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.

334 - Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing

This subsector comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing computers, computer peripheral equipment, communications equipment, and similar electronic products, as well as components for such products. The computer and electronic product manufacturing industries employ production processes that are characterized by the design and use of integrated circuits and the application of highly specialized miniaturization technologies.

3344 - Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing

This industry group comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing semiconductors and other electronic components.

The following activities involving printed circuit boards are undertaken in this industry: the production of the laminate material; the manufacture of the bare (rigid or flexible) printed circuit boards without mounted electronic components; and the loading of electronic components onto the boards.

33441 - Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing semiconductors and other electronic components.

The following activities involving printed circuit boards are undertaken in this industry: the production of the laminate material; the manufacture of the bare (rigid or flexible) printed circuit boards without mounted electronic components; and the loading of electronic components onto the boards.

• Exclusion(s):

  Establishments primarily engaged in:

  • manufacturing X-ray tubes (See 33451 Navigational, Measuring, Medical and Control Instruments Manufacturing)
  • manufacturing wire and cable for electronic, computer and communications applications (See 33592 Communication and Energy Wire and Cable Manufacturing)
  • manufacturing capacitors, rectifiers, surge supressors and similar devices for electrical applications (See 33599 All Other Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing)
  • manufacturing finished products that incorporate loaded printed circuit boards (other manufacturing industries based on the classification of the final product)

334410 - Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing

This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing semiconductors and other electronic components.

The following activities involving printed circuit boards are undertaken in this industry: the production of the laminate material; the manufacture of the bare (rigid or flexible) printed circuit boards without mounted electronic components; and the loading of electronic components onto the boards.

• Example Activities:

  • Capacitors, electronic, fixed and variable, manufacturing
  • Chokes for electronic circuitry, manufacturing
  • Circuit boards, printed, bare, manufacturing
  • Connectors, electronic (e.g., coaxial, cylindrical, printed circuit, rack, panel), manufacturing
  • CRT (cathode ray tubes), manufacturing
  • Diodes, solid state (e.g., germanium, silicon), manufacturing
  • Electron tubes, manufacturing
  • Fibre optic connectors, manufacturing
  • Inductors, electronic component type (e.g, chokes, coils, transformers), manufacturing
  • Integrated microcircuits, manufacturing
  • LCD (liquid crystal display) unit screens, manufacturing
  • LED's (light emitting diodes), manufacturing
  • Loaded computer boards, manufacturing
  • Memory boards, manufacturing
  • Memory chips, semiconductor, manufacturing
  • Microcontroller chips, manufacturing
  • Microprocessor chips, manufacturing
  • Modems, personal computer, manufacturing
  • MOS (metal oxide silicon) devices, manufacturing
  • Optoelectronic devices, manufacturing
  • Personal computer modems, manufacturing
  • Printed circuit boards, bare (i.e., without mounted electronic components), manufacturing
  • Printed circuit laminates, manufacturing
  • RAM (random access memory) chips, manufacturing
  • Rectifiers, electronic component-type, manufacturing
  • Resistors, electronic, manufacturing
  • Semiconductor devices, manufacturing
  • Solar cells, manufacturing
  • Telephone and telegraph transformers, electronic component type, manufacturing
  • Transformers, electronic component type, manufacturing
  • Transistors, manufacturing
  • Vacuum tubes, manufacturing
  • Wafers (i.e., semiconductor devices), manufacturing