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Industry - North American Industry Classification System 1997 (Historical) (411), Age Groups (12A) and Sex (3) for the Labour Force 15 Years and Over of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2001 and 2006 Censuses - 20% Sample Data

About this variable: Industry - North American Industry Classification System 1997 (Historical) (411)

Definition

Industry (historical)

Part A - Plain language definition
General nature of the business carried out in the establishment where the person worked. The Industry (historical) variable has been created in order to facilitate comparison of industry data coded to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2002 with the 2001 Census industry data coded to the NAICS 1997.

Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to the general nature of the business carried out in the establishment where the person worked. If the person did not have a job during the week (Sunday to Saturday) prior to enumeration (May 16, 2006), the data relate to the job of longest duration since January 1, 2005. Persons with two or more jobs were required to report the information for the job at which they worked the most hours.

Values

  1. Total labour force
  2. Industry - Not applicable Footnote 2
  3. All industries Footnote 3
  4. 11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
  5. 111-112 Farms
  6. 1110 Farms (1111 to 1129)
  7. 113 Forestry and logging
  8. 1131 Timber tract operations
  9. 1132 Forest nurseries and gathering of forest products
  10. 1133 Logging
  11. 114 Fishing, hunting and trapping
  12. 1141 Fishing
  13. 1142 Hunting and trapping
  14. 115 Support activities for agriculture and forestry
  15. 1150 Support activities for farms (1151 to 1152)
  16. 1153 Support activities for forestry
  17. 21 Mining and oil and gas extraction
  18. 211 Oil and gas extraction
  19. 2111 Oil and gas extraction
  20. 212 Mining (except oil and gas)
  21. 2121 Coal mining
  22. 2122 Metal ore mining
  23. 2123 Non-metallic mineral mining and quarrying
  24. 213 Support activities for mining and oil and gas extraction
  25. 2131 Support activities for mining and oil and gas extraction
  26. 219 Mining - Unspecified
  27. 2199 Mining - Unspecified
  28. 22 Utilities
  29. 221 Utilities
  30. 2211 Electric power generation, transmission and distribution
  31. 2212 Natural gas distribution
  32. 2213 Water, sewage and other systems
  33. 23 Construction
  34. 230 Construction Footnote 34
  35. 2300 Construction (except land subdivision and land development) Footnote 35
  36. 2311 Land subdivision and land development
  37. 31-33 Manufacturing
  38. 311 Food manufacturing
  39. 3111 Animal food manufacturing
  40. 3112 Grain and oilseed milling
  41. 3113 Sugar and confectionery product manufacturing
  42. 3114 Fruit and vegetable preserving and specialty food manufacturing
  43. 3115 Dairy product manufacturing
  44. 3116 Meat product manufacturing
  45. 3117 Seafood product preparation and packaging
  46. 3118 Bakeries and tortilla manufacturing
  47. 3119 Other food manufacturing
  48. 312 Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing
  49. 3121 Beverage manufacturing
  50. 3122 Tobacco manufacturing
  51. 313 Textile mills
  52. 3131 Fibre, yarn and thread mills
  53. 3132 Fabric mills
  54. 3133 Textile and fabric finishing and fabric coating
  55. 314 Textile product mills
  56. 3141 Textile furnishings mills
  57. 3149 Other textile product mills
  58. 315 Clothing manufacturing
  59. 3151 Clothing knitting mills
  60. 3152 Cut and sew clothing manufacturing
  61. 3159 Clothing accessories and other clothing manufacturing
  62. 316 Leather and allied product manufacturing
  63. 3161 Leather and hide tanning and finishing
  64. 3162 Footwear manufacturing
  65. 3169 Other leather and allied product manufacturing
  66. 321 Wood product manufacturing
  67. 3211 Sawmills and wood preservation
  68. 3212 Veneer, plywood and engineered wood product manufacturing
  69. 3219 Other wood product manufacturing
  70. 322 Paper manufacturing
  71. 3221 Pulp, paper and paperboard mills
  72. 3222 Converted paper product manufacturing
  73. 323 Printing and related support activities
  74. 3231 Printing and related support activities
  75. 324 Petroleum and coal products manufacturing
  76. 3241 Petroleum and coal products manufacturing
  77. 325 Chemical manufacturing
  78. 3251 Basic chemical manufacturing
  79. 3252 Resin, synthetic rubber, and artificial and synthetic fibres and filaments manufacturing
