Industry Descriptions by SIC,
with product/service classifications
Based on Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) - Establishments
1980 Statistics Canada, (Cat. no. 12-501)
SIC 3341 Record Player, Radio and Television Receiver Industry
Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing radio and television
receiving sets, sound playing and recording equipment and parts
(except electronic parts) and video recording and duplicating
equipment. Establishments primarily engaged in producing automobile
radios are classified here.
audio and video recording and duplicating equipment
loud speakers
phonographs
radio and phonograph combinations
radio receiving sets, automobile, home, clock, etc.
record player and tape recorder parts (except electronic)
stereo amplifiers
T.V. converters
tape players
television receiving sets, domestic
video recording and duplicating equipment
SIC 3351 Telecommunication Equipment Industry
Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing telephone, telegraph
and microwave transmitting and related equipment.
carrier current equipment, telephone and telegraph
central office and switching equipment, telephone or telegraph
intercommunicating telephone sets
micro-wave transmitting equipment
multiplex equipment
station apparatus
subscriber apparatus, telephone
telegraph equipment and parts
telephone equipment and parts
SIC 3352 Electronic Parts and Components Industry
Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing electronic
components and parts.
audio frequency amplifiers (excl. stereo amplifiers)
capacitors
connectors
crystals (mounted) and holders
electronic chips and bubbles
integrated circuits
power packs (non-rotating power supply converter units)
printed circuits for electronic equipment
receiving tubes
resistors
satellite parts and components (incl. for earth stations)
semi-conductors (transistor, rectifier)
television picture tubes (incl. rebuilt)
transformers, electronic
SIC 3359 Other Communication and Electronic Equipment Industries
Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing electronic equipment
not elsewhere classified. Establishments primarily engaged in the
overhaul of electronic equipment, except household equipment, are
classified here.
alarm and signals systems (excl. railway and street traffic)
SIC 3368 Electronic and Other Office, Store and Business Machine
Industries (SICs 3362 and 3369)
Note: As the industrial classifications 3362 and 3369 are closely
related, they are both listed under classification 3368.
SIC 3362 Electronic Office, Store and Business Machine Industry
Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing electronic office,
store and business machines.
accounting machines
adding machines
balances, for store, home, office or factory
business machines and equipment
calculating machines
cash registers
scales
SIC 3369 Other Office, Store and Business Machine Industries
Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing office, store and
business machines and equipment (except electronic).
accounting machines
adding machines
business machines and equipment
calculating machines
cash registers
hair dryers
scales for store, home, office or factory
tape dispensing machines
typewriters
vending machines and parts
SIC 3381 Communications and Energy Wire and Cable Industry
Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing electric wire and
cable both insulated or armoured and non-insulated including fibre
optic cable.
annunciator wire and cable, insulated
asbestos covered electric wire and cable
building wire and cable, electric, insulated
electric fixture wire
electric wire, non-insulated
fibre optic cable
flexible cords, electric, insulated
heating cable, electric, insulated
insulated wire and cable
magnet wire and cable, insulated
power cables, electric
radio wire and cable, insulated
telephone wire and cable, insulated
television wire and cable, insulated
SIC 3911 Indicating, Recording and Controlling Instruments Industry
Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing mechanical,
electrical or electronic instruments for indicating, recording and
controlling (except electronic process control and electrical
industrial control).
control panels
control valves and regulators for measuring and measuring -
controlling instruments
controls and accessories for heating and ventilating
flow and liquid level instruments and accessories
flow regulators
galvonometers
gas meter mechanisms and parts
indicating instruments, parts and accessories
mechanical motion, rotation, timing and cycle instruments
pressure regulators (incl. reducing valves)
recording instruments, parts and accessories
temperature regulators
thermostats
water meter mechanisms and parts
SIC 3912 Other Instruments and Related Products Industry
Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing professional and
scientific instruments excluding electronic navigational instruments.
aeronautical instruments
balances, scientific
engineering and geophysical instruments and apparatus
medical and related instruments, apparatus and equipment
navigational instruments (excl. electronic)
ophthalmic (optical) examining and diagnostic equipment
photographic equipment and supplies
photographic film and plates (incl. X-ray), unexposed
projectors (incl. image and cinematographic)
pyrometers (incl. thermocouples) and accessories
scales, scientific
surgical instruments
surveying instruments
sutures and suture needles (incl. sutures with needles)
thermometers and accessories
X-ray equipment
SIC 4814 Cable Television Industry
Establishments primarily engaged in broadcasting television and
frequency modulated radio signals to subscribers by means of co-axial
cable and community antennas.
cable television service
community antenna service (CATV)
SIC 4821 Telecommunication Carriers Industry
Establishments primarily engaged in operating telephone and other
telecommunication transmission services by electro-magnetic means.
