North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2012

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) is an industry classification sytems developed by the statistical agencies of Canada, Mexico and the United States. NAICS is based on production-oriented principles, to ensure that industrial data, classified to NAICS, are suitable for the analysis of production-related issues such as industrial performance. NAICS Canada 2012 updates NAICS Canada 2007. The new version was implemented in 2013 to coincide with the integration of Statistics Canada's business surveys into a generalized operational model.

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Last Updated	April 17, 2026, 20:09 (UTC)
Created	April 17, 2026, 15:58 (UTC)
contact_email	STATCAN.infostats-infostats.STATCAN@canada.ca
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criticality_level	["business", "general_public"]
data_dictionary	[]
geographic_scope	[]
open_canada_collection	primary
open_canada_date_published	2012-01-11 00:00:00
open_canada_keywords	{"fr": ["Classification", "Classification des industries", "Codes de classification", "Systèmes de classification", "Statistiques entreprises", "Industrie - Classifications types", "SCIAN 2012"], "en": ["Classification", "Classification codes", "Classification systems", "Industrial classification", "Business statistics", "Industry - Standard classifications", "NAICS 2012"]}
open_canada_subject	["economics_and_industry"]
sensitivity_level	unrestricted
title_fr	Système de classification des industries de l'Amérique du Nord (SCIAN) 2012
update_frequency	as_needed