Summary - Canadian Industry Statistics

Definition

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing women's, girls' and infants' clothing from purchased fabric. Clothing jobbers, who perform entrepreneurial functions involved in clothing manufacture, such as buying raw materials, designing and preparing samples, arranging for clothing to be made from their materials, and marketing the finished apparel, are included.

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  For the purposes of classification, the term "infants" clothing refers to articles for young children of a body height not exceeding 86 centimetres, or Canadian sizes less than 2X.

  Exclusions

  Establishments primarily engaged in:
  knitting women's and girls' hosiery and socks from yarn (see 315110 Hosiery and sock mills)
  Knitting women's and girls' clothing, except hosiery and socks, from yarn (see 315190 Other clothing