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)

3118 - Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing

This industry group comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing baked goods. Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing bakery products, for retail sale, but not for immediate consumption, are included.

31182 - Cookie, Cracker and Pasta Manufacturing

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing cookies and crackers; preparing flour mixes and dough from purchased flour; and manufacturing dry pasta.

• Exclusion(s):

  Establishments primarily engaged in:

  • grinding flour and preparing flour mixes or dough (See 31121 Flour Milling and Malt Manufacturing)
  • manufacturing canned pasta specialties (See 31142 Fruit and Vegetable Canning, Pickling and Drying)
  • manufacturing fresh pasta (See 31199 All Other Food Manufacturing)

311821 - Cookie and Cracker Manufacturing

This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing cookies, crackers, biscuits and similar products.

• Example Activities:

  • Bakery products, dry (e.g., biscuits, cookies, crackers), manufacturing
  • Biscuits, dry, manufacturing
  • Cookies, manufacturing
  • Crackers (e.g., graham, soda), manufacturing
  • Graham wafers, manufacturing
  • Ice cream cones and wafers, manufacturing
  • Soda crackers, manufacturing

311822 - Flour Mixes and Dough Manufacturing from Purchased Flour

This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing prepared flour mixes or dough from purchased flour.

• Exclusion(s):

  Establishments primarily engaged in:

  • grinding flour and preparing flour mixes or dough (See 311211 Flour Milling)

• Example Activities:

  • Batters, prepared, made from purchased flour
  • Biscuit mixes and doughs, made from purchased flour
  • Bread and bread-type roll mixes, made from purchased flour
  • Cake mixes, made from purchased flour
  • Cookie dough, made from purchased flour
  • Dough, refrigerated or frozen, made from purchased flour
  • Flour mixes (e.g., biscuit, cake, doughnut, pancake), made from purchased flour
  • Flour, blended or self-rising, made from purchased flour
  • Frozen doughs, made from purchased flour
  • Mixes, flour (e.g., biscuit, cake, doughnut, pancake), made from purchased flour
  • Pancake mixes, made from purchased flour
  • Pastries, uncooked, made from purchased flour
  • Pastry mixes, prepared, made from purchased flour
  • Pie crust shells, uncooked, made from purchased flour
  • Pizza doughs, made from purchased flour

311823 - Dry Pasta Manufacturing

This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing dry pasta.

• Exclusion(s):

  Establishments primarily engaged in:

  • manufacturing frozen pasta dinners (See 311410 Frozen Food Manufacturing)
  • manufacturing canned pasta products (See 311420 Fruit and Vegetable Canning, Pickling and Drying)
  • manufacturing fresh pasta, or mixes of purchased dry pasta and other ingredients (See 311990 All Other Food Manufacturing)

• Example Activities:

  • Dry pasta, manufacturing
  • Egg noodles, dry, manufacturing
  • Macaroni, dry, manufacturing
  • Noodles, dry, manufacturing
  • Pasta mixes, made in dry pasta plants
  • Pasta, dry, manufacturing
  • Spaghetti, dry, manufacturing