Summary - Canadian Industry Statistics

Definition

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in the construction of highways (including elevated), streets, roads, airport runways, public sidewalks, or bridges. The work performed may include new work, reconstruction, rehabilitation, and repairs.

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  Specialized trade activities related to highway, street, and bridge construction (i.e., installing guardrails on highways) are included.
  
  Example Activities:
  Airport runway construction
  Bridge construction
  Construction management, highway, road, street and bridge
  Guardrail construction
  Highway line painting
  Repairing highways, roads, streets, bridges or airport runways
  Surfacing highways, roads, streets, bridges or airport runways

  Exclusions

  Establishments primarily engaged in:
  constructing tunnels (see 237990 Other heavy and civil engineering construction)
  highway lighting and signal installation (see 238210 Electrical contractors and other wiring installation
  contractors)
  painting bridges (see 238320 Painting and wall covering contractors)
  constructing parking lots and private driveways and sidewalks, or erecting billboards (see 238990 All other
  specialty trade contractors)