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

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
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