Variant of NAICS 1997 - Labour Force Survey (LFS) Industries

7 - Services-Producing Sector

9 - Transportation and Warehousing

48-49 - Transportation and Warehousing

This sector comprises establishments primarily engaged in transporting passengers and goods, warehousing and storing goods, and providing services to these establishments. The modes of transportation are road (trucking, transit and ground passenger), rail, water, air and pipeline. These are further subdivided according to the way in which businesses in each mode organize their establishments. National post office and courier establishments, which also transport goods, are included in this sector. Warehousing and storage establishments are subdivided according to the type of service and facility that is operated.

Many of the establishments in this sector are structured as networks, with activities, workers, and physical facilities distributed over an extensive geographic area.

• Exclusion(s):

  Establishments primarily engaged in:

  • renting and leasing transportation equipment without operator (See 532 Rental and Leasing Services)

485 - Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation

This subsector comprises establishments primarily engaged in a variety of passenger transportation activities, using equipment designed for those purposes. These activities are distinguished based on process factors, such as whether routes are scheduled, run over fixed routes, and charged on a per-seat or per-vehicle basis.

• Exclusion(s):

  Establishments primarily engaged in:

  • passenger transportation associated with scenic or sightseeing activities (See 487 Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation)

4851 - Urban Transit Systems

This industry group comprises establishments primarily engaged in operating local and suburban mass passenger transit systems. Such transportation may involve the use of one or more modes of transport including light rail, subways and streetcars, as well as buses. These establishments operate over fixed routes and schedules, and allow passengers to pay on a per-trip basis (whether or not they also use payment methods such as monthly passes).

48511 - Urban Transit Systems

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in operating local and suburban mass passenger transit systems. Such transportation may involve the use of one or more modes of transport including light rail, subways and streetcars, as well as buses. These establishments operate over fixed routes and schedules, and allow passengers to pay on a per-trip basis (whether or not they also use payment methods such as monthly passes).

485110 - Urban Transit Systems

This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in operating local and suburban mass passenger transit systems. Such transportation may involve the use of one or more modes of transport including light rail, subways and streetcars, as well as buses. These establishments operate over fixed routes and schedules, and allow passengers to pay on a per-trip basis (whether or not they also use payment methods such as monthly passes).

• Example Activities:

  • Bus line operation, local
  • Bus service, urban and suburban
  • Cable cars operation, commuter
  • City bus service
  • Combination bus, subway, and trolley system
  • Commuter bus operation
  • Commuter rail operation
  • Electric street railway transportation
  • Electrical railway operation, commuter
  • Elevated railway operation
  • Light rail systems
  • Local and suburban transit systems, mixed mode
  • Local bus service
  • Monorail transport, urban
  • Passenger transit systems, mixed mode
  • Passenger transit systems, urban and suburban
  • Rail transportation, commuter
  • Railroads, commuter operation
  • Street railway operation
  • Tramway operation, commuter
  • Transit system, operation of
  • Trolley operation, commuter
  • Urban and suburban passenger transit system operation
  • Urban and suburban transit systems, mixed mode