How to Read a Concordance Table in the NAICS Canada Manual
Concordance between the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), 1997 (first two columns) and the Standard Industrial Classification - Establishments (SIC-E), 1980 (third and fourth columns). The last column contains explanatory notes.
| NAICS 1997 | SIC-E 1980 | Explanatory Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting | A * | Agricultural and Related Service Industries | Crop farming; Animal production |
| B * | Fishing and Trapping Industries | Fishing; Trapping; Aquaculture | ||
| C | Logging and Forestry Industries | |||
| G * | Transportation and Storage Industries | Forest-fire fighting, using specialized aircraft; Hauling logs in the forest | ||
| R * | Other Service Industries | Farriers | ||
| 21 | Mining and Oil and Gas Extraction | D | Mining, Quarrying and Oil Well Industries | |
| E * | Manufacturing Industries | Clay pits | ||
| 22 | Utilities | H * | Communication and Other Utility Industries | Electric power generation, transmission and distribution; Natural gas distribution (local); Water supply and sewage systems |
| 23 | Construction | F * | Construction Industries | Construction general contracting; construction trade contracting; construction management |
| G * | Transportation and Storage Industries | Highway, street and bridge repair | ||
| H * | Communication and Other Utility Industries | Converting heating equipment | ||
| R * | Other Service Industries | Sand-blasting building exteriors and structures | ||
| 31 32 33 |
Manufacturing | E * | Manufacturing Industries | Production of transportable goods |
| I * | Wholesale Trade Industries | Rebuilding and re-manufacturing goods, such as tires and motor vehicle parts, on a factory basis; Textile fabric converters | ||
| J * | Retail Trade Industries | Retail bakeries; Tailors and dressmakers | ||
| R * | Other Service Industries | Reproduction of video tapes and disks, on a factory basis; armature rewinding, on a factory basis | ||
| 41 | Wholesale Trade | B * | Fishing and Trapping Industries | Bait preparation and supply service |
| I * | Wholesale Trade Industries | Wholesale merchants; Agents and brokers (transportable goods) | ||
| R * | Other Service Industries | Video cassette wholesalers | ||
| 44 45 |
Retail Trade | I * | Wholesale Trade Industries | Stores selling primarily to non-households; Home fuel dealers |
| J * | Retail Trade Industries | Stores selling primarily to households; Vending machine operators; Direct sellers | ||
| R * | Other Service Industries | Custom picture framing shops; Retail auction houses | ||
| 48 49 |
Transportation and Warehousing | E * | Manufacturing Industries | Ship repair and maintenance, not in a shipyard |
| G * | Transportation and Storage Industries | Air, road, rail and water transportation services; Pipeline transportation (except local gas) services; Storage and warehousing services; Freight arrangement services; Non-factory repair of aircraft, railway locomotives and cars, ships and boats; Operation of transportation facilities, including air and marine navigational services; Support services to transportation establishments | ||
| H * | Communication and Other Utility Industries | Postal services; Courier services; Local messenger services | ||
| J * | Retail Trade Industries | Motor vehicle towing | ||
| M * | Business Service Industries | Customs brokers | ||
| N * | Government Service Industries | Air traffic control - government | ||
| R * | Other Service Industries | Charter fishing services; Steam train excursions | ||
| 51 | Information and Cultural Industries | E * | Manufacturing Industries | Publishing (including combined printing and publishing) of printed materials; Releasing sound recordings, combined with preparation of masters and/or mass reproduction of the recordings; Producing master recordings, combined with licensing or selling them |
| H * | Communication and Other Utility Industries | Radio and television programming, broadcasting and distribution; Telecommunications carriers and resellers; Telecommunications support services | ||
| I * | Wholesale Trade Industries | Releasing sound recordings, not combined with the mass reproduction of sound recordings | ||
| K * | Finance and Insurance Industries | Musical copyright holders | ||
| M * | Business Service Industries | Software and electronic database publishing; On-line service providers; Data processing services; Information services, n.e.c., such as mailing list compilers and news syndicates | ||
| O * | Educational Service Industries | Libraries; Archives | ||
| R * | Other Service Industries | Motion picture and video production, post-production (except mass duplication), distribution (except mass wholesaling) and exhibition services; Sound recording studios; Seminar and conference recording services | ||
| 52 | Finance and Insurance | J * | Retail Trade Industries | Pawnshops |
| K * | Finance and Insurance Industries | Central bank; Depository credit intermediation, such as chartered banks, credit unions and establishments of other companies engaged in accepting deposits and issuing loans; Non-depository credit intermediation, such as credit card issuing and sales financing; Activities related to credit intermediation, such as mortgage brokers and financial transaction processing; Securities and commodity contracts intermediation and brokerage; Securities and commodities exchanges; Financial investment activities, n.e.c., such as portfolio management for mutual funds and pension funds, and investment advice; Insurance carriers | ||
| L * | Real Estate Operators and Insurance Agents | Insurance agencies and brokerages; Support services for insurance, such as claims adjusters | ||
| M * | Business Service Industries | Insurance related-activities, such as information, rate making and reporting services; Investment related-activities, such as investment research and analysis, and security custody services | ||
| R * | Other Service Industries | Cheque cashing services | ||
| 53 | Real Estate and Rental and Leasing | G * | Transportation and Storage Industries | Rental and leasing of aircraft, railway cars and ships; Self-storage (mini-warehouses) |
| J * | Retail Trade Industries | Musical instrument rental | ||
| K * | Finance and Insurance Industries | Rental and leasing (financial) of cars, trucks, and commercial and industrial machinery; Oil royalty traders; Patent owners and lessors | ||
