Archived - Standard Industrial Classification - Companies and Enterprises (SIC-C) 1980

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This standard was replaced by the 'North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 1997' as of March 16, 1998.

The 1980 Standard Industrial Classification for companies and enterprises (SIC-C) - Structure provides a list of codes and titles of the sectors, subsectors, segments and subsegments that are found in the SIC-C.

The Canadian Standard Industrial Classification for Companies and Enterprises, 1980 (SIC-C) is a system for classifying companies and enterprises according to the activity(ies) in which they are engaged. It is used to facilitate the collection, tabulation, presentation and analysis of financial statistics and related data. As a reference manual, the SIC-C provides a classification structure; a classified index, which includes the definition of subsegments and examples to clarify the content of each subsegment; an alphabetical index; and comparison tables between this classification and the establishment-based classification (1980 SIC-C).

Please note that the SIC-C has been replaced by NAICS Canada. Once implementation of NAICS Canada is complete, the SIC-C will be discontinued.

Classification structure