North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Canada 2017 Version 2.0

• 51 - Information and cultural industries
• 511 - Publishing industries
• 5111 - Newspaper, periodical, book and directory publishers
• 51114 - Directory and mailing list publishers

511140 - Directory and mailing list publishers^CAN

This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in publishing compilations and collections of information or facts that are logically organized to facilitate their use. These collections may be published in one or more formats, such as print, electronic form or online. Electronic versions may be provided directly to customers by the establishment or third party vendors.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • address and mailing list compilers
  • directories, publishing
  • electronic database (machine readable) publishing
  • telephone directories, publishing

  All examples

• Inclusion(s)

  • providing electronic versions of directories and mailing lists directly to customers by the establishment or third party vendors
  • publishing directories and mailing lists in one or more formats such as print, electronic form or online

• Exclusion(s)

  • designing, developing and publishing computer software products (See 51121 Software publishers)
  • duplicating electronic media, such as CD-ROMs and DVDs (See 334610 Manufacturing and reproducing magnetic and optical media)
  • printing, but not publishing, business directories, telephone books and similar products (See 32311 Printing)
  • providing on-line access to databases developed by others (See 519130 Internet broadcasting and web search portals)
  • publishing encyclopaedias (See 511130 Book publishers)