Definition
Ship and Boat Building
(NAICS 3366)
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Canada maintains this standard classification which has superseded the 1980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
Ship and Boat Building industry group.
It defines the activities specifically excluded, as well as its position in the
NAICS hierarchy.
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Definition of the Industry Group |
This industry group comprises establishments primarily engaged in operating a shipyard or manufacturing boats. Shipyards are fixed facilities with drydocks and fabrication equipment capable of building a ship, defined as water-craft suitable or intended for other than personal or recreational use. Boats are defined as water-craft suitable or intended for personal or recreational use. The activities of shipyards include the construction of ships, their repair, conversion and alteration, the production of prefabricated ship sections and barge sections, and specialized services, such as ship scaling, when performed at the shipyard.
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Establishments primarily engaged in the following activities are excluded: - ship painting, carpentry work, and electrical wiring installation (NAICS 232, Trade Contracting);
- manufacturing rubber boats and life rafts (NAICS 32629, Other Rubber Product Manufacturing);
- manufacturing prefabricated metal ship, boat and barge sections, not at a shipyard or boatyard (NAICS 33231, Plate Work and Fabricated Structural Product Manufacturing); and
- ship repair, not at a shipyard (NAICS 48839, Other Support Activities for Water Transportation).
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Position in NAICS Hierarchy |
Canada's Ship and Boat Building (NAICS 3366) industry group is comprised of the following industries :
It is part of the Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (NAICS 336) subsector. |