North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2007 - Labour Force Survey

• 8.2 - Service-Producing Industries
• 8.2.3 - Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental and Leasing
• 52 - Finance and Insurance
• 523 - Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investment and Related Activities
• 5231 - Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage
• 52311 - Investment Banking and Securities Dealing^US

523110 - Investment Banking and Securities Dealing^US

This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in acting as principals (investors who buy or sell on their own account), generally on a spread basis, in originating, underwriting and/or distributing issues of securities of businesses, governments and institutions. Establishments primarily engaged in making markets (dealing or trading) in securities are included.

• Example Activities:

  • Banking, investment
  • Government bond underwriters
  • Investment banking
  • Securities distributing (i.e., acting as a principal in dealing securities to investors)
  • Securities originating (i.e., acting as a principal in dealing new securities to investors)
  • Securities underwriters
  • Underwriters, securities