| L * | Real Estate Operators and Insurance Agents | Rental and leasing of buildings, dwellings and other real estate; Property management; Real estate agents and brokers; Services related to real estate, such as appraisers and listing services | ||
| M * | Business Service Industries | Computer rental and leasing | ||
| R * | Other Service Industries | Rental and leasing of consumer goods; Rental and leasing of recreational equipment; Rental and leasing (operating) of motor vehicles; Rental and leasing (operating) of machinery and equipment; General rental centres | ||
| 54 | Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | A * | Agricultural and Related Service Industries | Veterinary services; Soil and seed testing services; Agricultural consultants; Agricultural research and development |
| B * | Fishing and Trapping Industries | Fisheries research and development | ||
| F * | Construction Industries | Building inspection services | ||
| G * | Transportation and Storage Industries | Air-borne geophysical surveying; | ||
| M * | Business Service Industries | Legal services; Accounting services; Architectural, engineering and related services; Specialized design services; Computer systems design and related services; Management, scientific and technical consulting services; Physical science and engineering, biological, economic and commercial sociological research and development; Advertising services; Professional, scientific and technical services, n.e.c., such as market and opinion research, translation and interpretation services, and weather forecasting | ||
| O * | Educational Service Industries | Education research | ||
| P * | Health and Social Service Industries | Testing for environmental health hazards (air, water, soil); Health care and non-commercial social science research | ||
| R * | Other Service Industries | Photographic services; Title search offices; Non-commercial archaeological research | ||
| 55 | Management of Companies and Enterprises | * | ----- | Head offices |
| K * | Finance and Insurance Industries | Holding companies | ||
| 56 | Administrative and Support, Waste Management and Remediation Services | A * | Agricultural and Related Service Industries | Ornamental shrub and tree services (planting and maintenance) |
| F * | Construction Industries | Landscape construction and maintenance services | ||
| G * | Transportation and Storage Industries | Aircraft janitorial services; Local collection and haulage of waste without disposal (non-specialized equipment); Parking lot maintenance services | ||
| H * | Communication and Other Utility Industries | Local collection and haulage of waste (specialized equipment); Waste management services | ||
| M * | Business Service Industries | Office administrative services; Employment services; Investigation and security services; Business support services, such as telephone call centres, collection agencies, packaging and labelling services and trade show organizers; Groundwater and soil bioremediation services | ||
| P * | Health and Social Service Industries | Office administration services for physicians and dentists | ||
| R * | Other Service Industries | Travel agencies and tour operators; Locksmiths; Motion picture and theatrical employment services; Building cleaning and janitorial services; Real estate maintenance services, such as lawn and garden care services and cemetary upkeep | ||
| 61 | Educational Services | G * | Transportation and Storage Industries | Flying schools and ground air training services |
| M * | Business Service Industries | Professional and management development training, contract; Educational test development and test evaluation | ||
| O * | Educational Service Industries | Educational services | ||
| R * | Other Service Industries | Dance instruction and schools; Athletic instruction and schools | ||
| 62 | Health Care and Social Assistance | G * | Transportation and Storage Industries | Air ambulance services, using specialized equipment |
| P * | Health and Social Service Industries | Health services providers; Social services providers | ||
| 71 | Arts, Entertainment and Recreation | G * | Transportation and Storage Industries | Recreational flying clubs, membership |
| M * | Business Service Industries | Agents and managers for public figures (except performing artists and professional athletes) | ||
| O * | Educational Service Industries | Museums; Historic and heritage sites | ||
| Q * | Accommodation, Food and Beverage Services | Day camps; Dinner theatres | ||
| R * | Other Service Industries | Performing arts companies; Spectator sports; Promoters (presenters) of performing arts, sports and similar events, with or without facilities; Agents and managers for artists, athletes, entertainers and other public figures; Independent artists, writers and performers; Zoos, botanical gardens, nature parks and conservation areas; Amusement parks and arcades; Gambling services; Golf courses, country clubs, skiing facilities, marinas, bowling centres and similar amusement and recreation services | ||
| 72 | Accommodation and Food Services | Q * | Accommodation, Food and Beverage Services | Traveller accommodation services; Food services |
| 81 | Other Services (except Public Administration) | A * | Agricultural and Related Service Industries | Pet grooming and boarding services |
| B * | Fishing and Trapping Industries | Repair of fishing gear | ||
| E * | Manufacturing Industries | Commercial photo laboratories | ||
| I * | Wholesale Trade Industries | Repair of trucks, buses, trailers, commercial and industrial machinery | ||
| J * | Retail Trade Industries | Repair of household goods such as furniture, appliances and entertainment products; Repair of motor vehicles, motorcycles and snowmobiles; One-hour photo finishing shops | ||
| K * | Finance and Insurance Industries | Educational, charitable or religious trusts | ||
| L * | Real Estate Operators and Insurance Agents | Condo associations | ||
| M * | Business Service Industries | Computer equipment repair | ||
| P * | Health and Social Service Industries | Membership organizations; Social advocacy organizations | ||
| R * | Other Service Industries | Personal care services; Funeral services; Laundry services; parking lots and garages | ||
| 91 | Public Administration | B * | Fishing and Trapping Industries | Fishery patrols |
| K * | Finance and Insurance Industries | Government health and unemployment insurance administration | ||
| M * | Business Service Industries | Government statistical agencies | ||
| N * | Government Service Industries | Public administration and policy activities | ||