Variant of NAICS 2017 Version 3.0 - Information and communication technology (ICT) sector

Variant of NAICS 2017 Version 3.0 - Information and communication technology (ICT) sector
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ICT/TIC - Information and communication technology industries

This category comprises all NAICS codes that relate to information and communication technology industries.

This includes portions of the following sectors: 'Manufacturing' (NAICS 31-33), 'Wholesale trade' (NAICS 41), 'Information and cultural industries' (NAICS 51), 'Professional, scientific and technical services' (NAICS 54) and 'Other services (except public administration)' (NAICS 81).

51i - ICT - Information and cultural industries

This category comprises the portion of NAICS sector 51 'Information and cultural industries' that relates to information and communication technology industries.

518 - Data processing, hosting, and related services

This subsector comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing the infrastructure for data processing, hosting, and related services.

5182 - Data processing, hosting, and related services

This industry group comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing the infrastructure for data processing, hosting, and related services.

51821 - Data processing, hosting, and related services

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing hosting or data processing services. Hosting establishments may provide specialized hosting activities, such as web hosting, video and audio streaming services, application hosting, application service provisioning, or may provide general time-share mainframe facilities to clients. Data processing establishments may provide complete processing and preparation of reports from data supplied by the customer; specialized services, such as automated data entry; or they may make data processing resources available to clients on an hourly or time-sharing basis.

518210 - Data processing, hosting, and related services

This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing hosting or data processing services.

  • Illustrative example(s)

    • automated data processing, computer services
    • computer time-sharing services
    • optical scanning data services
    • video and audio streaming services
    • Web hosting

    All examples

  • Inclusion(s)

    • providing complete processing and preparation of reports from data supplied by the customer; specialized services, such as automated data entry or data processing resources available to clients on an hourly or time-sharing basis
    • providing specialized activities, such as general time-share mainframe facilities to clients

  • Exclusion(s)

    • computer facilities management (See 541514 Computer systems design and related services (except video game design and development))
    • processing financial transactions (See 52232 Financial transactions processing, reserve and clearing house activities)
    • providing access to microcomputers and office equipment from a retail location (See 561430 Business service centres)
    • providing data keying, text processing or desktop publishing (See 561410 Document preparation services)
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