This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in hot forming metal using hammers or presses to forge parts. The forging process involves the use of dies to draw out or increase the length of a part, squeezing the part to reduce its length and increase its cross section, or piercing the part to create a cavity. Forging techniques such as hammer, drop, press, upset, roll and hydraulic forging.
Official classification fields taken from the current StatCan source bundle.
| Characteristic | Description |
|---|---|
| Official title | Forging |
| Classification | NAICS Canada 2022 Version 1.0 |
| Publishing authority | Statistics Canada |
| Hierarchical level | Canadian industry |
| Parent code | 33211 - Forging and stamping |
| International correspondence | C2591* |
| 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 | No cluster authority recorded in the local country pack. |
This code typically applies to:
5 of 6 factors passing
These role examples come from the official title and example wording attached to this code.
Use this page when the business is directly described by the official title or definition for 332113 Forging. It is the closest source-backed checkpoint before BN registration, GST/HST review, banking onboarding, or internal classification work.
Use this page when the activity is described in the official StatCan example wording as cold forgings, unfinished, made from purchased iron or steel. Compare the definition, exclusions, and nearby codes here before attaching 332113 Forging to a business file.
Use this page when the activity is described in the official StatCan example wording as engine and turbine forgings, unfinished, made from purchased metal. Compare the definition, exclusions, and nearby codes here before attaching 332113 Forging to a business file.
Use this page when the activity is described in the official StatCan example wording as forgings, ferrous, unfinished, made from purchased non-ferrous metal. Compare the definition, exclusions, and nearby codes here before attaching 332113 Forging to a business file.
A rotating set of business activity examples linked to this part of the Canadian hierarchy.
Approximate correspondence
Forging
This page mirrors the source row from the structure CSV and the matching rows from the elements and crosswalk files.
Forging: This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in hot forming metal using hammers or presses to forge parts. The forging process involves the use of dies to draw out or increase the length of a part, squeezing the part to reduce its length...
It is a canadian industry page in the NAICS Canada 2026 hierarchy.
It rolls up to 33211 Forging and stamping.
This page already points to the exact six-digit Canadian industry in the current site structure.
Yes. 1 inclusion note(s) are attached on this page.
No exclusion rows are attached to this page in the local elements file.
Yes. 34 example row(s) are available for boundary checking.
Examples in this branch include Stamping, Wood products, Consumer goods, Food processing, Metal fabrication, Machinery assembly.
Yes. The page shows C2591* Forging, pressing, stamping and roll-forming of metal; powder metallurgy.
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.