Belleville's skilled workforce has played an important role in helped us attract and support a growing number of small and large industries.
Major Industries
- Autosystems (a division on Magna Lighting) - Manufacturer of automotive lighting
- Beclawat – Design, engineer and manufacturer of windows and doors for the marine, transit, train and defense industry
- Don-Mac Precision – Precision machine shop
- Emmerson Packaging - An industry leader in flexographic printing
- GH Manufacturing – poly bag converter and contract packaging solution provider
- Hanon Systems - Manufacturer of automotive climate control systems and components
- Hexo Corporation – Cannabis processing facility
- Maxwell Merchant Solutions - Support, services and paper products for point of sale terminals
- Mill-Fab – Millwright, Fabrication and Trade Services
- Ontario Truss and Wall – Custom truss manufacturer
- ProMetic Life Sciences - Biotechnology
- Sofina Foods - Leading Canadian manufacturer of protein products
- Sprague Foods – Canned and jarred food producer
- Stegg Limited – Precision Machine Shop
- Triangle Fluid Controls – Gasket manufacturer
- Truss Beverages Co – Producer of cannabis infused beverages
Labour Force
Strong work ethics and high retention rates are characteristics of the local labour force, which is one of the greatest benefits of doing business in Belleville. The quality of life that Belleville offers plays a great role in attracting job seekers from outside of the region to the City.
Labour is generally drawn from a 40-50 km radius around the City of Belleville, representing a population base of more than 210,000 skilled and unskilled, motivated people. The Greater Quinte Area's labour force numbers are 100,000 strong.
Our labour force tends to be more highly trained in the skilled trade areas, which is a significant reason for the strong and diverse industrial sector located in the City of Belleville.
Overall, the population of this community is more highly educated than in Ontario and Canada as a whole, but post secondary education is more strongly oriented towards technical training than university.
Community Resume Database Program
The Economic and Strategic Initiatives department maintains a resume database of approximately 1500 resumes, categorized by skill set that will be provided to any employer in our community upon request. Local and potential employers are encouraged to contact us for free access to this database.