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Standard Industrial Classification - Establishments (SIC-E) 1980
Classification
| R | Other Service Industries |
| 96 | Amusement and Recreational Service Industries |
| Establishments primarily engaged in operating amusement, entertainment or recreational facilities | |
| 961 | Motion Picture, Audio and Video Production and Distribution |
| Establishments primarily engaged in the production and the distribution of motion pictures, operating motion picture and video laboratories, providing sound recording services and other motion picture, audio and video services. | |
| 9611 | Motion Picture and Video Production |
| Establishments primarily engaged in the production of motion pictures and all forms of video production. | |
| 9612 | Motion Picture and Video Distribution |
| Establishments primarily engaged in the rental or sales of film and video productions to motion picture theatres, television studios and commercial exhibitors. | |
| 9613 | Motion Picture Laboratories and Video Production Facilities |
| Establishments primarily engaged in processing and duplicating motion picture films and providing video production facilities. | |
| 9614 | Sound Recording Services |
| Establishments primarily engaged in recording musicians and other entertainers in studios and recording meetings and conferences. Establishments primarily engaged in pressing phonograph records and duplicating pre-recorded tapes are classified in 3994 - Musical Instrument and Sound Recording Industry. | |
| 9619 | Other Motion Picture, Audio and Video Services |
| Establishments primarily engaged in motion picture and video services not elsewhere classified. | |
| 962 | Motion Picture Exhibition |
| Establishments primarily engaged in operating regular and outdoor motion picture theatres and other motion picture exhibition services. | |
| 9621 | Regular Motion Picture Theatres |
| Establishments primarily engaged in showing motion pictures on a regular basis. Halls used for showing motion pictures on an occasional basis are classified in 9629 - Other Motion Picture Exhibition. Establishments primarily engaged in operating drive-in theatres are classified in 9622 - Outdoor Motion Picture Theatres. | |
| 9622 | Outdoor Motion Picture Theatres |
| Establishments primarily engaged in exhibiting motion pictures outdoors and commonly known as "Drive-in" or "Open-air" theatres. | |
| 9629 | Other Motion Picture Exhibition |
| Establishments primarily engaged in motion picture exhibition not elsewhere classified. Included are establishments primarily engaged in providing motion picture occasional exhibition services and transient motion picture exhibiting. | |
| 963 | Theatrical and Other Staged Entertainment Services |
| Establishments primarily engaged in the production, promotion and/or presentation of theatrical and other staged entertainment. Entertainment groups and own-account entertainers are classified in this industry. | |
| 9631 | Entertainment Production Companies and Artists |
| Establishments primarily engaged in promoting, producing and performing in "live" theatrical productions and staged entertainment. Promotion agencies primarily engaged in arranging the advertising, location, ticket sales, etc., of such productions are included here. | |
| 9639 | Other Theatrical and Staged Entertainment Services |
| Establishments primarily engaged in providing services not elsewhere classified to the theatrical and entertainment industry. | |
| 964 | Commercial Spectator Sports |
| Establishments primarily engaged in operating professional sports clubs, performing on an own-account basis in professional sports, promoting and training of professional athletes and operating all types of race tracks. | |
| 9641 | Professional Sports Clubs |
| Establishments primarily engaged in operating sports clubs which have professional or semi-professional standing. Establishments which are individual athletes and promoters are classified in 9642 - Professional Athletes and Promoters on Own-Account. | |
| 9642 | Professional Athletes and Promoters on Own Account |
| Establishments which are individuals on their own account primarily engaged in either performing in or promoting sports at the professional level. | |
| 9643 | Horse Race Tracks |
| Establishments primarily engaged in horse race track operations, horse training and operating racing stables. | |
| 9644 | Other Race Tracks |
| Establishments primarily engaged in operating race tracks not elsewhere classified. | |
| 965 | Sports and Recreation Clubs and Services |
| Establishments primarily engaged in operating golf courses, curling clubs, skiing facilities, boat rentals, marinas and other sports and recreation clubs and services. | |
