The Employment Development Agency will provide funding for an additional 200 employment positions to businesses in rural PEI, through the Rural Jobs Initiative. The Rural Jobs Initiative helps rural business owners to recruit, hire, and train staff and supports innovation in...
Through the department of Fisheries and Communities, the provincial government continues to work with and support people in rural communities across PEI throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Since March, more than $2 million has been invested to deliver 70 projects in various rural...
The provincial government continues to fund projects to ensure residents in rural municipalities across the province have access to safe and sustainable infrastructure. Since March 2020, the Department of Fisheries and Communities has invested more than $2.4 million to deliver 98...
PEI Department of Agriculture and Fisheries Annual Report 2016-2017
Businesses and not-for-profit organizations can increase economic development in rural areas of Prince Edward Island with support from a program offered by the Employment Development Agency. The Rural Enhancement Employment Program, previously known as the Rural Jobs Initiative...
This report summarizes the results of a public consultation project conducted by the Departments of Agriculture and Land; and Fisheries and Communities to gather feedback regarding perceptions and experiences of barriers limiting women’s participation in the agriculture,
PEI Department of Agriculture and Fisheries Annual Report 2017-2018
PEI Department of Agriculture and Fisheries Annual Report 2018-2019
Fisheries and Communities Minister Jamie Fox initiated a conference call of the four Atlantic ministers and deputy ministers responsible for fisheries and aquaculture to discuss the impact that COVID-19 is having on the fishing and aquaculture industries Prince Edward Island...