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.

325 - Chemical Manufacturing

This subsector comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing chemicals and chemical preparations, from organic and inorganic raw materials.

  • Exclusion(s):

    Establishments primarily engaged in:

    • field processing of crude petroleum and natural gas (See 211 Oil and Gas Extraction)
    • beneficiating mineral ores (See 212 Mining (except Oil and Gas))
    • processing crude petroleum and coal (See 324 Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing)
    • smelting and refining ores and concentrates (See 331 Primary Metal Manufacturing)
3251 - Basic Chemical Manufacturing

This industry group comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing chemicals, using basic processes such as thermal cracking and distillation. Chemicals produced in this industry group are usually separate chemical elements or separate chemically-defined compounds.

32518 - Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing

This industry comprises establishments, not classified to any other industry, primarily engaged in manufacturing basic inorganic chemicals.

  • Exclusion(s):

    Establishments primarily engaged in:

    • manufacturing nitrogenous and phosphoric fertilizers (See 32531 Fertilizer Manufacturing)
    • manufacturing inorganic insecticidal, herbicidal and fungicidal preparations (See 32532 Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing)
    • manufacturing photographic chemicals (See 32599 All Other Chemical Product Manufacturing)
    • manufacturing alumina (See 33131 Alumina and Aluminum Production and Processing)
325181 - Alkali and Chlorine Manufacturing

This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing alkalies and chlorine.

  • Exclusion(s):

    Establishments primarily engaged in:

    • mining and preparing alkalies (See 212396 Potash Mining)
    • manufacturing industrial bleaches (See 325189 All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing)
    • manufacturing household bleaches (See 325610 Soap and Cleaning Compound Manufacturing)
    • manufacturing chlorine preparations for swimming pools (See 325999 All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product Manufacturing)
  • Example Activities:

    • Alkalis, manufacturing
    • Caustic potash (i.e., potassium hydroxide), manufacturing
    • Caustic soda (i.e., sodium hydroxide), manufacturing
    • Chlorine, manufacturing
    • Disodium carbonate (i.e., soda ash), manufacturing
    • Potassium carbonate, manufacturing
    • Potassium hydroxide (i.e., caustic potash), manufacturing
    • Sal soda (i.e., washing soda), manufacturing
    • Soda ash (i.e., disodium carbonate), manufacturing
    • Sodium bicarbonate (i.e., baking soda), manufacturing
    • Sodium carbonate (i.e., soda ash), manufacturing
    • Sodium hydroxide (i.e., caustic soda), manufacturing
325189 - All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing

This Canadian industry comprises establishments, not classified to any other Canadian industry, primarily engaged in manufacturing inorganic chemicals.

  • Example Activities:

    • Aluminum compounds, not specified elsewhere by process, manufacturing
    • Alums (e.g., aluminum ammonium sulphate, aluminum potassium sulphate), manufacturing
    • Ammonium chloride, manufacturing
    • Ammonium compounds, not specified elsewhere by process, manufacturing
    • Arsenic compounds, not specified elsewhere by process, manufacturing
    • Barium compounds, not specified elsewhere by process, manufacturing
    • Bleaching agents, inorganic, manufacturing
    • Bone black, manufacturing
    • Boron compounds, not specified elsewhere by process, manufacturing
    • Calcium hypochlorite, manufacturing
    • Calcium inorganic compounds, not specified elsewhere by process, manufacturing
    • Carbides (e.g., boron, calcium, silicon, tungsten), manufacturing
    • Carbon black, manufacturing
    • Carbon inorganic compounds, not specified elsewhere by process, manufacturing
    • Cesium and cesium compounds, not specified elsewhere by process, manufacturing
    • Chlorine compounds, not specified elsewhere by process, manufacturing
    • Chromium compounds, not specified elsewhere by process, manufacturing
    • Cobalt compounds, not specified elsewhere by process, manufacturing
    • Copper compounds, not specified elsewhere by process, manufacturing
    • Copper sulphate, manufacturing
    • Fluorine, manufacturing
    • Fuel propellants, solid inorganic, not specified elsewhere by process, manufacturing
    • Heavy water (i.e., deuterium oxide), manufacturing
    • Hydrazine, manufacturing
    • Hydrochloric acid, manufacturing
    • Hydrogen peroxide, manufacturing
    • Iodine, crude or resublimed, manufacturing
    • Iron compounds, not specified elsewhere by process, manufacturing
    • Isotopes, radioactive, manufacturing
    • Lamp black, manufacturing
    • Lithium compounds, not specified elsewhere by process, manufacturing
    • Magnesium compounds, not specified elsewhere by process, manufacturing
    • Manganese dioxide, manufacturing
    • Mercury compounds, not specified elsewhere by process, manufacturing
    • Nickel compounds, not specified elsewhere by process, manufacturing
    • Nuclear fuel scrap reprocessing
    • Nuclear fuels, inorganic, manufacturing
    • Oleum (i.e., fuming sulphuric acid), manufacturing
    • Peroxides, inorganic, manufacturing
    • Phosphorus compounds, not specified elsewhere by process, manufacturing
    • Potassium inorganic compounds, not specified elsewhere by process, manufacturing
    • Potassium salts, manufacturing
    • Potassium sulphate, manufacturing
    • Radioactive elements, manufacturing
    • Radioactive isotopes, manufacturing
    • Rare earth compounds, not specified elsewhere by process, manufacturing
    • Selenium compounds, not specified elsewhere by process, manufacturing
    • Silver compounds, not specified elsewhere by process, manufacturing
    • Sodium chlorate, manufacturing
    • Sodium hypochlorite, manufacturing
    • Sodium inorganic compounds, not specified elsewhere by process, manufacturing
    • Sodium phosphate, manufacturing
    • Sodium silicate, manufacturing
    • Sodium sulphate, manufacturing
    • Strontium compounds, not specified elsewhere by process, manufacturing
    • Sulphides and sulphites, manufacturing
    • Sulphur and sulphur compounds, not specified elsewhere by process, manufacturing
    • Sulphur dioxide, manufacturing
    • Sulphur, recovering or refining (except from sour natural gas)
    • Sulphuric acid, manufacturing
    • Tin compounds, not specified elsewhere by process, manufacturing
    • Titanium dioxide, manufacturing
    • Tungsten compounds, not specified elsewhere by process, manufacturing
    • Uranium compounds, not specified elsewhere by process, manufacturing
    • Uranium oxide, manufacturing
    • Uranium, enriched, manufacturing
    • Zinc compounds, not specified elsewhere by process, manufacturing
    • Zinc oxide, manufacturing
Report a problem on this page

Is something not working? Is there information outdated? Can't find what you're looking for?

Please contact us and let us know how we can help you.

Privacy notice

Date modified: