Summary - Canadian Industry Statistics

Definition

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in preserving fruits and vegetables by canning, pickling, brining and dehydrating (including freeze-drying). Canning uses heat sterilization; pickling uses vinegar solutions and brining uses salt solutions.

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  Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing mixtures of dried ingredients, such as soup mixes and salad dressing mixes, are included provided they dehydrate at least one of the ingredients.
  
  Example Activities:
  Baby foods (including meats), canning
  Baked beans, canning
  Beans, baked, canning
  Bouillon, canning
  Bouillon, made in dehydration plants
  Brining of fruits and vegetables
  Canning fruits and vegetables
  Canning soups (except seafood)
  Dehydrating fruits and vegetables
  Dried fruits and vegetables, manufacturing
  Freeze-drying fruits and vegetables
  Fruit juices, canning
  Fruit juices, fresh, manufacturing
  Fruit, brining
  Fruit, canning
  Fruit, dehydrating (except sun drying)
  Fruit, pickling
  Infant and junior food, canning
  Jam, manufacturing
  Jelly and jam, manufacturing
  Juice, fruit or vegetable, canned, manufacturing
  Juice, fruit or vegetable, fresh, manufacturing
  Ketchup, manufacturing
  Marmalade, manufacturing
  Meat bouillon, made in dehydration plants
  Meat, baby food, canning
  Pasta-based products, canning
  Pickles, manufacturing
  Pickling fruits and vegetables
  Pork and beans, canning
  Potato products (e.g., flakes, granules), dehydrating
  Potatoes, canning
  Preserves, jams and jellies, manufacturing
  Raisins, made in dehydration plants
  Relishes, canning
  Salad dressing mixes, dry, made in dehydration plants
  Salsa, canning
  Sauce mixes, dry, made in dehydration plants
  Sauces, tomato-based, canning
  Sauerkraut, manufacturing
  Soup mixes, made in dehydration plants
  Soups (except seafood), canning
  Spaghetti sauce, canning
  Sulphured fruit and vegetables, manufacturing
  Tomato juice, manufacturing
  Tomato paste, manufacturing
  Vegetable juices, canning
  Vegetables, brining
  Vegetables, canning
  Vegetables, dehydrating
  Vegetables, pickling
  Vegetables, sulphured, manufacturing

  Exclusions

  Establishments primarily engaged in:
  mixing purchased dehydrated potatoes, rice, pasta and other ingredients; canning or dehydrating eggs; or
  canning puddings (see 311990 All other food manufacturing)
  manufacturing fruit-flavoured drinks (see 312110 Soft drink and ice manufacturing)