Variant of NAICS 2017 Version 3.0 - Industrial production (based on the 2008 International Recommendations for Industrial Statistics)

2 - Other than industrial production

561 - Administrative and support services

This subsector comprises establishments primarily engaged in activities that support the day-to-day operations of other organizations. This includes activities such as administration, hiring and placing personnel, preparing documents, taking orders from clients, collecting payments for claims, arranging travel, providing security and surveillance, cleaning buildings, and packaging and labelling products. These activities are often undertaken in-house by establishments found in many sectors of the economy. The establishments of this subsector specialize in one or more of these activities and can therefore provide services to clients in a variety of industries and, in some cases, to households. The individual industries of this subsector are defined on the basis of the particular process in which they are engaged and the particular services they provide.

5611 - Office administrative services

This industry group comprises establishments primarily engaged in administering, directing or coordinating a range of day-to-day business operations, such as financing, billing and record keeping; personnel; physical distribution; and providing other administrative and managerial services. These establishments do not provide the operating staff to carry out the complete operations of a client's business.

56111 - Office administrative services

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in administering, directing or coordinating a range of day-to-day business operations, such as financing, billing and record keeping; personnel; physical distribution; and providing other administrative and managerial services. These establishments do not provide the operating staff to carry out the complete operations of a client's business.

561110 - Office administrative services

This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in administering, directing or coordinating a range of day-to-day business operations, such as financing, billing and record keeping; personnel; physical distribution; and providing other administrative and managerial services. These establishments do not provide the operating staff to carry out the complete operations of a client's business.

  • Illustrative example(s)

    • administrative management services
    • business management services
    • management service, with no operating staff furnished (except complete operations of client business)
    • managing doctors' offices

    All examples

  • Exclusion(s)

    • holding the securities of other businesses, for the purpose of exercising control (See 551113 Holding companies)
    • providing both management and operating staff, on contract, for the complete operation of a client's establishment, such as a hotel, restaurant or hospital (classified according to the primary activity of the establishment operated)
    • providing computer facilities management services (See 541514 Computer systems design and related services (except video game design and development))
    • providing construction management services is classified by the type of project managed (See 23 Construction)
    • providing farm management services (See 11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting)
    • providing general management and/or administrative support services to affiliated establishments (See 551114 Head offices)
    • providing management advice (See 54161 Management consulting services)
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