Canadian industry

331110 Iron and steel mills and ferro-alloy manufacturing

Sidérurgie

Official definition

This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in smelting iron ore and steel scrap to produce pig iron in molten or solid form; converting pig iron into steel by the removal, through combustion in furnaces, of the carbon in the iron.

Classification Reference

Official classification fields for this page

Official classification fields taken from the current StatCan source bundle.

Characteristic Description
Official titleIron and steel mills and ferro-alloy manufacturing
ClassificationNAICS Canada 2022 Version 1.0
Publishing authorityStatistics Canada
Hierarchical levelCanadian industry
Parent code33111 - Iron and steel mills and ferro-alloy manufacturing
International correspondenceC2410*
Sourcehttps://www.statcan.gc.ca/en/subjects/standard/naics/2022/v1/index
Source verification2026-05-05
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 authorityCanada Revenue Agency (CRA)
Business identifierBusiness 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 requirementsBusiness Number registration; Form T2125 (Statement of Business or Professional Activities) attached to T1; Form T2 (Corporation Income Tax Return); Form T5013; Form GST34
Sector authorityNo cluster authority recorded in the local country pack.

Inclusions

  • operation of electric arc furnace mini-mills
  • producing ferro-alloys
  • producing iron and steel basic shapes, such as plates, sheets, strips, rods and bars, and other fabricated products or casting ingots only

Exclusions

  • manufacturing iron and steel basic shapes by cold-rolling purchased metal, or drawing wire from purchased bars, rod or wire (See 33122 Rolling and drawing of purchased steel)
  • manufacturing iron and steel pipe and tube, from purchased metal (See 331210 Iron and steel pipes and tubes manufacturing from purchased steel)
  • operating coke ovens (See 324190 Other petroleum and coal product manufacturing (CAN))

Examples

  • blast furnaces
  • direct reduction of iron ore
  • electric arc furnace steel mills
  • iron ore recovery from open hearth slag
  • reclaiming iron and steel scrap from slag
  • armour plate, made in steel mills
  • axles, rolled or forged, made in steel mills
  • bars, iron or steel, made in steel mills
  • billets, steel, made in steel mills
  • blackplate, made in steel mills
  • blast furnaces
  • blooms, steel, made in steel mills
  • coke oven products, made in steel mills
  • cold rolled steel shapes (e.g., bar, plate, rod, sheet, strip), made in steel mills
  • concrete reinforcing bars, made in steel mills
  • direct reduction of iron ore
  • drawing iron or steel wire in steel mills
  • electric arc furnace steel mills
  • electrometallurgical ferro-alloys, manufacturing
  • fence posts, iron or steel, made in steel mills
  • ferro-chromium, manufacturing
  • ferro-manganese, manufacturing
  • ferro-molybdenum, manufacturing
  • ferro-nickel, manufacturing
  • ferroniobium, manufacturing
  • ferro-phosphorus, manufacturing
  • ferro-silicon, manufacturing
  • ferro-titanium, manufacturing
  • ferro-tungsten, manufacturing
  • ferro-vanadium, manufacturing
  • flakes, iron or steel, made in steel mills
  • flats, iron or steel, made in steel mills
  • forgings, iron or steel, made in steel mills
  • frogs, iron or steel, made in steel mills
  • galvanized metals and metal formed products, made in steel mills
  • gun forgings, made in steel mills
  • high percentage non-ferrous alloying elements (i.e., ferro-alloys), manufacturing
  • high purity ferro-alloy additive elements, manufacturing
  • hoops, made in steel mills
  • hot-rolled iron and steel products, made in steel mills
  • ingot, made in steel mills
  • iron ore recovery from open hearth slag
  • iron sinter, made in steel mills
  • manganese metal ferro-alloys, manufacturing
  • mesh, wire, made in steel mills
  • mini-mills, steel
  • molybdenum silicon ferro-alloys, manufacturing
  • nut rods, iron or steel, made in steel mills
  • operation of electric arc furnace mini-mills
  • paste, iron or steel, made in steel mills
  • pig iron, manufacturing
  • pilings, iron or steel plain sheet, made in steel mills
  • pipe, iron or steel, made in steel mills
  • plate mill
  • plates, steel, manufacturing
  • powder, iron or steel, made in steel mills
  • producing ferro-alloys
  • producing iron and steel basic shapes, such as plates, sheets, strips, rods and bars, and other fabricated products or casting ingots only
  • rail joints and fastenings, made in steel mills
  • railroad crossings, iron or steel, made in steel mills
  • rails, iron or steel, made in steel mills
  • rails, rerolled or renewed in steel mills
  • reclaiming iron and steel scrap from slag
  • rods, iron or steel, made in steel mills
  • sheet pilings, plain, iron or steel, made in steel mills
  • sheet, steel, made in steel mills
  • shell slugs, steel, made in steel mills
  • silico-manganese ferro-alloys, manufacturing
  • skelp, iron or steel, made in steel mills
  • slab, steel, made in steel mills
  • spiegeleisen ferro-alloys, manufacturing
  • spike rods, made in steel mills
  • sponge iron, manufacturing
  • stainless steel, made in steel mills
  • steel balls, made in steel mills
  • steel mills
  • steel products (e.g., bar, plate, rod, sheet, structural shapes), made in steel mills
  • steel, manufacturing
  • strip, galvanized iron or steel, made in steel mills
  • strip, iron or steel, made in steel mills
  • structural shapes, iron and steel, made in steel mills
  • superalloys, iron or steel, made in steel mills
  • terneplate, made in steel mills
  • ternes, iron and steel, long or short, made in steel mills
  • tie plates, iron or steel, made in steel mills
  • tin free steel, made in steel mills
  • tinplate, made in steel mills
  • tool steel, made in steel mills
  • tube rounds, iron or steel, made in steel mills
  • tube, iron or steel, made in steel mills
  • tubing, seamless steel, made in steel mills
  • tubing, wrought iron or steel, made in steel mills
  • well casings, iron or steel, made in steel mills
  • wheels, car and locomotive, iron or steel, made in steel mills
  • wire products, iron or steel, made in steel mills
  • wrought iron or steel pipe and tubing, made in steel mills

