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Standard Industrial Classification - Establishments (SIC-E) 1980
Classification
| N | Government Service Industries |
| Many government establishments engage in activities which are also carried out by non-government establishments and as a consequence such government establishments are classified to the same industrial category as their non-government counterparts. There remain however, three types of government establishments engaged in activities which are not found in the non-government universe and which are therefore, identified as providing Government Services. These are: | |
| a) | establishments engaged in activities of a purely governmental nature - national defence, public order and safety, immigration services, foreign affairs and international assistance, and general services which cover government activities (e.g. legislatures, taxation, etc.); |
| b) | establishments which direct, support, control and otherwise administer activities carried on largely, but by no means exclusively, by non-government establishments. These activities can be grouped into those which relate to the maintenance and development of human resources and those whose primary concern is with economic development; |
| c) | establishments such as small municipalities which may engage in a wide range of government and non-government activities but whose size precludes the possibility of producing principal statistics for each of these activities. |
| 81 | Federal Government Service Industries |
| 811 | Defence Services |
| 8111 | Defence Services |
| Establishments of the Canadian Armed Forces and civilian agencies primarily engaged in providing defence services. | |
| 812 | Protective Services |
| Establishments of federal government primarily engaged in providing services to ensure the security of persons and property. Protection includes measures to protect against negligence, exploitation and abuse. | |
| 8121 | Courts of Law |
| Establishments of federal government primarily engaged in rendering judgements in, and interpretations of the law including the arbitration of civil actions. Appeal boards of federal jurisdiction are included here. | |
| 8122 | Correctional Services |
| Establishments of federal government primarily engaged in providing incarceration and rehabilitation services as found in jails and other detention establishments. | |
| 8123 | Police Services |
| Establishments of federal government primarily engaged in the maintenance of law and order by means of operating police forces and services. Establishments primarily engaged in providing private police services are classified in 7791 - Security and Investigation Services. | |
| 8125 | Regulatory Services |
| Establishments of federal government primarily engaged in the general protection of individuals, singly or in groups, against negligence, exploitation or abuse. Establishments primarily engaged in regulating a specific activity or acting for a particular group of people engaged in a single activity are classified in the appropriate industry, e.g. the National Energy Board is classified in 8172 - Resource Conservation and Industrial Development Administration. | |
| 8129 | Other Protective Services |
| Establishments of federal government primarily engaged in dealing with major emergencies and catastrophes. Included are establishments primarily engaged in animal or pest control activities or in protection services of federal jurisdiction not elsewhere classified. | |
| 813 | Labour, Employment and Immigration Services |
| Establishments of federal government primarily engaged in providing services for labour, employment, immigration, citizenship and the like. | |
| 8131 | Labour and Employment Services |
| Establishments of federal government primarily engaged in labour market research and dealing in matters pertaining to employer-employee relations including the promotion of improved working conditions and the provision of arbitration and conciliation services in collective bargaining. Included are federal government employment agencies. | |
| 8132 | Immigration Services |
| Establishments of federal government primarily engaged in the promotion of immigration, the assistance to immigrants and in controlling the entry of individuals into the country. | |
| 8139 | Other Labour, Employment and Immigration Services |
| Establishments of federal government departments or agencies whose activities combine the labour, employment and immigration services. Included are establishments engaged in the registration of citizens and the promotion of citizen oriented activities. | |
| 814 | Foreign Affairs and International Assistance |
| 8141 | Foreign Affairs |
| Establishments of federal government primarily engaged in formal relations between the government of Canada and foreign countries. | |
| 8142 | International Assistance |
| Establishments of federal government primarily engaged in economic development and improvement of social conditions in foreign countries. | |
| 815 | General Administrative Services |
| Establishments of federal government primarily engaged in support of government activities generally or those primarily engaged in activities overlapping a number of government functions. | |
| 8151 | Executive and Legislative Administration |
