Variant of NAICS 2012 - Energy sector

Non E - Industries not included in the energy sector

This category comprises all NAICS codes that do not relate to energy industries.

51 - Information and cultural industries

This sector comprises establishments primarily engaged in producing and distributing (except by wholesale and retail methods) information and cultural products. Establishments providing the means to transmit or distribute these products or providing access to equipment and expertise for processing data are also included.

The unique characteristics of information and cultural products, and of the processes involved in their production and distribution, distinguish this sector from the goods-producing and services-producing sectors.

The value of these products lies in their information, educational, cultural or entertainment content, not in the format in which they are distributed. Most of these products are protected from unlawful reproduction by copyright laws. Only those possessing the rights to these works are authorized to reproduce, alter, improve and distribute them. Acquiring and using these rights often involves significant costs.

The intangible nature of the content of information and cultural products allows for their distribution in various forms. For example, a movie can be shown at a movie theatre, on a television broadcast, through video on demand, or rented at a local video store; a sound recording can be aired on radio, embedded in multi-media products or sold at a record store; software can be bought at retail outlets or downloaded from an electronic bulletin board; a newspaper can be purchased at a newsstand or received on-line. In addition, improvements in information technology are revolutionizing the distribution of these products. The inclusion in this sector of telecommunications services providers reflects the increasingly important role these establishments play in making these products accessible to the public.

The main components of this sector are the publishing industries, the motion picture and sound recording industries, the broadcasting industries, the telecommunications industries, and the data processing and hosting services industries.

There are establishments engaged in culture-related activities that are classified in other sectors of NAICS. The most important are listed as exclusions below.

• Exclusion(s)

  • duplicating information or cultural products in print form, or in the form of optical or magnetic media(31-33)
  • wholesaling information and cultural products such as newspapers, books, software, videocassettes, DVDs and sound recordings (See 41 Wholesale trade)
  • retailing information and cultural products such as newspapers, books, software and sound recordings(44-45)
  • design activities (See 54 Professional, scientific and technical services)
  • performing in artistic productions, and creating artistic and cultural works or productions as independent individuals (See 71 Arts, entertainment and recreation)
  • preserving and exhibiting objects, sites, and natural wonders of historical, cultural and/or educational value (See 71 Arts, entertainment and recreation)
  • producing live presentations that involve the performances of actors and actresses, singers, dancers, musical groups and artists, and other performing artists (See 71 Arts, entertainment and recreation)

512 - Motion picture and sound recording industries

This subsector comprises establishments primarily engaged in producing and distributing video and audio recordings or providing related services, such as post-production services, exhibition services, and motion picture processing and developing services. Sound recording studios are also included.

• Exclusion(s)

  • mass duplication of pre-recorded audio and video tapes, cassettes, diskettes, DVDs and CD-ROMs (See 334610 Manufacturing and reproducing magnetic and optical media)
  • wholesaling sound recordings (See 414440 Sound recording merchant wholesalers)
  • wholesaling pre-recorded video cassettes and DVDs (See 414450 Video recording merchant wholesalers)
  • retailing video and audio recordings (See 443146 Audio and video recordings stores)

5121 - Motion picture and video industries

This industry group comprises establishments primarily engaged in producing and/or distributing motion pictures, videos, television programs or commercials; exhibiting motion pictures or providing post-production and related services.

51219 - Post-production and other motion picture and video industries

This industry comprises establishments, not classified to any other industry, primarily engaged in providing post-production services and services to the motion picture and video industries. This may include specialized motion picture or video post-production services, such as editing, film/tape transferring, subtitling, creating credits, closed captioning, and producing computer graphics, animation and special effects, as well as developing and processing motion picture films.

512190 - Post-production and other motion picture and video industries^MEX

This Canadian industry comprises establishments, not classified to any other Canadian industry, primarily engaged in providing post-production services and services to the motion picture and video industries. This may include specialized motion picture or video post-production services, such as editing, film/tape transferring, subtitling, creating credits, closed captioning, and producing computer graphics, animation and special effects, as well as developing and processing motion picture films.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • closed captioning service, film or tape
  • developing and printing of commercial motion picture film
  • editing motion picture films, video or television tape
  • film, video and tape transfer service
  • motion picture booking agencies
  • motion picture film, television tape and video processing, editing, titling and sub-titling
  • special effects for motion picture, post production
  • stock footage, film libraries
  • teleproduction services

  All examples

• Exclusion(s)

  • mass duplication video recordings (See 334610 Manufacturing and reproducing magnetic and optical media)
  • providing audio services in a sound recording studio for film, television, and video productions (See 512240 Sound recording studios)
  • operating film and video archives whose primary purpose is preservation (See 519122 Archives)
  • renting studio equipment (See 532490 Other commercial and industrial machinery and equipment rental and leasing)
  • casting actors and actresses with production companies (See 561310 Employment placement agencies and executive search services)