Definition
Accommodation and Food Services
(NAICS 72)
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Canada maintains this standard classification which has superseded the 1980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
Accommodation and Food Services 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 providing short-term lodging and complementary services to travellers, vacationers and others, in facilities such as hotels, motor hotels, resorts, motels, casino hotels, bed and breakfast accommodation, housekeeping cottages and cabins, recreational vehicle parks and campgrounds, hunting and fishing camps, and various types of recreational and adventure camps.
This sector also comprises establishments primarily engaged in preparing meals, snacks and beverages, to customer order, for immediate consumption on and off the premises.
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No exclusions are specified in the 2002 NAICS Canada manual.
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Position in NAICS Hierarchy |
Canada's Accommodation and Food Services (NAICS 72) sector is comprised of the following subsectors :
- Accommodation Services (NAICS 721)
- Food Services and Drinking Places (NAICS 722)
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