Variant of NAICS 2012 - Labour Force

62 - Health care and social assistance

This sector comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing health care by diagnosis and treatment, providing residential care for medical and social reasons, and providing social assistance, such as counselling, welfare, child protection, community housing and food services, vocational rehabilitation and child care, to those requiring such assistance.

623 - Nursing and residential care facilities

This subsector comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing residential care combined with either nursing, supervisory or other types of care as required by the residents. In this subsector, the facilities are a significant part of the production process and the care provided is a mix of health and social services, with the health component being largely nursing services.

6239 - Other residential care facilities

This industry group comprises establishments, not classified to any other industry, primarily engaged in providing residential care, such as transition homes for women, homes for emotionally disturbed children, camps for delinquent youth, group foster homes, halfway group homes for delinquents and offenders, and orphanages.

62399 - Other residential care facilities

This industry comprises establishments, not classified to any other industry, primarily engaged in providing residential care, such as transition homes for women, homes for emotionally disturbed children, camps for delinquent youth, group foster homes, halfway group homes for delinquents and offenders, and orphanages.

• Exclusion(s)

  • services of developmental handicap homes (See 623210 Residential developmental handicap facilities)
  • services of continuing care retirement communities and homes for the elderly (See 623310 Community care facilities for the elderly)
  • emergency shelter provision (See 624220 Community housing services)

623991 - Transition homes for women^CAN

This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing extended residential care to women who have been victims of violence. These establishments provide room, board, protective supervision, counselling services and other social services.

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• Exclusion(s)

  • providing emergency shelter of a short duration and without other services (See 624220 Community housing services)

623992 - Homes for emotionally disturbed children^CAN

This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing residential care to children with emotional problems. These establishments provide room, board and parental-type supervision, as well as additional specialized supervision and services required by these children.

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• Exclusion(s)

  • room and board services with supervision of a parental nature only (See 623999 All other residential care facilities)

623993 - Homes for the physically handicapped or disabled^CAN

This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing residential care and the appropriate supervision and services to ambulatory residents with physical handicaps or disabilities, such as visual impairments.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • homes for the deaf or blind
  • homes for the physically handicapped or disabled

623999 - All other residential care facilities^CAN

This Canadian industry comprises establishments, not classified to any other Canadian industry, primarily engaged in providing residential care.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • group foster homes
  • halfway homes for delinquents and offenders
  • homes for children in need of protection
  • homes for single mothers
  • orphanages (crèches)

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