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.

339 - Miscellaneous Manufacturing

This subsector comprises establishments, not classified to any other subsector, primarily engaged in manufacturing activities. These establishments manufacture a diverse range of products, such as medical equipment and supplies, jewellery, sporting goods, toys and office supplies.

3399 - Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing

This industry group comprises establishments, not classified to any other industry group, primarily engaged in manufacturing activities.

33995 - Sign Manufacturing

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing signs and related displays, of all materials except paper and paperboard.

• Exclusion(s):

  Establishments primarily engaged in:

  • printing advertising specialties, and printing paper and paperboard signs and notices (See 32311 Printing)
  • sign painting and lettering (See 54189 Other Services Related to Advertising)

339950 - Sign Manufacturing

This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing signs and related displays, of all materials except paper and paperboard.

• Example Activities:

  • Billboards, manufacturing
  • Electric backlight signs, manufacturing
  • Electrical signs and advertising displays, manufacturing
  • Letters and numerals (except wood and paper), for signs, manufacturing
  • Neon signs, manufacturing
  • Scoreboards, electric, manufacturing
  • Signs and signboards, non-electric, of wood, manufacturing