| Establishments of federal government, such as cabinet and council, which generally direct the activities of government, including representatives of the Crown, legislatures and their auxiliaries. | |
| 8152 | Finance and Economic Administration |
| Establishments primarily engaged in the planning, development and operation of federal government fiscal and related policies and the administration of the public debt. | |
| 8153 | Taxation Administration |
| Establishments of federal government primarily engaged in assessment, in levying and collecting taxes and in related administration. | |
| 8154 | Intergovernmental Affairs Administration |
| Establishments of federal government primarily engaged in conducting the government's relations with other levels of Canadian governments. | |
| 8159 | Other General Administrative Services |
| Establishments of federal government primarily engaged in providing administrative services that cannot be more precisely allocated. | |
| 816 | Human Resource Administration |
| Establishments of federal government primarily engaged in the administration of programs oriented towards personal well-being. | |
| 8161 | Health Administration |
| Establishments of federal government primarily engaged in the administration of programs for the protection and promotion of the health of individuals and communities. Establishments primarily engaged in health care delivery are classified as appropriate in Major Group 86 - Health and Social Service Industries. | |
| 8162 | Social Service Administration |
| Establishments of federal government primarily engaged in the administration of social service programs, in the provision of social welfare assistance and services, in the administration of tax credits and rebates (including homeowners' grants) and other social services. Establishments primarily engaged in operating contributory schemes such as universal pension plans and labour force plans and workmen's compensation are classified in 7339 - Other Property and Casualty Insurers. | |
| 8163 | Education Administration |
| Establishments of federal government primarily engaged in administering primary, secondary and post-secondary education programs and special retraining services. Establishments engaged in teaching, including local school boards, are classified in Major Group 85 - Educational Service Industries. | |
| 8164 | Recreation and Culture Administration |
| Establishments of federal government primarily engaged in the administration of programs to provide recreational and cultural services. However libraries, museums, archives and art galleries are classified in Major Group 85 - Educational Service Industries and establishments primarily engaged in providing amusement and recreational services are classified in Major Group 96 - Amusement and Recreational Service Industries. | |
| 817 | Economic Services Administration |
| Establishments of federal government primarily engaged in the administration of programs designed to promote economic well-being and relating to transportation, communication, resource conservation, industrial development, the environment, housing, regional planning and development and research. | |
| 8171 | Transportation and Communication Administration |
| Establishments of federal government primarily engaged in administering programs relating to air, road, rail and water transportation, to public transit, to telecommunications and to postal services. Establishments primarily engaged in providing these services are classified in Major Group 45 - Transportation Industries or Major Group 48 - Communication Industries. | |
| 8172 | Resource Conservation and Industrial DevelopmentAdministration |
| Establishments of federal government primarily engaged in administering programs relating to the conservation and/or the development for industrial purposes of agriculture, fish and game, forests, mines, oil and gas, tourism, water power and the general promotion of trade and industry. | |
| 8173 | Environment Administration |
| Establishments of federal government primarily engaged in administering programs to maintain or enhance the environment through water purification and supply, sewage collection and disposal, garbage and waste collection and disposal and pollution control. Establishments primarily engaged in the operation of utilities to provide these services are classified in Major Group 49 - Other Utility Industries. | |
| 8174 | Housing Administration |
| Establishments of federal government primarily engaged in providing assistance to home builders, owners, etc. Establishments primarily engaged in housing development, construction, renting and the like are classified in Division F - Construction Industries or Division L - Real Estate Operators and Insurance Agent Industries. | |
| 8175 | Regional Planning and Development Administration |
| Establishments of federal government primarily engaged in planning and zoning in community and regional development. | |
| 8176 | Research Administration |
| Establishments of federal government primarily engaged in administering programs and assisting research activities. The distribution of research grants for the health sciences area is classified in 8161 - Health Administration, federal administration. | |
| 82 | Provincial and Territorial Government Service Industries |
