Summary - Canadian Industry Statistics

Ship and boat building - 3366

Definition

This industry group comprises establishments primarily engaged in:operating a shipyard or manufacturing boats. Shipyards are fixed facilities with dry docks and fabrication equipment capable of building a ship, defined as water-craft suitable or intended for other than personal or recreational use.

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    Boats are defined as water-craft suitable or intended for personal or recreational use. The activities of shipyards include the construction of ships, their repair, conversion and alteration, the production of prefabricated ship sections and barge sections, and specialized services, such as ship scaling, when performed at the shipyard.

    Exclusions

    No exclusions are specified in the 2017 NAICS Canada manual.

Information on the number and size of businesses for 2025.

Establishments

698

0-99 Employees

95.4%

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Average revenue

$754.2
thousand

Profitable

73.5%

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Nova Scotia

0%

Manitoba

0%

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Salaries

$1.0
billion

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Net revenue

$322.9
million

Shipments

$3.9
billion

Value added

$2.0
billion

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Exports

$416.5
million

Imports

$2.0
billion
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