NAICS Canada 513211—Software publishers (except video game publishers)

Where 513211 sits

1. 51 Information and cultural industries
2. 513 Publishing industries
3. 5132 Software publishers
4. 51321 Software publishers
5. 513211 Software publishers (except video game publishers)

Description

This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in software publishing, not including video games. These establishments carry out operations necessary for producing and distributing computer software, such as designing, providing documentation, assisting in installation and providing support services to software purchasers.

What 513211 includes

• Operating systems software, computer, publishing (including designing and developing), packaged
• Programming languages and compilers, publishing (including designing and developing), packaged
• Designing and publishing or publishing of software only

What 513211 excludes

• Custom designing software to meet the needs of specific users (see 541514 computer systems design and related services (except video game design and development) (can))
• Mass duplication of software (see 334610 manufacturing and reproducing magnetic and optical media (mex))
• Providing access to software for clients from a central host site (see 518210 computing infrastructure providers, data processing, web hosting, and related services)
• Video game software publishing (see 513212 video game publishers (can))
• Video game software publishing (including designing and developing) (see 513212 video game publishers (can))

Example activities

• publishing packaged software (except video games)
• publishing packaged software (except video games), including designing and developing
• applications software, computer, publishing (including designing and developing), packaged
• computer software publishing (including designing and developing), packaged
• computer software, packaged, publishers or publishing
• designing and publishing or publishing of software only
• programming languages and compilers, publishing
• publishing and reproducing software in integrated facilities
• publishing packaged software (except video games)
• publishing packaged software (except video games), including designing and developing
• software publishers
• software publishing exclusively on internet
• software, computer, packaged, publishers or publishing
• utility software, computer, packaged, publishers or publishing

513211 in other systems