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This industry group comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing telecommunications and video entertainment services to their cu...
This industry group comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing mobile and fixed telecommunications services over satellite net...
This industry group comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing telecommunications and/or video entertainment services over net...
This subsector comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing telecommunications and/or video entertainment services over their own networks, or over networks operated by others. The establishments of this subsector are grouped into industries on the basis of the nature of services provided (fixed or mobile), the type of network used to deliver those services (wireline or wireless), and the business model they employ (facilities-based or resale).
Official classification fields taken from the current StatCan source bundle.
| Characteristic | Description |
|---|---|
| Official title | Telecommunications |
| 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 | 2026-07-17 |
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 517 Telecommunications 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 517 Telecommunications 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 517 Telecommunications 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 517 Telecommunications 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.
installation and maintenance of broadcasting and telecommunications systems by independent contract...
pay and specialty television broadcasting (See 516211 Pay and specialty television (CAN))
radio and television broadcasting (See 5161 Radio and television broadcasting stations)
This page mirrors the source row from the structure CSV and the matching rows from the elements and crosswalk files.
Telecommunications: This subsector comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing telecommunications and/or video entertainment services over their own networks, or over networks operated by others. The establishments of this subsector are grouped into industries on the...
It is a subsector page in the NAICS Canada 2026 hierarchy.
It rolls up to 51 Information and cultural industries.
3 lower-level item(s) sit under this branch: Wired and wireless telecommunications carriers(except satellite), Satellite telecommunications, Other telecommunications.
No inclusion rows are attached to this page in the local elements file.
Yes. 3 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.