| 9651 | Golf Courses |
| Establishments primarily engaged in operating golfing facilities. Included are both membership operations and those which are open to the public on a fee basis. Secondary activities may include operating facilities for curling, tennis, dancing, food and beverage serving, etc. Establishments primarily engaged in operating driving ranges and miniature golf courses and tennis facilities are classified in 9699 - Other Amusement and Recreation Services n.e.c. those primarily engaged in operating curling clubs are classified in 9652 - Curling Clubs those primarily engaged in providing dancing facilities are classified in 9693 - Dance Halls, Studios and Schools and those primarily engaged in serving food and beverages are classified in Major Group 92 - Food and Beverage Service Industries. | |
| 9652 | Curling Clubs |
| Establishments primarily engaged in operating curling facilities. Included are both membership operations and those which are open to the public on a fee basis. | |
| 9653 | Skiing Facilities |
| Establishments primarily engaged in the operation and maintenance of ski areas and ski lifts or tows. Secondary activities may include equipment rentals and sales, food and beverage serving, repairs, etc. Establishments primarily engaged in selling skiing equipment are classified in 6541 - Sporting Goods Stores and those primarily engaged in serving food and beverages are classified in Major Group 92 - Food and Beverage Services. | |
| 9654 | Boat Rentals and Marinas |
| Establishments primarily engaged in renting boats, canoes or yachts for pleasure and offering a variety of services to pleasure craft owners such as docking, anchorage, fueling, boat storage, repairs and maintenance, provisioning, etc. Establishments primarily engaged in the rental of boats for commercial uses are classified in 4549 - Other Water Transport Industries. | |
| 9659 | Other Sports and Recreation Clubs |
| Establishments primarily engaged in operating sports and recreational clubs not elsewhere classified. Establishments primarily engaged in operating health spas and reducing salons are classified in 9799 - Other Personal and Household Services n.e.c. and flying clubs are classified in 4513 - Non-Scheduled Air Transport, Specialty, Industry. | |
| 966 | Gambling Operations |
| 9661 | Gambling Operations |
| Establishments primarily engaged in gambling operations (except race tracks). Included are government establishments primarily engaged in operating lotteries. Establishments primarily engaged in operating race tracks are classified in 9643 - Horse Race Tracks or 9644 - Other Race Tracks. | |
| 969 | Other Amusement and Recreational Services |
| Establishments primarily engaged in operating bowling alleys and billiard parlours amusement parks, carnivals and circuses dance halls, studios and schools coin-operated amusement facilities roller skating rinks botanical and zoological gardens and other amusement and recreation facilities not elsewhere classified. | |
| 9691 | Bowling Alleys and Billiard Parlours |
| Establishments primarily engaged in operating bowling alleys and/or billiard parlours. Secondary activities may include food and beverage serving, shoe rentals, etc. Establishments primarily engaged in food and beverage serving are classified in Major Group 92 - Food and Beverage Services. | |
| 9692 | Amusement Park, Carnival and Circus Operations |
| Establishments primarily engaged in the operation of amusement parks which may include mechanical rides, games and refreshment stands. Such establishments may lease space to others on a concession basis. Establishments primarily engaged in operating carnivals and circuses are included in this industry. Establishments primarily engaged in operating amusement devices independently on a concession basis are classified in 9699 - Other Amusement and Recreational Services n.e.c. and those primarily engaged in providing coin-operated amusement devices are classified in 9694 - Coin-Operated Amusement Services. | |
| 9693 | Dance Halls, Studios and Schools |
| Establishments primarily engaged in providing facilities for dancing, including dance schools. Establishments primarily engaged in selling alcoholic beverages and which provide dancing facilities are classified in 9221 - Taverns, Bars and Night Clubs and those primarily engaged in teaching ballet are classified in 8521 - Post-Secondary Non-University Education. | |
| 9694 | Coin-Operated Amusement Services |
| Establishments primarily engaged in providing coin-operated amusement services, including the servicing of such devices. | |
| 9695 | Roller Skating Facilities |