Some establishments may be secondarily engaged in the construction of
transmission facilities and the operation of schools to train
operators.
broadband exchange service
cable service, telephone
overseas telephone service
public telephone service
satellite communications service
telegraph communication service, wire or radio
telephone carrier service
telephone network service
telephoto service
teletype service
ticker tape service
SIC 4839 Other Telecommunication Industries
Establishments primarily engaged in telecommunications operations not
elsewhere classified.
closed circuit televisions (CCTV) service
paging service, radio
piped-in music service
SIC 5743 Electronic Machinery, Equipment and Supplies (Except Computer
and Related Equipment), Wholesale
Establishments primarily engaged in wholesale dealing in new and used
electronic navigational and communications equipment and supplies
(except household, office, store and computers and related equipment).
Establishments primarily engaged in the repair of such equipment are
included here.
alarm and signal systems and devices, electronic, (excl. household
smoke detectors)
electronic communications equipment
electronic equipment repair (excl. data processing)
electronic navigational equipment and devices
intercommunication equipment, electronic
public address systems
radar equipment
radio communications equipment
sonar equipment
SIC 5744 Computer and Related Machinery, Equipment and Packaged
Software, Wholesale
Establishments primarily engaged in wholesale dealing in new and used
electronic data processing machinery and related equipment and
packaged computer software. Establishments primarily engaged in
dealing in sales of computer hardware and software are classified in
this industry regardless of whether their sales are considered to be
wholesale or retail.
computer and video aparatus (hardware and software)
computers and peripheral equipment
computers, household
data processing machines, electronic
electronic controllers, modems and related devices
electronic data processing, peripheral equipment
home computers
packaged computer software
SIC 5791 Office and Store Machinery, Equipment and Supplies, Wholesale
Establishments primarily engaged in wholesale dealing in new and used
office and store machines, furniture, fixtures, supplies and parts.
Establishments primarily engaged in the repair of office furniture and
equipment are included here. Also included are establishments
primarily engaged in wholesale dealing in commercial cooling and
refrigeration machinery and equipment (electric and non-electric).
addressing machines, wholesale
business machine repair (excl. electronic data processing)
calculating machines, desk, wholesale
cash registers, wholesale
commercial cooking and refrigeration equipment and supplies,
wholesale
dictating machines, wholesale
display cases and fixtures, office and store, wholesale
duplicating machines, wholesale
furniture and fixtures, office and store, wholesale
mail handling machines, wholesale
office and store machinery repair
office and store machines, wholesale
scales, wholesale
tape dispensing machines, wholesale
telephone answering equipment, wholesale
typewriters and desk calculators, repair
typewriters, wholesale
SIC 7721 Computer Services
Establishments primarily engaged in providing computer facilities on a
rental, leasing or time sharing basis and such activities as
programming, planning and systems work.
computer consulting services
computer input preparation services
computer processing services
computer programming services
computer rental or leasing services (excl. finance leasing)
computer services
computer software services
computer time-sharing services
software packages, computer services
systems analysis and design, computer services
systems design, computer services
SIC 7722 Computer Equipment Maintenance and Repair
Establishments primarily engaged in providing computer equipment
maintenance and repair services.
computer maintenance services
computer repair services
electronic data processing equipment, maintenance and repair
SIC 9913 Office Furniture and Machinery Rental and Leasing
Establishments primarily engaged in renting and leasing office
furniture and machines. Computer leasing establishments are classified
in Computer Services (SIC 7721).
adding machine rental
calculating machine rental
duplicating machine rental
office furniture rental
office machine rental (excl. computer and related electronic
equipment)
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