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

7 - Services-Producing Sector

12 - Business, building and other support services

56 - Administrative and Support, Waste Management and Remediation Services

This sector comprises two different types of establishments: those primarily engaged in activities that support the day-to-day operations of other organizations; and those primarily engaged in waste management activities.

The first type of establishment is engaged in activities such as administration, hiring and placing personnel, preparing documents, taking orders from clients, collecting payments for claims, arranging travel, providing security and surveillance, cleaning buildings, and packaging and labelling products. These activities are often undertaken, in-house, by establishments found in many sectors of the economy. The establishments classified to this sector specialize in one or more of these activities and can therefore provide services to clients in a variety of industries and, in some cases, to households.

Waste management establishments are engaged in the collection, treatment and disposal of waste material, the operation of material recovery facilities, the remediation of polluted sites and the cleaning of septic tanks.

561 - Administrative and Support Services

This subsector comprises establishments primarily engaged in activities that support the day-to-day operations of other organizations. This includes activities such as administration, hiring and placing personnel, preparing documents, taking orders from clients, collecting payments for claims, arranging travel, providing security and surveillance, cleaning buildings, and packaging and labelling products. These activities are often undertaken in-house by establishments found in many sectors of the economy, but the establishments of this subsector specialize in one or more of these activities and can therefore provide services to clients in a variety of industries and, in some cases, to households. The individual industries of this subsector are defined on the basis of the particular process in which they are engaged and the particular services they provide.

5616 - Investigation and Security Services

This industry group comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing investigation and detective services, guard and patrol services, armoured car services and security system services.

56161 - Investigation, Guard and Armoured Car Services

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing investigation and detective services; providing guard and patrol services; and picking up and delivering money, receipts or other valuable items using personnel and equipment to protect such properties while in transit.

• Exclusion(s):

  Establishments primarily engaged in:

  • providing credit information services (See 56145 Credit Bureaus)
  • selling, installing, monitoring and maintaining security systems and devices (See 56162 Security Systems Services)

561611 - Investigation Services

This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing investigation and detective services.

• Exclusion(s):

  Establishments primarily engaged in:

  • providing credit information services (See 561450 Credit Bureaus)

• Example Activities:

  • Fingerprint services
  • Investigation services (except credit)
  • Lie detection service
  • Missing person tracing service
  • Polygraph service
  • Private detectives services
  • Private investigation services
  • Skip tracers services
  • Detective agencies

561612 - Security Guard and Patrol Services

This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing guard and patrol services.

• Exclusion(s):

  Establishments primarily engaged in:

  • selling, installing, monitoring and maintaining security systems and devices, such as burglar and fire systems (See 56162 Security Systems Services)

• Example Activities:

  • Guard dog services
  • Guard service
  • Patrol services, security
  • Personal protection services
  • Security patrol service
  • Body guard services

561613 - Armoured Car Services

This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in picking up and delivering money, receipts or other valuable items using personnel and equipment to protect such properties while in transit.

• Example Activities:

  • Convoy guard services
  • Transportation guard service
  • Armoured car services