| Establishments primarily engaged in the operation of roller skating rinks. Secondary activities may include skate rentals, food and beverage serving, teaching roller skating, etc. Establishments primarily engaged in food and beverage serving are classified in Major Group 92 - Food and Beverage Services. | |
| 9696 | Botanical and Zoological Gardens |
| Establishments primarily engaged in keeping animals in captivity for public display and scientific study including menageries, animal parks, marine animal displays and those primarily engaged in growing, studying and exhibiting plants and trees. | |
| 9699 | Other Amusement and Recreational Services n.e.c. |
| Establishments primarily engaged in providing amusement services not elsewhere classified. Included in this industry are establishments primarily engaged in operating amusement devices independently on a concession basis at fairs and exhibitions those primarily engaged in operating agricultural fairs are included in this industry. Establishments primarily engaged in operating trade fairs are classified in 9999 - Other Services n.e.c. | |
| 97 | Personal and Household Service Industries |
| 971 | Barber and Beauty Shops |
| Establishments primarily engaged in providing beauty or hairdressing services. | |
| 9711 | Barber Shops |
| Establishments primarily engaged in providing men's barbering and hair styling services. Barber colleges are classified in 8521 - Post-Secondary Non-University Education. | |
| 9712 | Beauty Shops |
| Establishments primarily engaged in providing women's hairdressing and beauty services. Hairdressing schools are classified in 8521 - Post-Secondary Non-University Education. | |
| 9713 | Combination Barber and Beauty Shops |
| Establishments primarily engaged in providing men's barbering or hair styling and women's hairdressing and/or beauty services on the same premises. | |
| 972 | Laundries and Cleaners |
| Establishments primarily engaged in providing laundering, dry cleaning, valet, carpet cleaning and linen supply services. | |
| 9721 | Power Laundries and/or Dry Cleaners |
| Establishments primarily engaged in operating mechanical laundries and plants which dry clean and/or dye apparel and household fabrics. Establishments primarily engaged in textile dyeing for the trade are classified in 1992 - Contract Textile Dyeing and Finishing Industry. Establishments primarily engaged in cleaning fur clothing are classified in 9792 - Fur Cleaning, Repair and Storage. | |
| 9722 | Distributors and/or Agents for Dry Cleaners |
| Establishments primarily engaged in picking up articles to be cleaned and delivering cleaned articles and which operate independently of the plant which does the cleaning. These establishments may be known as "cleaners" but they do not operate a plant. Secondary activities may include pressing, repairing or altering of clothing. Establishments primarily engaged in these secondary activities are classified in 9724 - Valet Services, Pressing and/or Repairs. | |
| 9723 | Self-Serve Laundries and/or Dry Cleaners |
| Establishments primarily engaged in providing coin-operated automatic laundry and/or dry cleaning facilities for the use of the public. | |
| 9724 | Valet Services, Pressing and/or Repair |
| Establishments primarily engaged in providing pressing, repairing and clothing alteration services to individuals. Establishments primarily engaged in dressmaking, hemstitching, etc., are classified in 9799 - Other Personal and Household Services n.e.c.. Establishments primarily engaged in operating tailor shops are classified in 6121 - Men's Clothing Stores. | |
| 9725 | Linen Supply |
| Establishments primarily engaged in supplying such items as table covers, uniforms, aprons, sheets, towels, diapers etc. to commercial and service establishments or household users on a rental basis. Linen supply establishments may or may not operate their own power laundry facilities. Establishments primarily engaged in operating power laundries are classified in 9721 - Power Laundries and/or Dry Cleaners. | |
| 9726 | Carpet Cleaning |
| Establishments primarily engaged in carpet cleaning. Carpet and rug repair may be a secondary activity. Establishments primarily engaged in rug and carpet repair are classified in 9949 - Other Repair Services n.e.c. | |
| 9729 | Other Laundry and Dry Cleaning Services |
| Establishments primarily engaged in laundering, cleaning and pressing not elsewhere classified. | |
| 973 | Funeral Services |
| Establishments primarily engaged in providing undertaking, funeral, cemetery and crematory services. | |
| 9731 | Funeral Homes |
| Establishments primarily engaged in preparing the dead for burial and conducting funerals. | |
| 9732 | Cemeteries and Crematoria |
| Establishments primarily engaged in cremating and burying the dead. | |