Classification Confidence Score

5 of 6 factors passing

8/ 10
Verified official sourcenaics-scian-2022-structure-v1-eng.csv (2026-05-05)
International crosswalkISIC Rev. 4 mapping: C2410*
Previous edition migrationNAICS 2017 to 2022 continuity confirmed
Complete hierarchy5 levels confirmed in hierarchy
Size or threshold documentedSME thresholds documented in federal tax pack
Trade or export matchNo direct HS code correspondence in current bundle
Legacy crosswalkLegacy system (SIC 1980) retired in this region
Business Profiles

When you might need code 331110

These role examples come from the official title and example wording attached to this code.

01 331110
Iron and steel mills and ferro-alloy manufacturing

Use this page when the business is directly described by the official title or definition for 331110 Iron and steel mills and ferro-alloy manufacturing. It is the closest source-backed checkpoint before BN registration, GST/HST review, banking onboarding, or internal classification work.

02 331110
blast furnaces

Use this page when the activity is described in the official StatCan example wording as blast furnaces. Compare the definition, exclusions, and nearby codes here before attaching 331110 Iron and steel mills and ferro-alloy manufacturing to a business file.

03 331110
direct reduction of iron ore

Use this page when the activity is described in the official StatCan example wording as direct reduction of iron ore. Compare the definition, exclusions, and nearby codes here before attaching 331110 Iron and steel mills and ferro-alloy manufacturing to a business file.

04 331110
electric arc furnace steel mills

Use this page when the activity is described in the official StatCan example wording as electric arc furnace steel mills. Compare the definition, exclusions, and nearby codes here before attaching 331110 Iron and steel mills and ferro-alloy manufacturing to a business file.

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In this section

  • 331110Iron and steel mills and ferro-alloy manufacturing

Commonly confused with

33122 — Rolling and drawing of purchased steel

manufacturing iron and steel basic shapes by cold-rolling purchased metal, or drawing wire from pur...

331210 — Iron and steel pipes and tubes manufacturing from purchased steel

manufacturing iron and steel pipe and tube, from purchased metal (See 331210 Iron and steel pipes a...

324190 — Other petroleum and coal product manufacturing

operating coke ovens (See 324190 Other petroleum and coal product manufacturing (CAN))

ISIC Rev. 4 correspondence

C2410*Manufacture of basic iron and steel

Approximate correspondence

Iron and steel mills and ferro-alloy, manufacturing

US NAICS reference331110 - Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing

Source row

331110Iron and steel mills and ferro-alloy manufacturing

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 331110 cover?

Iron and steel mills and ferro-alloy manufacturing: This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in smelting iron ore and steel scrap to produce pig iron in molten or solid form; converting pig iron into steel by the removal, through combustion in furnaces, of the carbon in the iron.

Which level of the hierarchy is 331110?

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

What is the parent of 331110?

It rolls up to 33111 Iron and steel mills and ferro-alloy manufacturing.

Should I stop at 331110 or go lower?

This page already points to the exact six-digit Canadian industry in the current site structure.

Are official inclusion notes attached to 331110?

Yes. 3 inclusion note(s) are attached on this page.

Are there exclusion notes for 331110?

Yes. 3 exclusion note(s) help separate this page from nearby codes.

Does 331110 include illustrative examples?

Yes. 96 example row(s) are available for boundary checking.

What kinds of businesses often start from this page?

Examples in this branch include Wood products, Consumer goods, Food processing, Metal fabrication, Machinery assembly, Chemical production.

Is there an ISIC mapping for 331110?

Yes. The page shows C2410* Manufacture of basic iron and steel.

Does this page show a US NAICS reference?

Yes. A same-code US reference is attached: Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing.

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.