| 822 | Protective Services |
| Establishments of provincial and territorial governments primarily engaged in providing services to ensure the security of persons and property. Protection includes measures to protect against negligence, exploitation and abuse. | |
| 8221 | Courts of Law |
| Establishments of provincial and territorial governments primarily engaged in rendering judgements in, and interpretating the law including the arbitration of civil actions. Appeal boards of provincial jurisdiction are included here. | |
| 8222 | Correctional Services |
| Establishments of provincial and territorial governments primarily engaged in providing incarceration and rehabilitation services as found in jails and in operating other detention establishments including industrial farms and reform schools and institutions. | |
| 8223 | Police Services |
| Establishments of provincial and territorial governments primarily engaged in the maintenance of law and order by means of operating police forces and services. Establishments primarily engaged in providing private police services are classified in 7791 - Security and Investigation Services. | |
| 8224 | Firefighting Services |
| Establishments of provincial and territorial governments primarily engaged in the prevention, investigation and extinction of fires. | |
| 8225 | Regulatory Services |
| Establishments of provincial and teritorial governments primarily engaged in the general protection of individuals, singly or in groups, against negligence, exploitation or abuse. Establishments primarily engaged in regulating a specific activity or acting for a particular group of people engaged in a single activity are classified in the appropriate industry, e.g. Public Health Services Programmes are classified in 8261 - Health Administration, provincial. | |
| 8229 | Other Protective Services |
| Establishments of provincial and territorial governments primarily engaged in dealing with major emergencies and catastrophes. Included are establishments primarily engaged in animal or pest control activities or in protection services of provincial jurisdiction not elsewhere classified. | |
| 823 | Labour and Employment Services |
| 8231 | Labour and Employment Services |
| Establishments of provincial and territorial governments primarily engaged in labour market research and dealing in matters pertaining to employer-employee relations including the promotion of improved working conditions and the provision of arbitration and conciliation services in collective bargaining. Included also are provincial government employment agencies. | |
| 825 | General Administrative Services |
| Establishments of provincial and territorial governments primarily engaged in supporting government activities generally or those establishments engaged in activities overlapping a number of government functions. | |
| 8251 | Executive and Legislative Administration |
| Establishments of provincial and territorial governments, such as cabinets and councils, which generally direct the activities of government, including the representatives of the Crown, legislatures, and their auxiliaries. | |
| 8252 | Finance and Economic Administration |
| Establishments of provincial and territorial governments primarily engaged in the planning, development and operation of fiscal and related policies and the administration of the public debt. | |
| 8253 | Taxation Administration |
| Establishments of provincial and territorial governments primarily engaged in assessment, in levying and collecting taxes and in related administration. | |
| 8254 | Intergovernmental Affairs Administration |
| Establishments of provincial and territorial governments primarily engaged in conducting a government's relations with other governments. | |
| 8259 | Other General Administrative Services |
| Establishments of provincial and territorial governments primarily engaged in providing administering services that cannot be more precisely allocated. | |
| 826 | Human Resource Administration |
| Establishments of provincial and territorial governments primarily engaged in the administration of programs oriented towards personal well-being. | |
| 8261 | Health Administration |
| Establishments of provincial and territorial governments primarily engaged in the administration of programs for the protection and promotion of the health of individuals and communities. Provincial health insurance authorities, however, are classified to Major Group 73 - Insurance Industries, while establishments primarily engaged in health care delivery are classified as appropriate in Major Group 86 - Health and Social Service Industries. | |
| 8262 | Social Service Administration |
| Establishments of provincial and territorial governments primarily engaged in the administration of social services programs, in the provision of social welfare assistance and services, in the administration of tax credits and rebates (including homeowners' grants) and other social services. Establishments primarily engaged in operating contributory schemes such as universal pension plans and labour force plans and workmen's compensation are classified in 7339 - Other Property and Casualty Insurers. | |
| 8263 | Education Administration |
