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.

332 - Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing

This subsector comprises establishments primarily engaged in forging, stamping, forming, turning and joining processes to produce ferrous and non-ferrous metal products, such as cutlery and hand tools, architectural and structural metal products, boilers, tanks and shipping containers, hardware, spring and wire products, turned products, and bolts, nuts and screws.

• Exclusion(s):

  Establishments primarily engaged in:

  • manufacturing metal products by rolling, drawing, extruding, alloying or casting (See 331 Primary Metal Manufacturing)

3323 - Architectural and Structural Metals Manufacturing

This industry group comprises establishments primarily engaged in fabricating metal products for structural or architectural purposes.

33232 - Ornamental and Architectural Metal Products Manufacturing

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing doors, windows, and other ornamental and architectural metal products.

332321 - Metal Window and Door Manufacturing

This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing metal (typically steel or aluminum) doors and windows, sash, door and window frames, and screens, moulding and trim.

• Exclusion(s):

  Establishments primarily engaged in:

  • manufacturing wood windows and doors, whether or not metal-covered (See 321911 Wood Window and Door Manufacturing)

• Example Activities:

  • Door frames and sash, metal, manufacturing
  • Garage doors, metal, manufacturing
  • Hermetically sealed window units, metal frame, manufacturing
  • Insulated windows, hermetically sealed, metal frame, manufacturing
  • Moulding and trim (except motor vehicle), metal, manufacturing
  • Shutters, door and window, metal, manufacturing
  • Skylights, metal frame, manufacturing
  • Trim, metal, manufacturing
  • Weather strip, metal, manufacturing
  • Window screens, metal frame, manufacturing

332329 - Other Ornamental and Architectural Metal Products Manufacturing

This Canadian industry comprises establishments, not classified to any other Canadian industry, primarily engaged in manufacturing ornamental and architectural metal products.

• Exclusion(s):

  Establishments primarily engaged in:

  • manufacturing prefabricated metal buildings (See 332311 Prefabricated Metal Building and Component Manufacturing)
  • manufacturing fences and gates from purchased wire (See 332619 Other Fabricated Wire Product Manufacturing)

• Example Activities:

  • Architectural metal work, manufacturing
  • Ducts, sheet metal, manufacturing
  • Eavestrough, sheet metal, manufacturing
  • Fences and gates (except wire), metal, manufacturing
  • Fire escapes, metal, manufacturing
  • Flooring, open steel (i.e., grating), manufacturing
  • Flooring, sheet metal, manufacturing
  • Flumes, sheet metal, manufacturing
  • Gates, metal (except wire), manufacturing
  • Grillwork, ornamental metal, manufacturing
  • Highway guardrails, sheet metal, manufacturing
  • Joists, sheet metal, manufacturing
  • Lamp posts, metal, manufacturing
  • Livestock corrals, cattle holders and stalls, metal, manufacturing
  • Ornamental metal work, manufacturing
  • Pipe railings, metal, manufacturing
  • Pipe, sheet metal, manufacturing
  • Railings, metal, manufacturing
  • Sheet metal work (except stamped), manufacturing
  • Siding, sheet metal, manufacturing
  • Stairs, metal, manufacturing
  • Studs, sheet metal, manufacturing