Industries du film et de l'enregistrement sonore
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This industry group comprises establishments primarily engaged in producing and/or distributing motion pictures, videos, television program...
This industry group comprises establishments primarily engaged in producing and distributing music recordings, publishing music, or providi...
This subsector comprises establishments primarily engaged in producing and distributing video and audio recordings or providing related services, such as post-production services, exhibition services, and motion picture processing and developing services. Sound recording studios are also included.
Official classification fields taken from the current StatCan source bundle.
| Characteristic | Description |
|---|---|
| Official title | Motion picture and sound recording industries |
| Classification | NAICS Canada 2022 Version 1.0 |
| Publishing authority | Statistics Canada |
| Hierarchical level | Subsector |
| Parent code | 51 - Information and cultural industries |
| 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 Privacy Commissioner of Canada and Quebec Law 25 authorities |
3 of 5 factors passing
Professions specific to this sector are linked to this part of the Canadian classifier so the page speaks to real work teams.
Use this page when the file covers online editorial products, digital subscriptions, content release planning, and ad placements. It helps confirm whether 512 Motion picture and sound recording industries 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 telecom offerings, subscriber products, network service packaging, and rollout plans. It helps confirm whether 512 Motion picture and sound recording industries 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 edit suites, sound finishing, delivery masters, and post workflow. It helps confirm whether 512 Motion picture and sound recording industries 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 hosted processing jobs, database runs, batch output, and managed platform services. It helps confirm whether 512 Motion picture and sound recording industries 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.
mass duplication of pre-recorded audio and video tapes, cassettes, diskettes, DVDs and CD-ROMs (See...
retailing video and audio recordings (See 449214 Audio and video recording retailers (CAN))
wholesaling pre-recorded video cassettes and DVDs (See 414450 Video recording merchant wholesalers...
wholesaling sound recordings (See 414440 Sound recording merchant wholesalers (CAN))
This page mirrors the source row from the structure CSV and the matching rows from the elements and crosswalk files.
Motion picture and sound recording industries: This subsector comprises establishments primarily engaged in producing and distributing video and audio recordings or providing related services, such as post-production services, exhibition services, and motion picture processing and developing services. Sou...
It is a subsector page in the NAICS Canada 2026 hierarchy.
It rolls up to 51 Information and cultural industries.
2 lower-level item(s) sit under this branch: Motion picture and video industries, Sound recording industries.
No inclusion rows are attached to this page in the local elements file.
Yes. 4 exclusion note(s) help separate this page from nearby codes.
No example rows are attached on this page in the local elements file.
Examples in this branch include Streaming media, Data processing, Platform services, Telecom operations.
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.