Variant of NAICS 1997 - Labour Force Survey (LFS) Industries

1 - Goods-Producing Sector

2 - Agriculture

111 - Crop Production

This subsector comprises establishments, such as farms, orchards, groves, greenhouses and nurseries, primarily engaged in growing crops, plants, vines, trees and their seeds (excluding those engaged in forestry operations). Industries have been created taking into account input factors, such as suitable land, climatic conditions, type of equipment, and the amount and type of labour required. The production process is typically completed when the raw product or commodity grown reaches the "farm gate" for market, that is, at the point of first sale or price determination. An establishment is classified to a NAICS industry or a national level industry within this subsector provided that fifty percent or more of the establishment's agricultural production consists of the crops of the industry. Establishments with fifty percent or more crop production and with no one product or family of products of an industry accounting for fifty percent of the production are treated as combination crop farms and classified to 11199, All Other Crop Farming, except for establishments with fifty percent or more in the production of oilseeds and grain, which are classified to 11119, Other Grain Farming.

1114 - Greenhouse, Nursery and Floriculture Production

This industry group comprises establishments primarily engaged in growing crops of any kind under cover, growing nursery crops and growing flowers. "Under cover" includes in greenhouses, cold frames, cloth houses, and lath houses. The crops grown are removed at various stages of maturity.

11141 - Food Crops Grown Under Cover

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in growing food crops under glass or protective cover.

  • Exclusion(s):

    Establishments primarily engaged in:

    • growing vegetable and melon bedding plants, not under protective cover (See 11121 Vegetable and Melon Farming)
111411 - Mushroom Production

This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in growing mushrooms under cover.

  • Example Activities:

    • Mushroom cellars
    • Mushroom farming
    • Mushroom houses
    • Mushroom spawn, production of
111419 - Other Food Crops Grown Under Cover

This Canadian industry comprises establishments, not classified to any other Canadian industry, primarily engaged in growing food crops under glass or protective cover.

  • Example Activities:

    • Food crops (except mushrooms) grown under cover
    • Greenhouses for growing food crops
    • Herb farming, grown under cover
    • Hydroponic crops, grown under cover
    • Market gardening, greenhouse
    • Seaweed grown under cover
    • Truffles farming, grown under cover
    • Vegetable farming, grown under cover
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