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

1 - Goods-Producing Sector

6 - Manufacturing

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.

311 - Food Manufacturing

This subsector comprises establishments primarily engaged in producing food for human or animal consumption.

  • Exclusion(s):

    Establishments primarily engaged in:

    • manufacturing beverages or tobacco (See 312 Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing)
3116 - Meat Product Manufacturing

This industry group comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing meat products.

31161 - Animal Slaughtering and Processing

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in slaughtering animals, including poultry; preparing processed meats and meat by-products; or rendering animal fat, bones and meat scraps.

  • Exclusion(s):

    Establishments primarily engaged in:

    • producing animal feed from purchased meat products (See 31111 Animal Food Manufacturing)
    • processing or blending purchased animal fats and oils (See 31122 Starch and Vegetable Fat and Oil Manufacturing)
    • manufacturing frozen preparations of meat, poultry and other ingredients, such as frozen dinners (See 31141 Frozen Food Manufacturing)
    • manufacturing preparations, except frozen or fresh, of meat, poultry and other ingredients, such as baby food and pork and beans (See 31142 Fruit and Vegetable Canning, Pickling and Drying)
    • manufacturing fresh preparations of meat, poultry and other ingredients, such as pizza and egg rolls (See 31199 All Other Food Manufacturing)
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