Select your sector

The following pages provide a description of the type of information included in each subsector.

Overall the organization is based loosely on the North American Industry Classification System (1997).  The numbers used in some subsectors refer to the NAICS code.  The more digits that are used the more specific the entries are.  For example the subsector AG: 11 - Agriculture contains general data about Agriculture while AG: 111 - Crop Production contains information related to crops only and AG: 1112 - Vegetable & Melon Farming contains only references that cover vegetable and melon farming specifically.  Entries appear in all subsectors that are appropriate.

For full definitions from the NAICS classification system and its updates see the Statistics Canada web site:
http://www.statcan.ca/english/concepts/industry.htm

If you have any questions about how we would categorize specific types of businesses please contact us.

Major Sectors

Select your sector to view definitions of all subsectors.

Agriculture

Arts, Culture, Recreation & Entertainment

Business Services

Communications

Construction / Real Estate

Education

Government

Health

Hospitality

Information Technology

Internet

Justice & Security Services

Manufacturing

Market Research

Other Services

Primary Industries

Social Statistics / Non-profit Sector

Trade

Transportation