North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2002

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.

336 - Transportation Equipment Manufacturing

This subsector comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing equipment for transporting people and goods. The industry groups are based on the various modes of transport - road, rail, air and water. Three industry groups are based on road transportation equipment - for complete vehicles, for body and trailer manufacture and for parts.

Establishments primarily engaged in rebuilding equipment and parts are included in the same industry as establishments manufacturing new products.

  • Exclusion(s):

    Establishments primarily engaged in:

    • manufacturing equipment designed for moving materials and goods on industrial sites, construction sites, in logging camps and other off-highway locations (See 333 Machinery Manufacturing)

3366 - Ship and Boat Building

This industry group comprises establishments primarily engaged in operating a shipyard or manufacturing boats. Shipyards are fixed facilities with dry docks and fabrication equipment capable of building a ship, defined as water-craft suitable or intended for other than personal or recreational use. Boats are defined as water-craft suitable or intended for personal or recreational use. The activities of shipyards include the construction of ships, their repair, conversion and alteration, the production of prefabricated ship sections and barge sections, and specialized services, such as ship scaling, when performed at the shipyard.

33661 - Ship and Boat Building

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in operating a shipyard or manufacturing boats. Shipyards are fixed facilities with dry docks and fabrication equipment capable of building a ship, defined as water-craft suitable or intended for other than personal or recreational use. Boats are defined as water-craft suitable or intended for personal or recreational use. The activities of shipyards include the construction of ships, their repair, conversion and alteration, the production of prefabricated ship sections and barge sections, and specialized services, such as ship scaling, when performed at the shipyard.

  • Exclusion(s):

    Establishments primarily engaged in:

    • ship painting, carpentry work, and electrical wiring installation (See 238 Specialty Trade Contractors)
    • manufacturing rubber boats and life rafts (See 32629 Other Rubber Product Manufacturing)
    • manufacturing prefabricated metal ship, boat and barge sections, not at a shipyard or boatyard (See 33231 Plate Work and Fabricated Structural Product Manufacturing)
    • ship repair, not at a shipyard (See 48839 Other Support Activities for Water Transportation)
336611 - Ship Building and RepairingUS

This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in operating a shipyard. Shipyards are fixed facilities with dry docks and fabrication equipment capable of building a ship, defined as water-craft suitable or intended for other than personal or recreational use. The activities of shipyards include the construction of ships, their repair, conversion and alteration, the production of prefabricated ship sections and barge sections, and specialized services, such as ship scaling, when performed at the shipyard.

  • Exclusion(s):

    Establishments primarily engaged in:

    • ship painting, carpentry work and electrical wiring installation (See 238 Specialty Trade Contractors)
    • manufacturing prefabricated metal ship, boat and barge sections, not at a shipyard (See 332319 Other Plate Work and Fabricated Structural Product Manufacturing)
    • ship repairing, not at a shipyard (See 488390 Other Support Activities for Water Transportation)
  • Example Activities:

    • Barges, building
    • Drilling and production platforms, floating, oil and gas, building
    • Fishing boats, commercial, building
    • Hydrofoil vessels, building and repairing in shipyards
    • Ship repair, done in a shipyard
    • Ships (i.e., not suitable or intended for personal use), manufacturing
    • Shipyard (i.e., facility capable of building ships)
336612 - Boat BuildingUS

This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing boats. Boats are defined as water-craft suitable or intended for personal or recreational use.

  • Exclusion(s):

    Establishments primarily engaged in:

    • manufacturing rubber boats and life rafts (See 326290 Other Rubber Product Manufacturing)
    • manufacturing prefabricated metal boat sections, not at a boatyard (See 332319 Other Plate Work and Fabricated Structural Product Manufacturing)
  • Example Activities:

    • Boats (i.e., suitable or intended personal use), manufacturing
    • Canoes and kayaks, manufacturing
    • Canoes, manufacturing
    • Fibreglass boats, building
    • Fishing boats (i.e., suitable or intended personal use), building
    • Houseboats, building
    • Hydrofoil vessels, recreational type, manufacturing
    • Yachts, building, not done in shipyards
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