Variant of North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2022 Version 1.0 for Information and communication technology (ICT) sector

Variant of North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2022 Version 1.0 for Information and communication technology (ICT) sector
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519290 - Web search portals and all other information services

This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in operating websites that use a search engine to generate and maintain extensive databases of Internet addresses and content in an easily searchable format (and known as web search portals) or providing other information services not elsewhere classified. Establishments known as web search portals often provide additional Internet services, such as email, connections to other websites, auctions, news, and other limited content.

  • Illustrative example(s)

    • Internet search portal and websites, operating
    • news and press clipping service
    • stock photo agencies or libraries
    • web search portals, operating

    All examples

  • Inclusion(s)

    • providing telephone based information recordings or searching and retrieving information on a contract basis

  • Exclusion(s)

    • developing databases for the purpose of credit reporting (See 56145 Credit bureaus)
    • formatting content, provided by a customer, for streaming and providing infrastructure support on behalf of the content owner, generally on a contract or fee basis (See 518210 Computing infrastructure providers, data processing, web hosting, and related services)
    • operating archives (See 519212 Archives)
    • operating libraries (See 519211 Libraries)
    • operating news syndicates (See 51621 Media streaming distribution services and other media networks and content providers)
    • providing Internet access (See 517 Telecommunications)
    • publishing and distributing own-account content created or owned, including gaming site publishers (See 513212 Video game publishers)
    • retailing new and used goods using the Internet (See 44-45 Retail trade)
    • traditional or combined broadcasting (See 516 Broadcasting and content providers)
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