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This guide provides links to the most commonly used Canadian and international classification standards. Classifications are the foundations on which all statistical systems are built.
Industry
- Industry Classifications (NAICS) Statistics Canada - has a good search function
- North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) U.S. Census Bureau NAICS was developed jointly by Canada, the U.S. and Mexico to provide new comparability in statistics about business across North America
- The U.S. Census Bureau Industry and Occupation Crosswalks The U.S. Census Bureau provides crosswalks between classifications used in the American census and other national standards
- North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) at BLS (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics) Provides background papers on the implementation and use of NAICS
Product
- North American Product Classification System The North American Product Classification System (NAPCS) is a classification that organizes goods and services throughout the economy in a systematic fashion
Trade
- Standard International Trade Classification (United Nations Statistics Division)
- Interactive Tariff and Trade Dataweb (U.S. International Trade Commission)
- Official Harmonized Tariff Schedule (U.S. International Trade Commission)
- Foreign Trade Reference Codes (U.S. Census Bureau)
Occupational Classifications
- National Occupational Classification (NOC) - "is the nationally accepted reference on occupations in Canada. It organizes over 40,000 job titles into 500 occupational group descriptions - Search function
- National Occupational Classification - Statistics (NOC-S) Statistics Canada
- Standard Occupational Classification (U.S. Dept. of Labor)
- International Standard Classification of Occupations (International Labour Organization)
Cultural Statistics
- Hague Convention of 1954 on the protection of cultural property includes a definition of 'cultural property'
- Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Canada (Statistics Canada)
- UNESCO International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED)
- UNESCO Framework for Cultural Statistics
- Classification of Learning Activities (EUROSTAT) CLA is intended to cover all types of learning opportunities and education/learning pathways. It is intended to be universal in nature, applicable in countries irrespective of their level of development or systems of education and learning
- World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) International Classifications for patents, trademarks and design
Health
- International Classification of Diseases (ICD) World Health Organization
- International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) World Health Organization
- International Classification of Health Interventions (ICHI) World Health Organization
- WHO Family of International Classifications
- Standard Geographical Classification (Statistics Canada) - Search function
- The Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) is the federal and national standard for geographic nomenclature (U.S. Board on Geographic Names) and includes both U.S. and foreign geographical names
- Countries or areas, codes and abbreviations (United Nations Statistics Division)
- UNGEGN World Geographical Names - a multilingual, multidisciplinary dataset of names of countries, capitals and major cities
- Classifications Registry (United Nations Statistics Division)
- Metadata Classifications (RAMON - Reference and Management of Nomenclatures - EUROSTAT)
