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)

3328 - Coating, Engraving, Heat Treating and Allied Activities

This industry group comprises establishments primarily engaged in coating, engraving, heat treating and similarly processing metal. These activities often involve heating the metal, and the purpose is often to harden it. In general, the hardening of metal is included. Other activities of this industry include tempering, brazing, plating (including electroplating and re-chroming), polishing, sand-blasting and colouring metal and metal products. Establishments primarily engaged in plating with precious metal for the trade are included.

33281 - Coating, Engraving, Heat Treating and Allied Activities

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in coating, engraving, heat treating and similarly processing metal. These activities often involve heating the metal, and the purpose is often to harden it. In general, the hardening of metal is included. Other activities of this industry include tempering, brazing, plating (including electroplating and re-chroming), polishing, sand-blasting and colouring metal and metal products. Establishments primarily engaged in plating with precious metal for the trade are included.

• Exclusion(s):

  Establishments primarily engaged in:

  • turning metal (See 33271 Machine Shops)
  • etching and engraving jewellery and articles of precious metals (See 33991 Jewellery and Silverware Manufacturing)

332810 - Coating, Engraving, Heat Treating and Allied Activities

This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in coating, engraving, heat treating and similarly processing metal. These activities often involve heating the metal, and the purpose is often to harden it. In general, the hardening of metal is included. Other activities of this industry include tempering, brazing, plating (including electroplating and re-chroming), polishing, sand-blasting and colouring metal and metal products. Establishments primarily engaged in plating with precious metal for the trade are included.

• Example Activities:

  • Brazing (i.e., hardening) metals and metal products, for the trade
  • Buffing metals and metal products, for the trade
  • Burning metals and metal products, for the trade
  • Chasing metals and metal products (except printing plates), for the trade
  • Coating metals and metal products, for the trade
  • Colouring metals and metal products (except by coating), for the trade
  • Depolishing metals and metal products, for the trade
  • Electroplating metals and metal products, for the trade
  • Enamelling metals and metal products, for the trade
  • Engraving metals and metal products (except printing plates or precious metal jewellery and flatware), for the trade
  • Etching metals and metal products (except printing plates or precious metal jewellery and flatware), for the trade
  • Galvanizing metals and metal products, for the trade
  • Heat treating metals and metal products, for the trade
  • Hot dip galvanizing metals and metal products, for the trade
  • Lacquering metals and metal products, for the trade
  • Painting metals and metal products, for the trade
  • Plating metals and metal products, for the trade
  • Polishing metals and metal products, for the trade
  • Powder coating metals and metal products, for the trade
  • Precious metal plating of metals and metal products, for the trade
  • Rust proofing metals and metal products, for the trade
  • Sandblasting metals and metal products, for the trade
  • Shot peening metals and metal products, for the trade
  • Teflon (TM) coating metals and metal products, for the trade
  • Tempering metals and metal products, for the trade
  • Varnishing metals and metal products, for the trade