  80. 3253 Pesticide, fertilizer and other agricultural chemical manufacturing
  81. 3254 Pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing
  82. 3255 Paint, coating and adhesive manufacturing
  83. 3256 Soap, cleaning compound and toilet preparation manufacturing
  84. 3259 Other chemical product manufacturing
  85. 326 Plastics and rubber products manufacturing
  86. 3261 Plastic product manufacturing
  87. 3262 Rubber product manufacturing
  88. 327 Non-metallic mineral product manufacturing
  89. 3271 Clay product and refractory manufacturing
  90. 3272 Glass and glass product manufacturing
  91. 3273 Cement and concrete product manufacturing
  92. 3274 Lime and gypsum product manufacturing
  93. 3279 Other non-metallic mineral product manufacturing
  94. 331 Primary metal manufacturing
  95. 3311 Iron and steel mills and ferro-alloy manufacturing
  96. 3312 Steel product manufacturing from purchased steel
  97. 3313 Alumina and aluminum production and processing
  98. 3314 Non-ferrous metal (except aluminum) production and processing
  99. 3315 Foundries
  100. 332 Fabricated metal product manufacturing
  101. 3321 Forging and stamping
  102. 3322 Cutlery and hand tool manufacturing
  103. 3323 Architectural and structural metals manufacturing
  104. 3324 Boiler, tank and shipping container manufacturing
  105. 3325 Hardware manufacturing
  106. 3326 Spring and wire product manufacturing
  107. 3327 Machine shops, turned product, and screw, nut and bolt manufacturing
  108. 3328 Coating, engraving, heat treating and allied activities
  109. 3329 Other fabricated metal product manufacturing
  110. 333 Machinery manufacturing
  111. 3331 Agricultural, construction and mining machinery manufacturing
  112. 3332 Industrial machinery manufacturing
  113. 3333 Commercial and service industry machinery manufacturing
  114. 3334 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning and commercial refrigeration equipment manufacturing
  115. 3335 Metalworking machinery manufacturing
  116. 3336 Engine, turbine and power transmission equipment manufacturing
  117. 3339 Other general-purpose machinery manufacturing
  118. 334 Computer and electronic product manufacturing
  119. 3341 Computer and peripheral equipment manufacturing
  120. 3342 Communications equipment manufacturing
  121. 3343 Audio and video equipment manufacturing
  122. 3344 Semiconductor and other electronic component manufacturing
  123. 3345 Navigational, measuring, medical and control instruments manufacturing
  124. 3346 Manufacturing and reproducing magnetic and optical media
  125. 335 Electrical equipment, appliance and component manufacturing
  126. 3351 Electric lighting equipment manufacturing
  127. 3352 Household appliance manufacturing
  128. 3353 Electrical equipment manufacturing
  129. 3359 Other electrical equipment and component manufacturing
  130. 336 Transportation equipment manufacturing
  131. 3361 Motor vehicle manufacturing
  132. 3362 Motor vehicle body and trailer manufacturing
  133. 3363 Motor vehicle parts manufacturing
  134. 3364 Aerospace product and parts manufacturing
  135. 3365 Railroad rolling stock manufacturing
  136. 3366 Ship and boat building
  137. 3369 Other transportation equipment manufacturing
  138. 337 Furniture and related product manufacturing
  139. 3371 Household and institutional furniture and kitchen cabinet manufacturing
  140. 3372 Office furniture (including fixtures) manufacturing
  141. 3379 Other furniture-related product manufacturing
  142. 339 Miscellaneous manufacturing
  143. 3391 Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing
  144. 3399 Other miscellaneous manufacturing
  145. 41 Wholesale trade
  146. 411 Farm product wholesaler-distributors
  147. 4111 Farm product wholesaler-distributors
  148. 412 Petroleum product wholesaler-distributors
  149. 4121 Petroleum product wholesaler-distributors
  150. 413 Food, beverage and tobacco wholesaler-distributors
  151. 4131 Food wholesaler-distributors
  152. 4132 Beverage wholesaler-distributors
  153. 4133 Cigarette and tobacco product wholesaler-distributors
  154. 414 Personal and household goods wholesaler-distributors
  155. 4141 Textile, clothing and footwear wholesaler-distributors
  156. 4142 Home entertainment equipment and household appliance wholesaler-distributors
  157. 4143 Home furnishings wholesaler-distributors
  158. 4144 Personal goods wholesaler-distributors
  159. 4145 Pharmaceuticals, toiletries, cosmetics and sundries wholesaler-distributors
  160. 415 Motor vehicle and parts wholesaler-distributors
  161. 4151 Motor vehicle wholesaler-distributors
