Industry of establishment
Status: This was the departmental standard from January 18, 1999 to February 20, 2018.
Definition
Industry refers to a generally homogeneous group of economic producing units, primarily engaged in a specific set of activities. An activity is a particular method of combining goods and services inputs, labour and capital to produce one or more goods and/or services (products). In most cases, the activities that define an industry are homogeneous with respect to the production processes used.
Establishment refers to the level at which accounting data required to measure production is available (principal inputs, revenues, salaries and wages). The establishment, as a statistical unit, is defined as the most homogeneous unit of production for which the business maintains accounting records from which it is possible to assemble all the data elements required to compile the full structure of the gross value of production (total sales or shipments, and inventories), the cost of materials and services, and labour and capital used in production.
Conformity to relevant internationally recognized standards
There are no relevant internationally recognized standards.
Classifications
- North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Canada 2017 Version 2.0 regrouping variant for refineries and distributors January 01, 2019 to current
- North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Canada 2017 Version 2.0, bus transportation February 01, 2018 to current
- North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Canada 2017, Extension and Regrouping Variant with expanded 'Urban transit system' and 'Charter and sightseeing bus industries' February 01, 2018 to current
- North American Industry Classification System 2012, Regrouping Variant with Manufacturing, Extraction and Power Generation January 01, 2018 to current
- North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2007 - Service Industries March 19, 2007 to current
- North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Canada 2017 Version 3.0 October 16, 2017 to July 29, 2021
- North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Canada 2017 Version 2.0 February 20, 2017 to October 15, 2017
- North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Canada 2017 Version 1.0 March 21, 2016 to February 19, 2017
- North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Canada 2012 November 21, 2011 to March 20, 2016
- North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2007 March 19, 2007 to November 20, 2011
- North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2002 May 12, 2003 to March 18, 2007
- North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2002 - Service Industries May 12, 2003 to March 18, 2007
- North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 1997 March 16, 1998 to May 11, 2003
- North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 1997 - Service Industries March 16, 1998 to May 11, 2003
Additional information
The industry classification is principally designed for the classification of establishments.
However, the classification can be used to indicate the primary activity of any business unit. On the business register, all the statistical units of businesses (enterprises, companies, establishments and locations) are classified to the industry classification.
When statistics, such as financial statistics, compiled for statistical units other than establishments are classified to the industry classification for dissemination, the statistical unit for which the data are compiled and the extent to which the data can be compared to establishment-based production data should be clearly explained.
Persons can be assigned a derived industry classification. They may be categorized by the industry of the producing unit that employs them.
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Relation to previous version
- Industry of establishment February 21, 2018 to current
This standard replaces the previous standard for industry of establishment. The previous standard did not situate establishment within the Business Register statistical hierarchy. The current standard changes this, and defines establishment within the Business Register statistical hierarchy.
- Industry of establishment January 18, 1999 to February 20, 2018
This was the departmental standard from January 18, 1999 to February 20, 2018.
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