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)
488 - Support Activities for Transportation

This subsector comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing services to other transportation establishments. These services may be specific to a mode of transportation, or they may be multi-modal.

4883 - Support Activities for Water Transportation

This industry group comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing specialized services to the water transportation industry.

48833 - Navigational Services to Shipping

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing navigational services to shipping. Important navigational services are pilotage, moorage and vessel traffic services. Establishments engaged in marine salvage are included.

  • Exclusion(s):

    Establishments primarily engaged in:

    • operating lighthouses (See 48831 Port and Harbour Operations)
488331 - Marine Salvage Services

This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in salvaging ships and their cargoes. Typical salvage situations include rescue towing, rescuing strandings and raising sunken vessels.

  • Example Activities:

    • Cargo salvaging, marine
    • Marine salvaging service
    • Ship salvaging
488332 - Ship Piloting Services

This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing piloting service to ships when entering or leaving harbours or where required by law. The areas in which the services of a marine pilot are essential are generally referred to as pilotage waters.

  • Example Activities:

    • Piloting service, water transport
    • Ship piloting service
488339 - Other Navigational Services to Shipping

This Canadian industry comprises establishments, not classified to any other Canadian industry, primarily engaged in providing navigational services to shipping.

  • Example Activities:

    • Docking and undocking marine vessel services
    • Harbour navigational operations
    • Marine vessel traffic reporting
    • Radio beacon service, ship navigation
    • Tugboat service, harbour operations
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