Manufacturing
• 311 - Food manufacturing
• 3116 - Meat product manufacturing
• 31161 - Animal slaughtering and processing

311615 - Poultry processing^US

This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in slaughtering poultry and small game or preparing processed poultry and small game meat and meat by-products.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • poultry (e.g., canned, cooked, fresh, frozen) processing (except baby or pet food)
  • poultry (e.g., chickens, ducks, geese, turkey) slaughtering and dressing
  • poultry meat products (e.g., hot dogs, luncheon meats, sausages)
  • rabbits slaughtering, processing and dressing (i.e., fresh, frozen, canned or cooked)

  All examples

• Exclusion(s)

  • producing dog and cat food from poultry products (See 311111 Dog and cat food manufacturing)
  • manufacturing frozen preparations of poultry and other ingredients, such as frozen dinners (See 311410 Frozen food manufacturing)
  • manufacturing preparations, except frozen or fresh, of poultry and other ingredients, such as baby food (See 311420 Fruit and vegetable canning, pickling and drying)
  • manufacturing fresh preparations of poultry and other ingredients, such as fresh pot pies (See 311990 All other food manufacturing)