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.

315 - Clothing Manufacturing

This subsector comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing clothing.

• Exclusion(s):

  Establishments primarily engaged in:

  • finishing clothing not made in the same establishment (See 313 Textile Mills)
  • embroidering clothing not made in the same establishment (See 314 Textile Product Mills)
  • printing on articles of clothing not made in the same establishment (See 323 Printing and Related Support Activities)
  • manufacturing safety clothing (See 339 Miscellaneous Manufacturing)

3152 - Cut and Sew Clothing Manufacturing

This industry group comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing clothing from fabric made in other establishments.

• Exclusion(s):

  Establishments primarily engaged in:

  • manufacturing clothing from woven fabric made in the same establishment (See 3132 Fabric Mills)
  • finishing clothing not made in the same establishment (See 3133 Textile and Fabric Finishing and Fabric Coating)
  • manufacturing clothing from knit fabric made in the same establishment (See 3151 Clothing Knitting Mills)
  • printing on articles of clothing not made in the same establishment (See 3231 Printing and Related Support Activities)

31521 - Cut and Sew Clothing Contracting

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing clothing from materials owned by others. These establishments are commonly referred to as contractors. This industry is limited to contract establishments that perform cutting and sewing operations, such as sewing arms to shirt bodies.

• Exclusion(s):

  Establishments primarily engaged in:

  • finishing clothing, on a contract basis (See 31331 Textile and Fabric Finishing)
  • embroidering clothing, on a contract basis (See 31499 All Other Textile Product Mills)
  • knitting hosiery and socks, on a contract basis (See 31511 Hosiery and Sock Mills)
  • knitting clothing, except hosiery and socks, on a contract basis (See 31519 Other Clothing Knitting Mills)
  • manufacturing men's and boys' clothing by cutting and sewing purchased fabric (See 31522 Men's and Boys' Cut and Sew Clothing Manufacturing)
  • manufacturing women's and girls' clothing by cutting and sewing purchased fabric (See 31523 Women's and Girls' Cut and Sew Clothing Manufacturing)
  • printing on articles of clothing, on a contract basis (See 32311 Printing)

315210 - Cut and Sew Clothing Contracting

This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing clothing from materials owned by others. These establishments are commonly referred to as contractors. This industry is limited to contract establishments that perform cutting and sewing operations, such as sewing arms to shirt bodies.

• Example Activities:

  • Appliqueing, on clothing owned by others
  • Buttonholing and button covering, on clothing owned by others
  • Children's clothing contractors
  • Clothing contractors, cut-and-sew operations, on materials owned by others
  • Clothing contractors, men's and boys' clothing
  • Clothing contractors, women's, girls' and infants' clothing
  • Embroidering on clothing owned by others
  • Fur clothing, cut and sewn from materials owned by others