Summary - Canadian Industry Statistics

Definition

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in coating, engraving, heat treating and similarly processing metal. These activities often involve heating the metal, and the purpose is often to harden it.

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  In general, the hardening of metal is included. Other activities of this industry include tempering, brazing, plating (including electroplating and re-chroming), polishing, sand-blasting and colouring metal and metal products. Establishments that perform these processes on other materials, such as plastics, in addition to metals, as well as establishments primarily engaged in plating with precious metal for the trade are included.
  
  Example Activities:
  Brazing (i.e., hardening) metals and metal products, for the trade
  Buffing metals and metal products, for the trade
  Burning metals and metal products, for the trade
  Chasing metals and metal products (except printing plates), for the trade
  Coating metals and metal products, for the trade
  Coating products of metal combined with other materials, for the trade
  Colouring metals and metal products, for the trade
  Depolishing metals and metal products, for the trade
  Electroplating metals and metal products, for the trade
  Enameling metals and metal products, for the trade
  Engraving metals and metal products (except printing plates, precious metal jewellery and flatware), for the trade
  Etching metals and metal products (except printing plates, precious metal jewellery and flatware), for the trade
  Galvanizing metals and metal products, for the trade
  Heat treating metals and metal products, for the trade
  Hot dip galvanizing metals and metal products, for the trade
  Lacquering metals and metal products, for the trade
  Painting metals and metal products, for the trade
  Plating metals and metal products, for the trade
  Polishing metals and metal products, for the trade
  Powder coating metals and metal products, for the trade
  Precious metal plating of metals and metal products, for the trade
  Rust proofing metals and metal products, for the trade
  Sandblasting metals and metal products, for the trade
  Teflon (TM) coating metals and metal products, for the trade
  Tempering metals and metal products, for the trade
  Varnishing metals and metal products, for the trade

  Exclusions

  Establishments primarily engaged in:
  manufacturing internal combustion valves for diesel engines (33361, Engine, Turbine and Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing)
  manufacturing internal combustion valves for gasoline engine