NAICS Canada 237990—Other heavy and civil engineering construction

Where 237990 sits

1. 23 Construction
2. 237 Heavy and civil engineering construction
3. 2379 Other heavy and civil engineering construction
4. 23799 Other heavy and civil engineering construction
5. 237990 Other heavy and civil engineering construction

Description

This Canadian industry comprises establishments, not classified to any other Canadian industry, primarily engaged in constructing heavy and civil engineering works. The type of work performed can be new work, reconstruction, rehabilitation, and repairs.

What 237990 includes

• Civil engineering (recreational) construction (e.g., golf course, playground, sports field/facilities, parks and trails)
• Civil engineering (recreational) construction (e.g., indoor ice rink, outdoor tennis court)
• Civil engineering (recreational) construction (e.g., golf course, playground, sports field/facilities, parks and trails)
• Civil engineering (recreational) construction (e.g., indoor ice rink, outdoor tennis court)
• Construction projects involving water resources, development of marine facilities, and open space recreational construction projects
• Other heavy and civil engineering construction water project (e.g., dredging canals, channels, waterways, ditches)
• Construction projects involving water resources, development of marine facilities, and open space recreational construction projects
• Specialized trade activities related to civil engineering construction projects

What 237990 excludes

• Constructing highways, streets, and bridges (see 237310 highway, street and bridge construction (us))
• Constructing oil and gas pipelines and related structures (see 237120 oil and gas pipeline and related structures construction (us))
• Constructing power and communication transmission lines and related structures (see 237130 power and communication line and related structures construction (us))
• Constructing water mains, sewers, and related structures (see 237110 water and sewer line and related structures construction (us))
• Stadium construction, general contractors (see 236220 commercial and institutional building construction (us))
• Trenching (except underwater) (see 238910 site preparation contractors)

Example activities

• docks, piers and wharves, construction
• earth retention system construction
• flood control project construction
• harbour and port facility construction
• hydroelectric power plant construction
• light rail system construction
• miscellaneous heavy and civil engineering construction, construction management
• nuclear waste disposal site construction
• subway construction
• tunnel construction
• anchored earth retention contractors
• athletic field (except stadiums), construction
• avalanche protection, construction
• breakwater construction
• caissons (i.e., marine or pneumatic structures), construction
• channel cutoff construction, general contractors
• cofferdams, construction
• construction management, dams
• construction management, marine structures
• construction management, mass transit
• construction management, outdoor recreation facilities
• construction management, tunnels
• cribbing (shore protection) and seawalls (wave protection), construction
• dam construction

237990 in other systems