  162. 4152 New motor vehicle parts and accessories wholesaler-distributors
  163. 4153 Used motor vehicle parts and accessories wholesaler-distributors
  164. 416 Building material and supplies wholesaler-distributors
  165. 4161 Electrical, plumbing, heating and air-conditioning equipment and supplies wholesaler-distributors
  166. 4162 Metal service centres
  167. 4163 Lumber, millwork, hardware and other building supplies wholesaler-distributors
  168. 417 Machinery, equipment and supplies wholesaler-distributors
  169. 4171 Farm, lawn and garden machinery and equipment wholesaler-distributors
  170. 4172 Construction, forestry, mining, and industrial machinery, equipment and supplies wholesaler-distributors
  171. 4173 Computer and communications equipment and supplies wholesaler-distributors
  172. 4179 Other machinery, equipment and supplies wholesaler-distributors
  173. 418 Miscellaneous wholesaler-distributors
  174. 4181 Recyclable material wholesaler-distributors
  175. 4182 Paper, paper product and disposable plastic product wholesaler-distributors
  176. 4183 Agricultural supplies wholesaler-distributors
  177. 4184 Chemical (except agricultural) and allied product wholesaler-distributors
  178. 4189 Other miscellaneous wholesaler-distributors
  179. 419 Wholesale agents and brokers
  180. 4191 Wholesale agents and brokers
  181. 44-45 Retail trade
  182. 441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers
  183. 4411 Automobile dealers
  184. 4412 Other motor vehicle dealers
  185. 4413 Automotive parts, accessories and tire stores
  186. 442 Furniture and home furnishings stores
  187. 4421 Furniture stores
  188. 4422 Home furnishings stores
  189. 443 Electronics and appliance stores
  190. 4431 Electronics and appliance stores
  191. 444 Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers
  192. 4441 Building material and supplies dealers
  193. 4442 Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores
  194. 445 Food and beverage stores
  195. 4451 Grocery stores
  196. 4452 Specialty food stores
  197. 4453 Beer, wine and liquor stores
  198. 446 Health and personal care stores
  199. 4461 Health and personal care stores
  200. 447 Gasoline stations
  201. 4471 Gasoline stations
  202. 448 Clothing and clothing accessories stores
  203. 4481 Clothing stores
  204. 4482 Shoe stores
  205. 4483 Jewellery, luggage and leather goods stores
  206. 451 Sporting goods, hobby, book and music stores
  207. 4511 Sporting goods, hobby and musical instrument stores
  208. 4512 Book, periodical and music stores
  209. 452 General merchandise stores
  210. 4521 Department stores
  211. 4529 Other general merchandise stores
  212. 453 Miscellaneous store retailers
  213. 4531 Florists
  214. 4532 Office supplies, stationery and gift stores
  215. 4533 Used merchandise stores
  216. 4539 Other miscellaneous store retailers
  217. 454 Non-store retailers
  218. 4541 Electronic shopping and mail-order houses
  219. 4542 Vending machine operators
  220. 4543 Direct selling establishments
  221. 48-49 Transportation and warehousing
  222. 481 Air transportation
  223. 4811 Scheduled air transportation
  224. 4812 Non-scheduled air transportation
  225. 482 Rail transportation
  226. 4821 Rail transportation
  227. 483 Water transportation
  228. 4831 Deep sea, coastal and great lakes water transportation
  229. 4832 Inland water transportation
  230. 484 Truck transportation
  231. 4841 General freight trucking
  232. 4842 Specialized freight trucking
  233. 485 Transit and ground passenger transportation
  234. 4851 Urban transit systems
  235. 4852 Interurban and rural bus transportation
  236. 4853 Taxi and limousine service
  237. 4854 School and employee bus transportation
  238. 4855 Charter bus industry
  239. 4859 Other transit and ground passenger transportation
  240. 486 Pipeline transportation
  241. 4861 Pipeline transportation of crude oil
  242. 4862 Pipeline transportation of natural gas
  243. 4869 Other pipeline transportation
  244. 487 Scenic and sightseeing transportation
  245. 4871 Scenic and sightseeing transportation, land
  246. 4872 Scenic and sightseeing transportation, water
  247. 4879 Scenic and sightseeing transportation, other
  248. 488 Support activities for transportation
  249. 4881 Support activities for air transportation
  250. 4882 Support activities for rail transportation
  251. 4883 Support activities for water transportation
  252. 4884 Support activities for road transportation
  253. 4885 Freight transportation arrangement
  254. 4889 Other support activities for transportation
