North American Product Classification System (NAPCS) Canada 2017 Version 2.0

October 11, 2018 (Previous notice)

The North American Product Classification System (NAPCS) Canada 2017 Version 2.0 is now available, and replaces NAPCS Canada 2017 Version 1.0 as the departmental standard for classifying product (goods and services) data.

For the most part, the structure of NAPCS remains the same. Some structural changes have been made to 7 groups from NAPCS Canada 2017 Version 1.0, resulting in the addition of 1 group, 10 classes, 63 subclasses and 156 detail categories, and the deletion of 4 classes and 2 subclasses. The net difference between NAPCS Canada 2017 Version 1.0 and NAPCS Canada 2017 Version 2.0 is: 1 more group, 6 more classes; 61 more subclasses, and 156 more detail categories in NAPCS Canada 2017 Version 2.0. About 43% of the total of 782 changes made to the structure resulted in a scope change (i.e., the changes in the definition affecting the scope of the category, including combinations, decompositions and transfers); the remainder are non-structural changes (changes in codes, titles and definitions with no impact on the scope of the category). More than 8,058 inclusions and illustrative examples, and 3,820 exclusions were updated (i.e., additions, deletions, and editorial changes).

NAPCS Canada 2017 Version 2.0 is available in both HTML and PDF formats.

Concordance tables showing the relationship between NAPCS Canada 2017 Version 2.0 and NAPCS Canada 2017 Version 1.0 will be available soon.

The Classification Coding System (CCS) will be updated to contain NAPCS Canada 2017 Version 2.0, allowing users to code interactively to NAPCS Canada 2017 Version 2.0.

NAPCS Canada 2017 Version 2.0 will be implemented by statistical programs starting on October 2018, as a replacement of NAPCS Canada 2017 Version 1.0.

For more information, please contact Standards Division.