Summary - Canadian Industry Statistics

Definition

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in slaughtering animals, including poultry; preparing processed meats and meat by-products; or rendering animal fat, bones and meat scraps.

Exclusions

Establishments primarily engaged in:
producing animal feed from purchased meat products (31111, Animal Food Manufacturing)
processing or blending purchased animal fats and oils (311225, Fat and oil refining and blending).
rendering animal fat, bones and meat scraps, or processing purchased meat carcasses (see 311614
Rendering and meat processing from carcasses)
manufacturing frozen preparations of meat and other ingredients, such as frozen dinners (see 311410
Frozen food manufacturing)
manufacturing preparations, except frozen or fresh, of meat and other ingredients, such as baby food and
pork and beans (see 311420 Fruit and vegetable canning, pickling and drying)
manufacturing fresh preparations of meat, poultry and other ingredients, such as pizza and egg rolls (see
311990 All other food manufacturing)
cutting and packing of purchased meat, except boxed meat cut on an assembly-line basis (see 413160
Red meat and meat product merchant wholesalers)