Definition
Public Administration
(NAICS 91)
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Canada maintains this standard classification which has superseded the 1980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
Public Administration 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 activities of a governmental nature, that is, the enactment and judicial interpretation of laws and their pursuant regulations, and the administration of programs based on them.
Legislative activities, taxation, national defence, public order and safety, immigration services, foreign affairs and international assistance, and the administration of government programs are activities that are purely governmental in nature.
Ownership is not a criterion for classification. Government owned establishments engaged in activities that are not governmental in nature are classified to the same industry as privately owned establishments engaged in similar activities.
Government establishments may engage in a combination of governmental and non-governmental activities. When separate records are not available to separate the activities that are not governmental in nature from those that are, the establishment is classified to this sector.
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No exclusions are specified in the 2002 NAICS Canada manual.
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Position in NAICS Hierarchy |
Canada's Public Administration (NAICS 91) sector is comprised of the following subsectors :
- Federal Government Public Administration (NAICS 911)
- Provincial and Territorial Public Administration (NAICS 912)
- Local, Municipal and Regional Public Administration (NAICS 913)
- Aboriginal Public Administration (NAICS 914)
- International and Other Extra-Territorial Public Administration (NAICS 919)
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