Entrepreneurs en préparation de terrains
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This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in site preparation activities, such as excavating and grading, demolition of buildings and other structures, and septic system installation. Earth moving and land clearing for all types of sites, except mine site overburden removal, is included in this industry. Establishments primarily engaged in construction equipment rental with operator (except cranes) are also included.
Official classification fields taken from the current StatCan source bundle.
| Characteristic | Description |
|---|---|
| Official title | Site preparation contractors |
| Classification | NAICS Canada 2022 Version 1.0 |
| Publishing authority | Statistics Canada |
| Hierarchical level | Industry |
| Parent code | 2389 - Other specialty trade contractors |
| 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 | Provincial workers' compensation boards and provincial trades certification bodies |
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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 multi-trade builds, bid packages, subcontract sequencing, and site delivery. It helps confirm whether 23891 Site preparation contractors 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 roofing crews, membrane installs, retrofit jobs, and envelope repairs. It helps confirm whether 23891 Site preparation contractors 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 foundations, formwork, pours, reinforcing schedules, and finishing crews. It helps confirm whether 23891 Site preparation contractors 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 electrical installs, panel work, commercial fit-outs, and service connections. It helps confirm whether 23891 Site preparation contractors 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.
This page mirrors the source row from the structure CSV and the matching rows from the elements and crosswalk files.
Site preparation contractors: This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in site preparation activities, such as excavating and grading, demolition of buildings and other structures, and septic system installation. Earth moving and land clearing for all types of sites, excep...
It is a industry page in the NAICS Canada 2026 hierarchy.
It rolls up to 2389 Other specialty trade contractors.
1 lower-level item(s) sit under this branch: Site preparation contractors.
No inclusion rows are attached to this page in the local elements file.
No exclusion rows are attached to this page in the local elements file.
No example rows are attached on this page in the local elements file.
Examples in this branch include Civil works, Building trades, Renovation crews, Site preparation, Retrofit projects.
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.