Variant of NAICS 1997 - Goods and services

11-33 - Goods

31-33 - Manufacturing

This sector comprises establishments primarily engaged in the physical or chemical 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.

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.

335 - Electrical Equipment, Appliance and Component Manufacturing

This subsector comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing products that generate, distribute and use electrical power.

3359 - Other Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing

This industry group comprises establishments, not classified to any other industry group, primarily engaged in manufacturing electrical power storage and transmission devices, and accessories for carrying current.

33592 - Communication and Energy Wire and Cable Manufacturing

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in insulating communications and energy wire and cable, made from purchased non-ferrous wire and optical fibres.

• Exclusion(s):

  Establishments primarily engaged in:

  • manufacturing unsheathed optical fibres, bundles and cables (See 32721 Glass and Glass Product Manufacturing)
  • drawing and insulating wire of own manufacture (See 331 Primary Metal Manufacturing)
  • manufacturing uninsulated wire products (See 33261 Spring and Wire Product Manufacturing)

335920 - Communication and Energy Wire and Cable Manufacturing

This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in insulating communications and energy wire and cable, made from purchased non-ferrous wire and optical fibres.

• Example Activities:

  • Building wire and cable, electric, insulated, manufacturing
  • Coaxial cable, nonferrous, manufacturing
  • Fibre optic cable, individually-sheathed strands, manufacturing
  • Insulated wire and cable, made from purchased wire
  • Magnet wire, insulated, manufacturing
  • Power cables, electric, manufacturing
  • Telephone wire and cable, insulated, manufacturing