| Establishments of provincial and territorial governments primarily engaged in administering primary, secondary and post-secondary education programs and special retraining services. Establishments primarily engaged in teaching, including local school boards, are classified in Major Group 85 - Educational Service Industries. | |
| 8264 | Recreation and Culture Administration |
| Establishments of provincial and territorial governments primarily engaged in the administration of programs to provide recreation and culture to people. However libraries, museums, archives and art galleries are classified in Major Group 85 - Educational Service Industries and establishments primarily engaged in providing amusement and recreational services are classified in Major Group 96 - Amusement and Recreational Services. | |
| 827 | Economic Services Administration |
| Establishments of provincial and territorial governments primarily engaged in the administration of programs designed to promote economic well-being and relating to transportation, communication, resource conservation, industrial development, the environment, housing, regional planning and development and research. | |
| 8271 | Transportation and Communication Administration |
| Establishments of provincial and territorial governments primarily engaged in administering transportation and communication programs. Establishments primarily engaged in providing transportation and communication services are classified in Major Group 45 - Transportation Industries or Major Group 48 - Communications Industries. | |
| 8272 | Resource Conservation and Industrial DevelopmentAdministration |
| Establishments of provincial and territorial governments primarily engaged in administering programs relating to the conservation and/or the development for industrial purposes of agriculture, fish and game, forests, mines, oil and gas, tourism, water power and the general promotion of trade and industry. | |
| 8273 | Environment Administration |
| Establishments of provincial and territorial governments primarily engaged in administering programs to maintain or enhance the environment through water purification and supply, sewage collection and disposal, garbage and waste collection and disposal, and pollution control. Establishments primarily engaged in the operation of utilities to provide these services are classified in Major Group 49 - Other Utility Industries. | |
| 8274 | Housing Administration |
| Establishments of provincial and territorial governments primarily engaged in providing assistance to home builders, owners, etc. Establishments primarily engaged in housing development, construction, renting and the like are classified in Division F - Construction Industries or Division L - Real Estate Operators and Insurance Agent Industries. | |
| 8275 | Regional Planning and Development Administration |
| Establishments of provincial and territorial governments primarily engaged in planning and zoning of municipalities, in community development and in regional development. | |
| 8276 | Research Administration |
| Establishments of provincial and territorial governments primarily engaged in administering and assisting research activities. The distribution of research grants for the health services is classified in 8261 - Health Administration, provincial administration. | |
| 83 | Local Government Service Industries |
| 832 | Protective Services |
| Establishments of local governments primarily engaged in providing services to ensure the security of persons and property. Protection includes measures to protect against negligence, exploitation and abuse. | |
| 8321 | Courts of Law |
| Establishments of local governments primarily engaged in rendering judgements in, and interpretations of, the law including the arbitration of civil actions. | |
| 8322 | Correctional Services |
| Establishments of local governments primarily engaged in providing incarceration and rehabilitation services as found in jails and other detention establishments. | |
| 8323 | Police Services |
| Establishments of local governments primarily engaged in the maintenance of law and order by means of operating police forces and services. Establishments primarily engaged in providing private police services are classified in 7791 - Security and Investigation Services. | |
| 8324 | Firefighting Services |
| Establishments of local governments primarily engaged in the prevention, investigation and extinction of fires. | |
| 8325 | Regulatory Services |
| Establishments of local governments primarily engaged in the general protection of individuals, singly or in groups, against negligence, exploitation or abuse. Establishments primarily engaged in regulating a specific activity or acting for a particular group of people engaged in a single activity are classified in the appropriate industry, e.g. Community Health Programmes are classified in 8361 - Health Administration, local government. | |
| 8329 | Other Protective Services |
| Establishments of local governments primarily engaged in dealing with major emergencies and catastrophes. Included are establishments primarily engaged in animal or pest control activities or in protective services not elsewhere classified. | |
| 835 | General Administrative Services |
