These web sites provide access to the major systems used to collect, record, and organize labour market information according to industry and occupational classifications.


Human Resources and Skills Development Canada: National Occupational Classification
http://www23.hrdc-drhc.gc.ca/2001/e/generic/welcome.shtml
The National Occupational Classification system continues to be the authoritative resource on occupational information in Canada . The web site includes occupational descriptions, an index of titles, a matrix of occupational groups, in PDF format, with four skill levels and nine skill types, as well as an on-line training tutorial.

Statistics Canada: NAICS Canada
http://www.statcan.ca/english/concepts/industry.htm
The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), developed by the statistical agencies of Canada, Mexico and the United States, is designed to provide common definitions of the industrial structure of the three countries and a common statistical framework to facilitate the analysis of the three economies.

Human Resources and Skills Development Canada: Essential Skills - Skills for Life, Learning, and Work
http://www15.hrdc-drhc.gc.ca/english/general/es.asp
This web site identifies a number of essential skills and provides more than 170 occupational profiles illustrating how the skills are used in different jobs. The site also provides a set of materials used in a wide range of Canadian workplaces with suggestions on how these materials, or others like them, could be used in classroom activities.