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Construction industry launches next phase of Worker Recruitment Campaign
2019-03-04
Industry growth and retirements to require 1200 workers over next four years, In the face of record levels of construction activity, recruitment and retention of skilled workers remains our top priority, says Terry Jeffery, incoming President of the Construction Association of Prince Edward Island...
Changes to Employment Standards Act take effect
2018-12-27
Family-friendly amendments to the Employment Standards Act passed during the 2018 fall legislative session will come into effect on Saturday, December 29, 2018. Changes to the act include: • Extended parental leave from 12 months to 18 months to align with the federal employment insurance...
Hundreds of job opportunities await on WorkPEI
2018-08-28
For anyone planning a move to Prince Edward Island, or current residents looking for work, the first stop in finding a job should be WorkPEI.ca. There are currently more than 660 job postings on the site that represent 1,500-plus actual job openings. Although summertime brings plenty of entry-...
Province to Islanders living away: ‘Maybe you should come home’
2018-08-01
The provincial government is asking Islanders living elsewhere to consider coming home. The month long campaign “Maybe You Should Come Home” https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/maybeyoushouldcomehome – after a lyric from Kinley Dowling’s song Golden Days – encourages Islanders living away to share...
Provincial government investing in Island’s future leaders
2018-07-27
More Prince Edward Island students than ever before participated in a nationwide young leaders program supported by the provincial government. SHAD – named for the Aurora, Ontario creek where the program began – is a summer enrichment program hosted by 16 different universities each July that...
Feedback wanted on changes to employee leave
2018-07-12
Government wants Islanders’ input on possible changes to the law involving different types of leave for employees. Islanders can now provide feedback until August 27 on draft regulations to support the implementation of Employment Standards Act (Bill 116) online at https://www.princeedwardisland....