This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in operating the postal service. Establishments of the Post Office, other than those primarily engaged in providing courier services, are classified in this industry, as well as establishments that carry on one or more functions of the postal service on a contract basis, except the delivery of mail in bulk.
Official classification fields taken from the current StatCan source bundle.
| Characteristic | Description |
|---|---|
| Official title | Postal service |
| Classification | NAICS Canada 2022 Version 1.0 |
| Publishing authority | Statistics Canada |
| Hierarchical level | Canadian industry |
| Parent code | 49111 - Postal service |
| International correspondence | H5310 |
| 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 | Transport Canada and provincial transportation ministries |
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 491110 Postal service. 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 mail delivery, private (except air). Compare the definition, exclusions, and nearby codes here before attaching 491110 Postal service to a business file.
Use this page when the activity is described in the official StatCan example wording as post office operations. Compare the definition, exclusions, and nearby codes here before attaching 491110 Postal service to a business file.
Use this page when the activity is described in the official StatCan example wording as letter delivery, private (except air). Compare the definition, exclusions, and nearby codes here before attaching 491110 Postal service to a business file.
A rotating set of business activity examples linked to this part of the Canadian hierarchy.
delivering advertising material, door-to-door (See 541870 Advertising material distribution service...
mail and letter delivery, private (air service) (See 492110 Couriers)
providing mail box services along with other business services (See 561430 Business service centres...
This page mirrors the source row from the structure CSV and the matching rows from the elements and crosswalk files.
Postal service: This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in operating the postal service. Establishments of the Post Office, other than those primarily engaged in providing courier services, are classified in this industry, as well as establishments...
It is a canadian industry page in the NAICS Canada 2026 hierarchy.
It rolls up to 49111 Postal service.
This page already points to the exact six-digit Canadian industry in the current site structure.
No inclusion rows are attached to this page in the local elements file.
Yes. 5 exclusion note(s) help separate this page from nearby codes.
Yes. 11 example row(s) are available for boundary checking.
Examples in this branch include Warehousing, Fleet support, Freight movement, Courier delivery.
Yes. The page shows H5310 Postal activities.
Yes. A same-code US reference is attached: Postal Service.
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.