Variant of NAICS 2012 - Durable / non-durable manufacturing industries

32311 - Printing

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in printing.

• Exclusion(s)

  • printing on textile fabrics (See 313310 Textile and fabric finishing)
  • printing and publishing newspapers (See 511110 Newspaper publishers)
  • printing and publishing periodicals (See 511120 Periodical publishers)
  • printing and publishing books and pamphlets (See 511130 Book publishers)
  • printing and publishing directories, including telephone (See 511140 Directory and mailing list publishers)
  • printing and publishing calendars, art and greeting cards (See 511190 Other publishers)
  • printing using simple electrostatic printers, such as office-type photocopiers (See 561430 Business service centres)

323113 - Commercial screen printing^US

This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in commercial printing using silk-screen printing equipment. Establishments in this Canadian industry typically have a pre-press capability, for example, to cut stencils. Typically, these establishments print on clothing; or produce paper documents of a graphical nature, such as pictures and large-format sign-type lettering.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • art works, screen printing without publishing
  • glass, screen printing, for the trade
  • posters, screen printing without publishing
  • print shops, screen (except on textile fabrics), while you wait service
  • printing on textile products (e.g., napkins, placemats, towels)
  • screen printing on clothing (e.g., caps, T-shirts)
  • screen printing paper documents (e.g., pictures, large-format banners), without publishing

  All examples

• Exclusion(s)

  • silk-screen printing on textile fabrics (See 313310 Textile and fabric finishing)

323114 - Quick printing^US

This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in commercial printing using small offset printers and/or non-impact printers. Establishments in this Canadian industry typically have a pre-press capability.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • quick printing
    

  All examples

• Exclusion(s)

  • printing using simple electrostatic printers, such as office-type photocopiers (See 561430 Business service centres)

323115 - Digital printing^US

This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in digital printing. These establishments use computer-controlled non-impact (electrostatic, ink jet, spray jet) printing equipment. The image to be printed is input to the printer as a computer file (not simply scanned in and digitized by the printer itself). Establishments in this Canadian industry typically have extensive pre-press operations, including specialized scanners and colour-separation equipment. Typically, these establishments print documents of a high-resolution, graphical nature.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • digital printing shops (e.g., billboards, large format graphical materials and high resolution)

  All examples

• Exclusion(s)

  • printing using simple electrostatic printers, such as office-type photocopiers (See 561430 Business service centres)

323116 - Manifold business forms printing^US

This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in printing manifold business forms.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • books (e.g., sales, cheque) and refills, manifold printing
  • computer forms, manifold or continuous (except paper simply lined), printing
  • printing manifold business or unit set forms (e.g., credit card slips)

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323119 - Other printing^CAN

This Canadian industry comprises establishments, not classified to any other Canadian industry, primarily engaged in printing.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • advertising material (e.g., coupons, flyers), printing without publishing
  • bank notes, printing
  • books, printing without publishing
  • business forms (except manifold), printing without publishing
  • cards (e.g., business, greeting, playing, postcards, trading), printing without publishing
  • commercial print shop (using multiple processes)
  • job printing, lithographic and offset (except quick)
  • magazines and periodicals, printing without publishing
  • maps, printing without publishing
  • offset printing (except manifold business forms, quick printing, textile fabrics), without publishing
  • stationery, printing (except quick) on a job-order basis

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