  255. 491 Postal service
  256. 4911 Postal service
  257. 492 Couriers and messengers
  258. 4921 Couriers
  259. 4922 Local messengers and local delivery
  260. 493 Warehousing and storage
  261. 4931 Warehousing and storage
  262. 51 Information and cultural industries
  263. 511 Publishing and information services
  264. 5110 Publishing and information services Footnote 264
  265. 512 Motion picture and sound recording industries
  266. 5121 Motion picture and video industries
  267. 5122 Sound recording industries
  268. 513 Broadcasting and telecommunications
  269. 5131 Radio and television broadcasting
  270. 5132 Pay TV, specialty TV and program distribution
  271. 5133 Telecommunications
  272. 514 Data processing services
  273. 5142 Data processing services
  274. 52 Finance and insurance
  275. 521 Monetary authorities - Central bank
  276. 5211 Monetary authorities - Central bank
  277. 522 Credit intermediation and related activities
  278. 5221 Depository credit intermediation
  279. 5222 Non-depository credit intermediation
  280. 5223 Activities related to credit intermediation
  281. 523 Securities, commodity contracts, and other financial investment and related activities
  282. 5231 Securities and commodity contracts intermediation and brokerage
  283. 5232 Securities and commodity exchanges
  284. 5239 Other financial investment activities
  285. 524 Insurance carriers and related activities
  286. 5241 Insurance carriers
  287. 5242 Agencies, brokerages and other insurance related activities
  288. 526 Funds and other financial vehicles
  289. 5261 Pension funds
  290. 5269 Other funds and financial vehicles
  291. 53 Real estate and rental and leasing
  292. 531 Real estate
  293. 5311 Lessors of real estate
  294. 5312 Offices of real estate agents and brokers
  295. 5313 Activities related to real estate
  296. 532 Rental and leasing services
  297. 5321 Automotive equipment rental and leasing
  298. 5322 Consumer goods rental
  299. 5323 General rental centres
  300. 5324 Commercial and industrial machinery and equipment rental and leasing
  301. 533 Lessors of non-financial intangible assets (except copyrighted works)
  302. 5331 Lessors of non-financial intangible assets (except copyrighted works)
  303. 54 Professional, scientific and technical services
  304. 541 Professional, scientific and technical services
  305. 5411 Legal services
  306. 5412 Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping and payroll services
  307. 5413 Architectural, engineering and related services
  308. 5414 Specialized design services
  309. 5415 Computer systems design and related services
  310. 5416 Management, scientific and technical consulting services
  311. 5417 Scientific research and development services
  312. 5418 Advertising and related services
  313. 5419 Other professional, scientific and technical services
  314. 55 Management of companies and enterprises
  315. 551 Management of companies and enterprises
  316. 5511 Management of companies and enterprises
  317. 56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services
  318. 561 Administrative and support services
  319. 5611 Office administrative services
  320. 5612 Facilities support services
  321. 5613 Employment services
  322. 5614 Business support services
  323. 5615 Travel arrangement and reservation services
  324. 5616 Investigation and security services
  325. 5617 Services to buildings and dwellings
  326. 5619 Other support services
  327. 562 Waste management and remediation services
  328. 5621 Waste collection
  329. 5622 Waste treatment and disposal
  330. 5629 Remediation and other waste management services
  331. 61 Educational services
  332. 611 Educational services
  333. 6111 Elementary and secondary schools
  334. 6112 Community colleges and CEGEPs
  335. 6113 Universities
  336. 6114 Business schools and computer and management training
  337. 6115 Technical and trade schools
  338. 6116 Other schools and instruction
  339. 6117 Educational support services
  340. 62 Health care and social assistance
  341. 621 Ambulatory health care services
  342. 6211 Offices of physicians
  343. 6212 Offices of dentists
  344. 6213 Offices of other health practitioners
  345. 6214 Out-patient care centres
  346. 6215 Medical and diagnostic laboratories
  347. 6216 Home health care services
  348. 6219 Other ambulatory health care services
  349. 622 Hospitals
  350. 6220 Hospitals (6221 to 6223)
  351. 623 Nursing and residential care facilities
  352. 6230 Nursing and residential care facilities (6231 to 6239)