| 974 | Private Households |
| 9741 | Private Households |
| Private households employing workers on or about the premises in activities primarily concerned with the operation of the household. Households classified in this industry may employ individuals such as cooks, maids and butlers and outside workers such as gardeners, caretakers and other maintenance workers. | |
| 979 | Other Personal and Household Services |
| Establishments primarily engaged in providing shoe repair service, fur cleaning, repair and storage and other personal or household services not elsewhere classified. | |
| 9791 | Shoe Repair |
| Establishments primarily engaged in repairing and/or rebuilding footwear. Secondary activities may include shoe shining, hat cleaning, skate sharpening and the sale of shoe accessories (laces, polish, dyes, etc.) Establishments primarily engaged in shoe shining are classified in 9799 - Other Personal and Household Services n.e.c. and those primarily engaged in hat cleaning are classified in 9729 - Other Laundry and Dry Cleaning Services. | |
| 9792 | Fur Cleaning, Repair and Storage |
| Establishments primarily engaged in fur clothing cleaning, repair and storage. Where fur cleaning, repair and storage are carried on as secondary activities in a retail fur store, the establishment will be classified in 6142 - Fur Stores. | |
| 9799 | Other Personal and Household Services n.e.c. |
| Establishments primarily engaged in providing personal and household services not elsewhere classified. Establishments primarily engaged in operating cold storage warehouses are classified in 4791 - Refrigerated Warehousing Industry. | |
| 98 | Membership Organization Industries |
| Establishments primarily engaged in operating organizations for religious activities, business associations, professional membership associations, labour organizations, political organizations and civic and fraternal organizations, or for promoting the interests of its members. | |
| 981 | Religious Organizations |
| 9811 | Religious Organizations |
| Establishments primarily engaged in providing facilities for holding religious services or for the promotion of religious activities. Establishments maintained by religious organizations primarily for educational, health, charitable, publishing or other purposes are classified according to principal activity in the appropriate industry. | |
| 982 | Business Associations |
| 9821 | Business Associations |
| Establishments primarily engaged in operating membership organizations promoting business interests. | |
| 983 | Professional Membership Associations |
| Establishments primarily engaged in operating membership organizations promoting the interests of their professions. | |
| 9831 | Professional Health and Social Service Membership Associations |
| Establishments primarily engaged in operating professional membership organizations for doctors, nurses, social workers and others in health or social service associations, promoting the interests of their professions. | |
| 9839 | Other Professional Membership Associations |
| Establishments primarily engaged in operating professional membership organizations (except those in health or social service fields) such as engineers, lawyers and accountants, promoting the interests of their professions. | |
| 984 | Labour Organizations |
| 9841 | Labour Organizations |
| Establishments primarily engaged in operating membership organizations of workers such as tradesmen, public servants and teachers for the improvement of wages and working conditions. | |
| 985 | Political Organizations |
| 9851 | Political Organizations |
| Establishments primarily engaged in operating membership organizations to promote the interests of federal, provincial or municipal candidates or of political parties. | |
| 986 | Civic and Fraternal Organizations |
| 9861 | Civic and Fraternal Organizations |
| Establishments primarily engaged in operating membership organizations to promote civic or fraternal activities. Establishments primarily engaged in operating as fraternal benefit societies registered to transact insurance and annuity business are classified in 7311 - Life Insurers. | |
| 99 | Other Service Industries |
| 991 | Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing Services |
| Establishments primarily engaged in the rental or leasing of machinery, equipment, furniture and fixtures. Establishments primarily engaged in finance leasing are classified in 7124 - Financial Leasing Companies and those primarily engaged in renting aircraft are classified in 4522 - Aircraft Rental Industry. | |
| 9911 | Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing |
| Establishments primarily engaged in the rental or leasing of heavy industrial machinery and equipment. Establishments primarily engaged in renting machinery and equipment with operator are classified in 4215 - Equipment Rental with Operator, construction and those primarily engaged in renting oil field and natural gas equipment with operator are classified in Industry Group 091 - Services Incidental to Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas Industries. | |
| 9912 | Audio-Visual Equipment Rental and Leasing |
| Establishments primarily engaged in renting and leasing audio-visual equipment, except coin-operated amusement devices. Establishments primarily engaged in renting and leasing coin-operated amusement devices are classified in 9694 - Coin-Operated Amusement Services. | |
| 9913 | Office Furniture and Machinery Rental and Leasing |
| Establishments primarily engaged in renting and leasing office furniture and machines. Computer leasing establishments are classified in 7721 - Computer Services. | |
| 9919 | Other Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing |
| Establishments primarily engaged in renting and leasing machinery and equipment not elsewhere classified. Establishments primarily engaged in renting theatrical equipment and costumes are classified in 9639 - Other Theatrical Equipment and Staged Entertainment Services. | |
| 992 | Automobile and Truck Rental and Leasing Services |
| 9921 | Automobile and Truck Rental and Leasing Services |
| Establishments primarily engaged in renting and leasing passenger cars or trucks without drivers. Establishments primarily engaged in renting motor vehicles with drivers are classified in 4589 - Other Transportation Industries n.e.c. | |
| 993 | Photographers |
| 9931 | Photographers |
| Establishments primarily engaged in portrait and commercial photography. | |
| 994 | Other Repair Services |
| Establishments primarily engaged in electric motor repair, welding and other repair services not elsewhere classified. | |
| 9941 | Electric Motor Repair |
| Establishments primarily engaged in the repair of small electric motors including those specializing in the rewinding of armatures. Establishments primarily engaged in rebuilding industrial electric motors are classified in 3379 - Other Electrical Industrial Equipment Industry. | |
| 9942 | Welding |
| Establishments primarily engaged in repair work by welding. Many of these establishments at one time or another were blacksmiths and may still carry this appellation in their names. Establishments primarily engaged in welding on a construction site are classified in 4299 - Other Trade Work n.e.c., Construction. | |
| 9949 | Other Repair Services n.e.c. |
| Establishments primarily engaged in repair services not elsewhere classified. | |
| 995 | Services to Buildings and Dwellings |
| Establishments primarily engaged in disinfecting and exterminating, window cleaning, janitorial and other services to buildings and dwellings. | |
| 9951 | Disinfecting and Exterminating Services |
| Establishments primarily engaged in disinfecting buildings or dwellings and exterminating insects, rodents and other pests. | |
| 9952 | Window Cleaning Services |
| Establishments primarily engaged in cleaning windows in dwellings and business establishments. | |
| 9953 | Janitorial Services |
| Establishments primarily engaged in cleaning and maintenance of buildings and dwellings. | |
| 9959 | Other Services to Buildings and Dwellings |
| Establishments primarily engaged in providing to buildings, and dwellings, specialized services not elsewhere classified. | |
| 996 | Travel Services |
| Establishments primarily engaged in providing ticket travel, tour wholesaling and tour operating services. | |
| 9961 | Ticket and Travel Agencies |
| Establishments primarily engaged in furnishing travel information, acting as agents in arranging tours, accommodation and transportation for travellers or acting as independent agencies for transportation establishments. | |
| 9962 | Tour Wholesalers and Operators |
| Establishments primarily engaged in wholesaling and operating travel tours. | |
| 999 | Other Services n.e.c. |
| Establishments primarily engaged in operating parking lots and parking garages and providing services not elsewhere classified. | |
| 9991 | Parking Lots and Parking Garages |
| Establishments primarily engaged in operating parking lots and garages for live storage of automobiles. Establishments primarily engaged in dead storage of automobiles are classified in 4799 - Other Storage and Warehousing Industries n.e.c. | |
| 9999 | Other Services n.e.c. |
| Establishments primarily engaged in providing services not elsewhere classified. Establishments primarily engaged in wholesale auctioneering are classified in Division I - Wholesale Trade Industries. | |