| Establishments of local governments primarily engaged in support of government activities generally or those primarily engaged in activities overlapping a number of government functions. | |
| 8351 | Executive and Legislative Administration |
| Establishments of local governments, which generally direct the activities of government are classified here together with the representatives of the councils and their auxiliaries. | |
| 8352 | Finance and Economic Administration |
| Establishments of local governments primarily engaged in the planning, development and operation of fiscal and related policies and the administration of the public debt. | |
| 8353 | Taxation Administration |
| Establishments of local governments primarily engaged in assessment, in levying and collecting taxes and in related administration. | |
| 8354 | Intergovernmental Affairs Administration |
| Establishments of local governments primarily engaged in conducting a local government's relations with other governments. | |
| 8359 | Other General Administrative Services |
| Establishments of local governments primarily engaged in providing administrative services which cannot be more precisely allocated. | |
| 836 | Human Resource Administration |
| Establishments of local governments primarily engaged in the administration of programs oriented towards personal well-being. | |
| 8361 | Health Administration |
| Establishments of local governments primarily engaged in the administration of programs for the protection and promotion of the health of individuals and communities. Establishments primarily engaged in health care delivery are classified as appropriate in Major Group 86 - Health and Social Service Industries. | |
| 8362 | Social Service Administration |
| Establishments of local governments primarily engaged in the administration of social service programs, in the provision of social welfare assistance and services, in the administration of tax credits and rebates (including homeowners' grants) and other social services. Establishments primarily engaged in operating contributory schemes such as universal pension plans and labour force workmen's compensation are classified in 7339 - Other Property and Casualty Insurers. | |
| 8363 | Education Administration |
| Establishments of local governments primarily engaged in administering education programs and special retraining services. Establishments primarily engaged in teaching, including local school boards, are classified in Major Group 85 - Education Services. | |
| 8364 | Recreation and Culture Administration |
| Establishments of local governments primarily engaged in the administration of programs to provide recreation and culture to people. However libraries, museums, archives and art galleries are classified in Major Group 85 - Educational Service Industries and establishments primarily engaged in providing amusement and recreational services in Major Group 96 - Amusement and Recreational Service Industries. | |
| 837 | Economic Services Administration |
| Establishments of local governments primarily engaged in the administration of programs designed to promote economic well-being and relating to transportation, resource conservation, industrial development, the environment, housing and regional planning. | |
| 8371 | Transportation Administration |
| Establishments of local governments primarily engaged in administering transportation programs. Establishments primarily engaged in providing transportation services are classified in Major Group 45 - Transportation Industries. | |
| 8372 | Resource Conservation and Industrial DevelopmentAdministration |
| Establishments of local governments primarily engaged in administering programs relating to resource conservation and industrial and commercial development. | |
| 8373 | Environment Administration |
| Establishments of local governments primarily engaged in administering programs to maintain or enhance the environment through water purification and supply, sewage collection and disposal, garbage and waste collection and disposal, and pollution control. Establishments primarily engaged in the operation of utilities to provide these services are classified in Major Group 49 - Other Utility Industries. | |
| 8374 | Housing Administration |
| Establishments of local governments primarily engaged in providing assistance to home builders, owners, etc. Establishments primarily engaged in housing development, construction, renting and the like are classified in Division F - Construction Industries or Division L - Real Estate Operators and Insurance Agent Industries. | |
| 8375 | Regional Planning and Development Administration |
| Establishments of local governments primarily engaged in planning and zoning municipalities, in community development and in regional development. | |
| 84 | International and Other Extra-Territorial Government Service Industries |
| 841 | International and Other Extra-Territorial Agencies |
| 8411 | International and Other Extra-Territorial Agencies |
| Establishments in Canada of Commonwealth or foreign governments engaged in governmental service activities such as consular, diplomatic and legation activities. Commonwealth and foreign establishments engaged in activities such as air transportation, cable and wireless service or any other activity classified in other industries are classified to the appropriate industries. | |
