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==Economy== [[File:Fairview Pointe-Claire 05a.jpg|thumb|right|Fairview Pointe-Claire, a major regional mall in Pointe-Claire]] The city has a large business and industrial park spanning both sides of [[Quebec Autoroute 40]]. The manufacturing sector is the largest provider of jobs in Pointe-Claire, with 7,005 employees or 23.7 percent of employment. Employment in manufacturing has been declining, while employment has been growing in healthcare and social services. Retail is the second biggest sector with 17.7 percent of the total. Major employers (more than 500 employees) include: [[Future Electronics]], [[Lakeshore General Hospital]], [[Avon Products|Avon]], Hewitt Équipement ([[Caterpillar Inc.|CAT]] dealer), City of Pointe-Claire, Lumen, and [[Bell Expressvu|Bell TV]]. Employers of more than 200 employees include: [[Réno-Dépôt]], El Ran Furniture, [[Tyco Healthcare|Tyco]] Medical, [[Hudson's Bay Company]], and [[FPInnovations]].<ref name="economic profile">{{cite web|title=Profil économique: juillet 2010|url=http://collections.banq.qc.ca/ark:/52327/bs1989520|publisher=l’Agglomération de Montréal|access-date=13 October 2012}}</ref> Companies headquartered in Pointe-Claire include [[Bouclair]], [[Novacam Technologies]], [[OdanLaboratories|Odan Laboratories]], [[Canadian Salt Company|The Canadian Salt Company Limited]] and [[Unidisc Music]].
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