This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in growing, under cover or in open fields, nursery and floriculture products, such as nursery stock, shrubbery, cut flowers, flower seeds, potted flowering and foliage plants, flower bedding plants, ornamental plants, or some combination of these, and propagating materials, for example, plugs, cuttings, and tissue cultures. The growing of short rotation woody crops, such as cut Christmas trees and cottonwoods for pulpwood, that have a typical growth cycle of less than ten years or less, is also included in this industry.

Classification Reference

Official classification fields for this page

Official classification fields taken from the current StatCan source bundle.

Characteristic	Description
Official title	Nursery and floriculture production
Classification	NAICS Canada 2022 Version 1.0
Publishing authority	Statistics Canada
Hierarchical level	Industry
Parent code	1114 - Greenhouse, nursery and floriculture production
International correspondence	ISIC Rev. 4; harmonized with US and Mexico NAICS at higher levels.
Source	https://www.statcan.gc.ca/en/subjects/standard/naics/2022/v1/index
Source verification	2026-05-05

Canada Business Context

Canada-wide tax and filing context

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	Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and provincial health authorities

Exclusions

growing seedling trees for reforestation (See 113210 Forest nurseries and gathering of forest products (US))
growing vegetable and melon bedding plants (See 111219 Other vegetable (except potato) and melon farming (US))
operating timber tracts that have a growth cycle of ten years or more (See 113110 Timber tract operations)
retailing nursery, tree stock and floriculture products primarily purchased from others (See 444240 Nursery retailers and garden centres (US))

Classification Confidence Score

3 of 5 factors passing

6/ 10

Verified official source — naics-scian-2022-structure-v1-eng.csv (2026-05-05)

International crosswalk — No international correspondence found

Previous edition migration — NAICS 2017 to 2022 continuity confirmed

Complete hierarchy — 4 levels confirmed in hierarchy

Size or threshold documented — Not applicable for hub levels

Trade or export match — No direct HS code correspondence in current bundle

Legacy crosswalk — Legacy system (SIC 1980) retired in this region

Business Profiles

When you might need code 11142

Professions specific to this sector are linked to this part of the Canadian classifier so the page speaks to real work teams.

01 11142

Dairy herd manager

Use this page when the file covers milking operations, feed planning, herd support, and milk pickup coordination. It helps confirm whether 11142 Nursery and floriculture production is the closest NAICS Canada branch before BN registration, GST/HST review, banking onboarding, procurement notes, or internal classification work.

02 11142

Grain farm operator

Use this page when the file covers field crops, seeding plans, harvest scheduling, and grain handling. It helps confirm whether 11142 Nursery and floriculture production is the closest NAICS Canada branch before BN registration, GST/HST review, banking onboarding, procurement notes, or internal classification work.

03 11142

Forestry harvesting contractor

Use this page when the file covers timber cutting crews, stump-to-road operations, harvest blocks, and equipment moves. It helps confirm whether 11142 Nursery and floriculture production is the closest NAICS Canada branch before BN registration, GST/HST review, banking onboarding, procurement notes, or internal classification work.

04 11142

Commercial fishing vessel owner

Use this page when the file covers catch planning, landing operations, crew scheduling, and dockside sales. It helps confirm whether 11142 Nursery and floriculture production is the closest NAICS Canada branch before BN registration, GST/HST review, banking onboarding, procurement notes, or internal classification work.

Business Map

Business categories in this branch

A rotating set of business activity examples linked to this part of the Canadian hierarchy.

In this section

11141Food crops grown under cover
11142Nursery and floriculture production

Commonly confused with

113210 — Forest nurseries and gathering of forest products

growing seedling trees for reforestation (See 113210 Forest nurseries and gathering of forest produ...

111219 — Other vegetable (except potato) and melon farming

growing vegetable and melon bedding plants (See 111219 Other vegetable (except potato) and melon fa...

113110 — Timber tract operations

operating timber tracts that have a growth cycle of ten years or more (See 113110 Timber tract oper...

444240 — Nursery retailers and garden centres

retailing nursery, tree stock and floriculture products primarily purchased from others (See 444240...

Source row

11142Nursery and floriculture production

This page mirrors the source row from the structure CSV and the matching rows from the elements and crosswalk files.

Frequently asked questions

What does code 11142 cover?

Nursery and floriculture production: This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in growing, under cover or in open fields, nursery and floriculture products, such as nursery stock, shrubbery, cut flowers, flower seeds, potted flowering and foliage plants, flower bedding plants, orn...

Which level of the hierarchy is 11142?

It is a industry page in the NAICS Canada 2026 hierarchy.

What is the parent of 11142?

It rolls up to 1114 Greenhouse, nursery and floriculture production.

Should I stop at 11142 or go lower?

2 lower-level item(s) sit under this branch: Nursery and tree production, Floriculture production.

Are official inclusion notes attached to 11142?

No inclusion rows are attached to this page in the local elements file.

Are there exclusion notes for 11142?

Yes. 4 exclusion note(s) help separate this page from nearby codes.

Does 11142 include illustrative examples?

No example rows are attached on this page in the local elements file.

What kinds of businesses often start from this page?

Examples in this branch include Crop farming, Forestry crews, Field support work, Livestock services, Nursery production, Aquaculture operations.

Is there an ISIC mapping for 11142?

No ISIC correspondence row is attached to this page.

Does this page show a US NAICS reference?

No same-code US NAICS reference row is attached on this page.

Why are both English and French titles shown?

NAICS Canada is bilingual, so the page keeps both language titles visible for comparison and lookup.

Where does the page text come from?

From the local StatCan structure file, elements file, ISIC crosswalk, and the bundled US 6-digit reference workbook.