Coopératives de crédit et caisses populaires
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This industry comprises establishments of credit unions and caisses populaires primarily engaged in accepting deposits from, and issuing loans to, members. Credit unions raise funds from members through the sale of shares and the acceptance of deposits.
Official classification fields taken from the current StatCan source bundle.
| Characteristic | Description |
|---|---|
| Official title | Credit unions |
| Classification | NAICS Canada 2022 Version 1.0 |
| Publishing authority | Statistics Canada |
| Hierarchical level | Industry |
| Parent code | 5221 - Depository credit intermediation |
| 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-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 Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) and provincial securities commissions |
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Use this page when the file covers merchant screening, payment operations, transaction monitoring, and processor onboarding. It helps confirm whether 52213 Credit unions is the closest NAICS Canada branch before BN registration, GST/HST review, banking onboarding, procurement notes, or internal classification work.
Use this page when the file covers business loans, credit files, borrower reviews, and portfolio servicing. It helps confirm whether 52213 Credit unions is the closest NAICS Canada branch before BN registration, GST/HST review, banking onboarding, procurement notes, or internal classification work.
Use this page when the file covers member banking, deposit products, local lending, and branch oversight. It helps confirm whether 52213 Credit unions is the closest NAICS Canada branch before BN registration, GST/HST review, banking onboarding, procurement notes, or internal classification work.
Use this page when the file covers policy placement, renewals, client coverage reviews, and carrier submissions. It helps confirm whether 52213 Credit unions is the closest NAICS Canada branch before BN registration, GST/HST review, banking onboarding, procurement notes, or internal classification work.
A rotating set of business activity examples linked to this part of the Canadian hierarchy.
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Credit unions: This industry comprises establishments of credit unions and caisses populaires primarily engaged in accepting deposits from, and issuing loans to, members. Credit unions raise funds from members through the sale of shares and the acceptance of deposits.
It is a industry page in the NAICS Canada 2026 hierarchy.
It rolls up to 5221 Depository credit intermediation.
1 lower-level item(s) sit under this branch: Credit unions.
No inclusion rows are attached to this page in the local elements file.
No exclusion rows are attached to this page in the local elements file.
No example rows are attached on this page in the local elements file.
Examples in this branch include Credit unions, Insurance work, Credit services, Banking services, Brokerage support.
No ISIC correspondence row is attached to this page.
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.