Public consultations and notices associated with specific standards. Includes information on Statistics Canada's variables; statistical units; geographic, industry, instructional program, occupational, product, and research and development classifications.
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- Geographic classifications
- Industry classifications
- Instructional program classifications
- Occupational classifications
- Product classifications
- Research and development classifications
- Variables and statistical units
Permanent consultation processes for classifications are marked with an asterisk (*).
Geographic classifications
General notice
- Notice of release of Health Regions (HR) 2017 December 21, 2017
- From urban areas to population centresArchived February 07, 2011
Standard Geographical Classification (SGC)
SGC 2006
- Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2006 - Supplement no. 3Archived July 14, 2010
- Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2006 - Supplement no. 2Archived May 25, 2009
- Proposed Revision of the Census Metropolitan Area Naming ConventionArchived April 08, 2009
- Proposed New Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) Naming Convention and Guidelines for (CMA) Name Change RequestsArchived December 12, 2008
- Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2006 - Supplement no. 1Archived October 20, 2008
Industry classifications
North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Canada
- Invitation to participate in the revision of the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Canada August 25, 2023 (*)
NAICS Canada 2022
- Notice of release of the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Canada 2022 Version 1.0 January 27, 2022
- What We Heard Report, NAICS Canada 2022 Consultation April 20, 2021
NAICS Canada 2017
- Participate in the revision of the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Canada Updated on: December 20, 2019
- Notice of release of North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Canada 2017 Version 2.0 March 6, 2017
- Notice of changes to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2017 Version 1.0 December 16, 2016
NAICS Canada 2012
- Revision of the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Canada 2012 July 30, 2013
- Notice of discontinuation of the Industry Classification Coding System (ICCS) January 11, 2012
- Notice of provisional NAICS changes for 2012 March 1, 2011
NAICS Canada 2007
- Revision of the North American Industry Classification System for 2012Archived March 9, 2010
- Revision of the North American Industry Classification SystemArchived July 3, 2008
Instructional program classifications
Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Canada
- Invitation to participate in the revision of the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Canada April 9, 2024 (*)
CIP Canada 2021 Version 1.0
- Notice of release of the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Canada 2021 Version 1.0 November 8, 2022
CIP Canada 2016
CIP Canada 2011
CIP Canada 2000
- Revision of the Classification of Instructional ProgramsArchived November 10, 2007
Occupational classifications
National Occupational Classification (NOC)
- Invitation to participate in the revision of the National Occupational Classification (NOC) Updated on: October 3, 2024 (*)
NOC 2021
- Notice of release of a new Variant of the National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 Version 1.0 with Aggregates for Analysis of Labour force October 25, 2023
- Notice of Changes to the Correspondence Table: National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2016 V1.3 to National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 V1.0 based on GSIM September 14, 2023
- Notice of release of the National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 Version 1.0 September 21, 2021
- Notice of Release – Redesign of the National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 November 5, 2020
NOC 2016
- Notice of release of the National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2016 Version 1.3 December 20, 2019
- Participate in the consultation for the Variant of NOC 2016 Version 1.2 - STEM Perspective May 15, 2019
- Participate in the update of the National Occupational Classification (NOC) Version 1.2 March 20, 2019
- Notice of release of the National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2016 Version 1.2 December 19, 2018
- Participate in the update of the National Occupational Classification July 4, 2018
- Notice of release of the National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2016 Version 1.1 December 14, 2017
- Notice of Changes to the NOC 2016 May 31, 2017
- Participate in the update of the National Occupational Classification! May 17, 2017
NOC 2011
- Supplement no.1, Adding occupational titles to the National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2011 March 10, 2016
- Update of the National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2011 July 30, 2013
- Notice of update of the National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2011 May 31, 2012
- National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2011 - Preliminary release August 10, 2011
- Archived Revision of the National Occupational Classification for Statistics (NOC-S) April 06, 2009 Archived
Product classifications
North American Product Classification System (NAPCS) Canada
- Invitation to participate in the revision of the North American Product Classification System (NAPCS) Canada August 25, 2023 (*)
NAPCS Canada 2022
- Notice of release of the North American Product Classification System (NAPCS) Canada 2022 Version 1.0 March 31, 2022
- What We Heard Report, NAPCS Canada 2022 Consultation April 20, 2021
NAPCS Canada 2017
- Notice of changes to the Manufacturing and Logging variant of NAPCS Canada 2017 version 2.0 December 11, 2020
- Notice of Changes to the North American Product Classification System (NAPCS) Canada 2017 Version 2.0 April 12, 2019
- Invitation to participate in the revision of the North American Product Classification System (NAPCS) Canada Updated on: December 20, 2019
- North American Product Classification System (NAPCS) Canada 2017 Version 2.0 October 11, 2018
NAPCS Canada 2012
- Notice of release of a new Variant Version 1.0 of NAPCS Canada 2012 Version 1.1 - Manufacturing and Logging January 16, 2017
NAPCS Canada 2007
- Notice of introduction of a new aggregation structure for the classification of imports and exports of goods May 29, 2012 (Revised, previously released August 8, 2011)
- Notice of introduction of a new aggregation structure for the classification of imports and exports of goods August 8, 2011
Research and development classifications
Canadian Research and Development Classification (CRDC)
- Participate in the permanent consultation for the revision of the Canadian Research and Development Classification (CRDC) January 27, 2025 (*)
CRDC 2020
- Notice of release of the Canadian Research and Development Classification (CRDC) 2020 Version 2.0 April 30, 2024
- Participate in the consultation for the update of the Canadian Research and Development Classification (CRDC) 2020 V1.0 August 8, 2023 Closed
- Development of the Canadian Research and Development Classification - What we heard August 13, 2020
CRDC 2019
- Participate in the consultation for the new Canadian Classification of Research and Development (CRDC) February 11, 2019 Closed
Variables and statistical units
Population and demography
- Participate in the consultation on gender and sexual diversity statistical metadata standards January 29, 2021 Closed