Editing Cornwall, Ontario (section)

== Economy ==
Cornwall has traditionally been a gateway from the Montreal area to the rest of Canada and was and remains a major port of entry into Canada (Canada Border Services abandoned the Cornwall Island post on May 31, 2009, but resumed service on July 13, 2009, at temporary facilities on the city's southern edge.) With the completion of the new low-level bridge connecting Cornwall to Cornwall Island, the C.B.S.A. port was moved to a permanent temporary facility on the canal lands. The city is connected to the United States at Roosevelttown near the municipalities of [[Massena (village), New York|Massena, New York]] and [[Malone (village), New York|Malone, New York]] via the [[Three Nations Crossing]] (Canada, Mohawk, and United States) which traverses the St. Lawrence River.

Cornwall was once home to a thriving [[cotton]] processing industry. Courtaulds Canada, Inc.'s [[viscose rayon]] manufacturing mill operated until 1992; at one point, it employed nearly 3,000 people. A [[Cellophane]] factory was opened in 1971 by [[British Cellophane]], a subsidiary of [[Courtaulds]], as an ancillary to the rayon plant, and traded successively under the names TCF of Canada Limited, BCL Canada Inc. and Courtaulds Films; it too closed in 1992.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cornwallcommunitymuseum.wordpress.com/2015/12/21/historic-cornwall-montreal-road/ |title=Historic Cornwall – Montreal Road |website=Cornwall Community Museum |date=December 21, 2015 |access-date=July 24, 2020}}</ref> [[Domtar Inc.|Domtar]], a Quebec-based company, operated a paper mill in the city for nearly 100 years, ceasing operations on March 31, 2006. At its peak, Domtar employed nearly 1,500 employees. In addition, [[Canadian Industries Limited]] (C.I.L.) has operated a plant in Cornwall since 1935.{{Citation needed|date=April 2007}} The facility has been converted into a major derivatives plant. The site has a long history of mercury contamination, given that for decades the [[chloralkali process]] was carried out here. This entailed using used mercury cells to convert brine into caustic soda and chlorine.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.standard-freeholder.com/2008/06/20/group-suing-ici-others-for-40m |title=Group suing ICI, others for $40M |first=Kevin |last=Lajoie |publisher=Cornwall Standard-Freeholder |date=June 20, 2008|archive-date=January 27, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160127045716/http://www.standard-freeholder.com/2008/06/20/group-suing-ici-others-for-40m}}</ref>

Cornwall's industrial base has shifted to a more diversified mix of manufacturing, automotive, high-tech, food processing, distribution centres and call centres. The city hosts the largest supply chain management distribution centre in Canada, [[Walmart]], its massive {{convert|1500000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} facility employing nearly 1,000 people. [[Target Canada]] built a new distribution centre in Cornwall's Business Park on a {{convert|169|acre|ha|adj=on}} parcel of land. The Target Canada distribution centre was operated by Eleven Points Logistics. When Target left Canada, its distribution centre was assumed by Walmart. [[StarTek]] (''closed''), and [[Teleperformance]] ''(closed January 2013)'' both operated call centres in Cornwall. Teleperformance provided in excess of 300 jobs. In late 2008, [[Shopper's Drug Mart]] built a {{convert|500000|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}. distribution facility in Cornwall's Business Park. Over 130 new jobs resulted. Service Canada established a new contact centre which opened in 2010. Over 170 new jobs were created. Cornwall's unemployment rate was about 4% at the time.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://thereview.ca/story/hawkesbury-and-cornwall-residents-have-lowest-incomes-eastern-ontario |title=Hawkesbury and Cornwall residents have lowest incomes in Eastern Ontario |access-date=September 26, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100814135756/http://thereview.ca/story/hawkesbury-and-cornwall-residents-have-lowest-incomes-eastern-ontario |archive-date=August 14, 2010 }}</ref>

{{anchor|Cornwall Square}} Cornwall Square, also known as "The Square," is a two-level {{convert|250000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} [[shopping mall]] in Cornwall<ref>[http://www.cornwallsquare.ca Cornwall Square Shopping Centre – Cornwall, Ontario<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714165109/http://www.cornwallsquare.ca/ |date=July 14, 2014 }}</ref> on Water Street East, opposite to Lamoureux Park.

In 2016, Cornwall had the 11th-lowest household median income in Canada and the second-lowest in Ontario, at $51,712.<ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/ottawa-highest-median-household-income-1.4287521 Ottawa, Petawawa, top Ontario income rankings] CBC News, September 13, 2017.</ref>