  353. 624 Social assistance
  354. 6241 Individual and family services
  355. 6242 Community food and housing, and emergency and other relief services
  356. 6243 Vocational rehabilitation services
  357. 6244 Child day-care services
  358. 71 Arts, entertainment and recreation
  359. 711 Performing arts, spectator sports and related industries
  360. 7111 Performing arts companies
  361. 7112 Spectator sports
  362. 7113 Promoters (presenters) of performing arts, sports and similar events
  363. 7114 Agents and managers for artists, athletes, entertainers and other public figures
  364. 7115 Independent artists, writers and performers
  365. 712 Heritage institutions
  366. 7121 Heritage institutions
  367. 713 Amusement, gambling and recreation industries
  368. 7131 Amusement parks and arcades
  369. 7132 Gambling industries
  370. 7139 Other amusement and recreation industries
  371. 72 Accommodation and food services
  372. 721 Accommodation services
  373. 7211 Traveller accommodation
  374. 7212 RV (recreational vehicle) parks and recreational camps
  375. 7213 Rooming and boarding houses
  376. 722 Food services and drinking places
  377. 7221 Full-service restaurants
  378. 7222 Limited-service eating places
  379. 7223 Special food services
  380. 7224 Drinking places (alcoholic beverages)
  381. 81 Other services (except public administration)
  382. 811 Repair and maintenance
  383. 8111 Automotive repair and maintenance
  384. 8112 Electronic and precision equipment repair and maintenance
  385. 8113 Commercial and industrial machinery and equipment (except automotive and electronic) repair and maintenance
  386. 8114 Personal and household goods repair and maintenance
  387. 812 Personal and laundry services
  388. 8121 Personal care services
  389. 8122 Funeral services
  390. 8123 Dry-cleaning and laundry services
  391. 8129 Other personal services
  392. 813 Religious, grant-making, civic, and professional and similar organizations
  393. 8131 Religious organizations
  394. 8132 Grant-making and giving services
  395. 8133 Social advocacy organizations
  396. 8134 Civic and social organizations
  397. 8139 Business, professional, labour and other membership organizations
  398. 814 Private households
  399. 8141 Private households
  400. 91 Public administration
  401. 911 Federal government public administration
  402. 9111 Defence services
  403. 9112 Other federal government public administration (9112 to 9119)
  404. 912 Provincial and territorial public administration
  405. 9120 Provincial and territorial public administration (9121 to 9129)
  406. 913 Local, municipal and regional public administration
  407. 9130 Local, municipal and regional public administration (9131 to 9139)
  408. 914 Aboriginal public administration
  409. 9141 Aboriginal public administration
  410. 919 International and other extra-territorial public administration
  411. 9191 International and other extra-territorial public administration

Footnotes

Footnote 2

Unemployed persons 15 years and over who have never worked for pay or in self-employment or who had last worked prior to January 1 of the census reference year. The census reference years are as follows: 2000 for the 2001 Census and 2005 for the 2006 Census.

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Footnote 3

Refers to the experienced labour force population: includes persons who were employed and persons who were unemployed who worked for pay or in self-employment since January 1 of the census reference year. The census reference years are as follows: 2000 for the 2001 Census and 2005 for the 2006 Census.

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Footnote 34

Codes ending in 0 indicate that two or more industry groups from the North American Industry Classification System 1997 have been combined. For further information, refer to the 2006 Census Dictionary definition of Industry (historical).

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Footnote 35

Codes ending in 0 indicate that two or more industry groups from the North American Industry Classification System 1997 have been combined. For further information, refer to the 2006 Census Dictionary definition of Industry (historical).

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Footnote 264

Codes ending in 0 indicate that two or more industry groups from the North American Industry Classification System 1997 have been combined. For further information, refer to the 2006 Census Dictionary definition of Industry (historical).

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