Variant of NAICS 1997 - Labour Force Survey (LFS) Industries

1 - Goods-Producing Sector

6 - Manufacturing

31-33 - Manufacturing

This sector comprises establishments primarily engaged in the physical or chemical transformation of materials or substances into new products. These products may be finished, in the sense that they are ready to be used or consumed, or semi-finished, in the sense of becoming a raw material for an establishment to use in further manufacturing. Related activities, such as the assembly of the component parts of manufactured goods; the blending of materials; and the finishing of manufactured products by dyeing, heat-treating, plating and similar operations are also treated as manufacturing activities. Manufacturing establishments are known by a variety of trade designations, such as plants, factories or mills.

Manufacturing establishments may own the materials which they transform or they may transform materials owned by other establishments. Manufacturing may take place in factories or in workers' homes, using either machinery or hand tools.

Certain activities involving the transformation of goods are classified in other sectors. Some examples are post-harvest activities of agricultural establishments, such as crop drying; logging; the beneficiating of mineral ores; the production of structures by construction establishments; and various activities conducted by retailers, such as meat cutting and the assembly of products such as bicycles and computers.

311 - Food Manufacturing

This subsector comprises establishments primarily engaged in producing food for human or animal consumption.

  • Exclusion(s):

    Establishments primarily engaged in:

    • manufacturing beverages or tobacco (See 312 Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing)
3116 - Meat Product Manufacturing

This industry group comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing meat products.

31161 - Animal Slaughtering and Processing

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in slaughtering animals, including poultry; preparing processed meats and meat by-products; or rendering animal fat, bones and meat scraps.

  • Exclusion(s):

    Establishments primarily engaged in:

    • producing animal feed from purchased meat products (See 31111 Animal Food Manufacturing)
    • processing or blending purchased animal fats and oils (See 31122 Starch and Vegetable Fat and Oil Manufacturing)
    • manufacturing frozen preparations of meat, poultry and other ingredients, such as frozen dinners (See 31141 Frozen Food Manufacturing)
    • manufacturing preparations, except frozen or fresh, of meat, poultry and other ingredients, such as baby food and pork and beans (See 31142 Fruit and Vegetable Canning, Pickling and Drying)
    • manufacturing fresh preparations of meat, poultry and other ingredients, such as pizza and egg rolls (See 31199 All Other Food Manufacturing)
311611 - Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering

This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in slaughtering animals, except poultry and small game. Establishments that slaughter animals and then prepare meat products are included.

  • Exclusion(s):

    Establishments primarily engaged in:

    • rendering animal fat, bones and meat scraps, or processing purchased meat carcasses (See 311614 Rendering and Meat Processing from Carcasses)
    • slaughtering poultry and small game (See 311615 Poultry Processing)
  • Example Activities:

    • Abattoirs
    • Animal feed, slaughtering animals (except poultry and small game) for
    • Bacon, slab and sliced, produced in slaughtering plants
    • Beef carcasses, half-carcasses, primal and sub-primal cuts, produced in slaughtering plants
    • Boxed meat (except poultry and small game), produced in slaughtering plants
    • Canned meats (except poultry and small game), produced in slaughtering plants
    • Custom slaughtering (except poultry and small game)
    • Fats animal (except poultry and small game), produced in slaughtering plants
    • Feed, animal, slaughtering animals (except poultry and small game) for
    • Frozen meat and meat products (except poultry and small game), produced in slaughtering plants
    • Hams (except poultry), produced in slaughtering plants
    • Hides and skins, produced in slaughtering plants
    • Horse meat, produced in slaughtering plants
    • Lamb carcasses, half-carcasses, primal and sub-primal cuts, produced in slaughtering plants
    • Lard, produced in slaughtering plants
    • Luncheon meat (except poultry), produced in slaughtering plants
    • Meat, cured or smoked (except poultry and small game), produced in slaughtering plants
    • Meat, fresh, chilled or frozen (except poultry and small game), produced in slaughtering plants
    • Pork carcasses, half-carcasses, primal and sub-primal cuts, produced in slaughtering plants
    • Sausages and similar products, produced in slaughtering plants
    • Slaughterhouses (except poultry and small game)
    • Tallow, produced in slaughtering plants
    • Variety meats (i.e., edible organs), produced in slaughtering plants
    • Veal carcasses, half-carcasses, primal and sub-primal cuts, produced in slaughtering plants
    • Weiners, sausages, luncheon meats and other prepared meat products (except poultry), produced in a slaughtering plant
311614 - Rendering and Meat Processing from Carcasses

This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in rendering animal fat, bones and meat scraps; or preparing meat and meat by-products from carcasses. Establishments known as boxed meat plants, primarily engaged in assembly-line cutting and packing of purchased carcasses, are included.

