Definition
Transportation and Warehousing
(NAICS 48-49)
The industries on this site are classified according to the North
American Industry Classification System (NAICS) of 2002. Statistics
Canada maintains this standard classification which has superseded the 1980
Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) previously used.
This section outlines NAICS Canada 2002 with respect to the
Transportation and Warehousing sector.
It defines the activities specifically excluded, as well as its position in the
NAICS hierarchy.
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This sector comprises establishments primarily engaged in
transporting passengers and goods, warehousing and storing
goods, and providing services to these establishments. The
modes of transportation are road (trucking, transit and ground
passenger), rail, water, air and pipeline. These are further
subdivided according to the way in which businesses in each
mode organize their establishments. National post office and
courier establishments, which also transport goods, are included in
this sector. Warehousing and storage establishments are
subdivided according to the type of service and facility that is
operated.
Many of the establishments in this sector are structured as
networks, with activities, workers, and physical facilities distributed
over an extensive geographic area.
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No exclusions are specified in the 2002 NAICS Canada manual.
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Canada's Transportation and Warehousing (NAICS 48-49) sector is comprised of the following subsectors :
- Air Transportation (NAICS 481)
- Rail Transportation (NAICS 482)
- Water Transportation (NAICS 483)
- Truck Transportation (NAICS 484)
- Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation (NAICS 485)
- Pipeline Transportation (NAICS 486)
- Postal Service (NAICS 491)
- Couriers and Messengers (NAICS 492)
- Warehousing and Storage (NAICS 493)
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