Belleville Economy

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Economy

Procter & Gamble, Lipton, Wilson Sports, Sears and Nortel are among the internationally known companies with industrial operations in Belleville. The central Canadian Forces Post Office (CFPO) is located here. As this post office is the gateway between the civilian and military postal systems of Canada, Belleville serves as the mailing address for Canadian Armed Forces Bases and Ships abroad.

Many other companies in the manufacturing sector formerly operated plants in Belleville, including Mead Johnson, Westwood-Squibb and Union Carbide. Prior to the Nortel downturn there was a large workforce of skilled workers at two of its plants, formerly known as Northern Telecom and prior to that, Northern Electric. Subtracting the successes of companies listed above who remain in business, the economy of Belleville is increasingly being left with nothing but hair-styling, fried chicken and call center positions causing many educated youth to leave the city in search of better employment in other areas, mainly nearby Toronto and Ottawa.