  • Exclusion(s):

    Establishments primarily engaged in:

    • producing dog and cat food from purchased meat (See 311111 Dog and Cat Food Manufacturing)
    • producing animal feed, except dog and cat food, from purchased meat (See 311119 Other Animal Food Manufacturing)
    • processing or blending purchased animal fats and oils (See 311225 Fat and Oil Refining and Blending)
    • manufacturing frozen preparations of meat and other ingredients, such as frozen dinners (See 311410 Frozen Food Manufacturing)
    • manufacturing preparations, except frozen or fresh, of meat and other ingredients, such as baby food and pork and beans (See 311420 Fruit and Vegetable Canning, Pickling and Drying)
    • manufacturing fresh preparations of meat, poultry and other ingredients, such as pizza and egg rolls (See 311990 All Other Food Manufacturing)
    • cutting and packing of purchased meat, except boxed meat cut on an assembly-line basis (See 413160 Red Meat and Meat Product Wholesaler-Distributors)
  • Example Activities:

    • Animal fats, rendering
    • Animal feed, processing dead stock or carrion for
    • Animal oil, rendering
    • Bacon, slab and sliced, made from purchased meat
    • Beef, primal and sub-primal cuts, made from purchased meat
    • Boxed meat (except poultry), made by assembly-line cutting of purchased meat
    • Canning meat (except poultry, small game, pet food, baby food), from purchased meat
    • Corned meats, made from purchased meat
    • Cured meats (e.g., brined, dried, salted), made from purchased meat
    • Fats, animal, rendering
    • Feed, animal, processing dead stock or carrion for
    • Frozen meats (except poultry, small game, pet food and baby food), made from purchased meat
    • Ham, preserved (except poultry), made from purchased meat
    • Hot dogs (except poultry), made from purchased meat
    • Lamb, primal and sub-primal cuts, made from purchased meat
    • Luncheon meat (except poultry), made from purchased meat
    • Meat and bone meal, and tankage, processed in rendering plants
    • Meat canning (except poultry, small game, pet food, baby food), from purchased meat
    • Meat curing, drying, salting, smoking or pickling, made from purchased meat
    • Oil, animal, rendering
    • Pork, primal and sub-primal cuts, made from purchased meat
    • Poultry fat, rendering
    • Rendering plants
    • Salami, made from purchased meat
    • Sausages and similar cased products, made from purchased meat
    • Stearin, animal, rendering
    • Tallow, produced in rendering plants
    • Tourtière meat pies, frozen, made from purchased meat
    • Veal, primal and sub-primal cuts, made from purchased meat
    • Weiners, sausages, luncheon meats and other processed meat products (except poultry and small game), made from purchased meat
311615 - Poultry Processing

This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in slaughtering poultry and small game or preparing processed poultry and small game meat and meat by-products.

  • Exclusion(s):

    Establishments primarily engaged in:

    • producing dog and cat food from poultry products (See 311111 Dog and Cat Food Manufacturing)
    • manufacturing frozen preparations of poultry and other ingredients, such as frozen dinners (See 311410 Frozen Food Manufacturing)
    • manufacturing preparations, except frozen or fresh, of poultry and other ingredients, such as baby food (See 311420 Fruit and Vegetable Canning, Pickling and Drying)
    • manufacturing fresh preparations of poultry and other ingredients, such as fresh pot pies (See 311990 All Other Food Manufacturing)
  • Example Activities:

    • Canning poultry (except baby and pet food)
    • Chicken processing, fresh, frozen, canned or cooked (except baby or pet food)
    • Chickens, slaughtering and dressing
    • Ducks, slaughtering and dressing
    • Game, small, slaughtering and dressing
    • Geese slaughtering and dressing
    • Ham, poultry, manufacturing
    • Hot dogs, poultry, manufacturing
    • Luncheon meat, poultry, manufacturing
    • Meat canning, poultry (except baby and pet food)
    • Meat products (e.g., hot dogs, luncheon meats, sausages), made from a combination of poultry and other meats
    • Poultry (e.g., canned, cooked, fresh, frozen) processing (except baby or pet food)
    • Poultry slaughtering, dressing and packing
    • Rabbits, slaughtering and dressing
    • Small game, slaughtering and dressing
    • Turkeys, slaughtering and dressing
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