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Belleville - The Friendly City

Belleville is located on Lake Ontario’s Bay of Quinte and it is the commercial, employment, institutional, and cultural centre of the region. Its stunning location, quality of life, and easy access to large markets make it a preferred location for both residents and businesses.

Belleville brings a mix of rural and urban opportunities, bustling city streets, and rolling rural landscapes. Belleville is located between Toronto and Montreal and it is less than one hour from the U.S. border. Affordable housing, big city amenities, an expansive waterfront community, and a rich cultural scene are just some of Belleville’s advantages.

Ranked #4

Canada’s top 25 communities to live and work remotely

Source: Maclean’s 2021 Best Communities to Live list

https://www.macleans.ca/news/canada/canadas-best-communities-2021-top-25/

(less than) < $500,000

Average cost of purchasing a home

Source: Belleville.ca

https://www.belleville.ca/en/do-business/the-belleville-advantage.aspx

Attracts 200,000

People for work as a regional hub

Source: Belleville.ca

https://www.belleville.ca/en/home-and-property/living-here.aspx

Skilled workforce with high retention rates

Belleville offers a skilled and available workforce with competitive wages
Belleville’s workforce is synonymous with strong work ethics and high retention rates, proving to be high-performing, loyal assets to businesses.
With a deep history in the industrial sector, Belleville’s labour force is known for being experts in the skilled trades areas.
The population of Belleville is more educated than in Ontario and Canada as a whole, with most choosing technical training for their post secondary education.

Highly rated life-long learning

Belleville is home to many high quality elementary and secondary schools which are part of the Hastings Prince Edward District Board and the Algonquin & Lakeshore Catholic District School Board.
Canada’s oldest co-educational boarding and day school, Albert College, founded in 1857 is located here.
Belleville’s Sir James Whitney School for the Deaf, offering elementary and secondary residential and day programs is renowned Ontario-wide.
Loyalist College, Queen’s University, and St. Lawrence College are the key post secondary education institutes in and around Belleville.
Loyalist College attracts 4000+ full time students and thousands more part-time students every year.
Developing the skilled workers market further, institutes like Quinte Skills Centre particularly focus on emerging labour markets such as automotive, architecture and building sciences, electrical, welding, and manufacturing.

A blissfully balanced life

Expect a healthy, active lifestyle in Belleville. It’s blend of urban and rural landscapes, 45 kms + of waterfall and rural trails, boating, fishing, beaches, and recreation facilities keep residents outdoors, often!
Dreaming of a historic hillside home, a picturesque farm, or living on the water? Take your pick at under $500,000 in Belleville.
Belleville residents enjoy the fastest internet available because of their extensive network of fibre optic and high quality, large bandwidth internet service at competitive rates.
Ice Hockey fans can cheer for home team Belleville Senators when they play at Belleveille’s CAA, a 4365 seater Ice Hockey arena.
Belleville has advanced general and specialised medical facilities. As the medical hub for the entire region, it provides seamless healthcare services to over 160,000 people through 4 major hospitals.

Big market access with a cost advantage

Belleville offers the benefits of doing business in a big market, along with the cost advantages of being in a small and tightly-knit community.
It’s strategic location places it on the water between Toronto, Montreal and Ottawa, while still being 1 hour from the uncongested US border crossing.
Belleville takes pride in its speedy and amiable process for development approvals.
Belleville’s expert talent in the Skilled Trades is instrumental in attracting large and small industries.
More than 900 acres have been acquired to double the size of Northeast Industrial Park to keep up with manufacturing demand.

Belleville Support Services

Belleville is very community-forward, regional cooperation results in regional support for local businesses. The entrepreneurial culture has ensured that business associations, angel investment networks, and business mentorship opportunities are always flourishing in the city.

Companies looking to expand their customer base, open a satellite office, develop distribution channels or partnerships are welcome to ‘land’ in Belleville, Ontario. Work with our team of consultants who will ensure your transition is a smooth one by providing:

Dedicated programs helping international firms explore the City of Belleville as a landing site for expansion/investment into the North American Market
Business Services – Professional support from legal, immigration and taxation, business coaching and mentoring, introductions to business networking organisations.
Relocation Services – Dedicated staff providing concierge services to help you “land” in Belleville. .
Mix of different office spaces ranging from coworking spaces to premium Class A office suites

Key Sectors

The city’s strong, diverse industrial base produces everything from plastics and packaging to auto parts, research & development, distribution, food processing, and customer contact centres.

Fabrication

Packaging

Food Tech

Biotechnology

Clean-Tech

Access to Markets

STRATEGIC LOCATION

Belleville, situated on Lake Ontario in central North America, has convenient access to Canadian, American, and global markets. Both Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) and Canadian National Railway (CNR) run directly through the City and access the City’s industrial park.

Canada’s largest Air Force Base, 8 Wing Trenton, is located only 10 minutes away and is a convenient airport that can accommodate any size aircraft. The base is available 24/7! Base personnel are allowed to authorise private/corporate flights with appropriate notice provided. Canada Customs is on site and ready to provide the required clearances/reviews as needed.

Picton Terminal, the marine shipping terminal is located in Picton Harbour, 30km south of Belleville.

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