This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in maintaining collections and facilitating the use of such documents (regardless of its physical form and characteristics) as are required to meet the informational, research, educational or recreational needs of their users.
Official classification fields taken from the current StatCan source bundle.
| Characteristic | Description |
|---|---|
| Official title | Libraries |
| Classification | NAICS Canada 2022 Version 1.0 |
| Publishing authority | Statistics Canada |
| Hierarchical level | Canadian industry |
| Parent code | 51921 - Libraries and archives |
| International correspondence | R9101* |
| Source | https://www.statcan.gc.ca/en/subjects/standard/naics/2022/v1/index |
| Source verification | 2026-08-13 |
Canada-wide business, tax, and filing context from the local country pack and tax pack.
| Characteristic | Description |
|---|---|
| Tax authority | Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) |
| Business identifier | Business Number (BN): 9-digit identifier with program account suffixes such as RT0001 for GST/HST, RP0001 for payroll, and RC0001 for corporate income tax. |
| Filing requirements | Business Number registration; Form T2125 (Statement of Business or Professional Activities) attached to T1; Form T2 (Corporation Income Tax Return); Form T5013; Form GST34 |
| Sector authority | Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada and Quebec Law 25 authorities |
This code typically applies to:
5 of 6 factors passing
These role examples come from the official title and example wording attached to this code.
Use this page when the business is directly described by the official title or definition for 519211 Libraries. It is the closest source-backed checkpoint before BN registration, GST/HST review, banking onboarding, or internal classification work.
Use this page when the activity is described in the official StatCan example wording as bookmobiles. Compare the definition, exclusions, and nearby codes here before attaching 519211 Libraries to a business file.
Use this page when the activity is described in the official StatCan example wording as libraries (e.g., reference, lending, public). Compare the definition, exclusions, and nearby codes here before attaching 519211 Libraries to a business file.
Use this page when the activity is described in the official StatCan example wording as libraries (except motion picture and video tape stock footage). Compare the definition, exclusions, and nearby codes here before attaching 519211 Libraries to a business file.
A rotating set of business activity examples linked to this part of the Canadian hierarchy.
providing motion picture and video stock footage (via libraries) to producers, the media, multimedi...
retailing books (See 459210 Book retailers and news dealers (US))
Approximate correspondence
Libraries
This page mirrors the source row from the structure CSV and the matching rows from the elements and crosswalk files.
Libraries: This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in maintaining collections and facilitating the use of such documents (regardless of its physical form and characteristics) as are required to meet the informational, research, educational or r...
It is a canadian industry page in the NAICS Canada 2026 hierarchy.
It rolls up to 51921 Libraries and archives.
This page already points to the exact six-digit Canadian industry in the current site structure.
No inclusion rows are attached to this page in the local elements file.
Yes. 2 exclusion note(s) help separate this page from nearby codes.
Yes. 6 example row(s) are available for boundary checking.
Examples in this branch include Archives, Streaming media, Data processing, Platform services, Telecom operations.
Yes. The page shows R9101* Library and archives activities.
No same-code US NAICS reference row is attached on this page.
NAICS Canada is bilingual, so the page keeps both language titles visible for comparison and lookup.
From the local StatCan structure file, elements file, ISIC crosswalk, and the bundled US 6-digit reference workbook.