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Construction boom strengthens provincial economy
2017-12-05
Creating jobs for Islanders -, Builders and contractors like Carson Gill are benefiting from an active 2017 for residential construction in Prince Edward Island. Housing starts are up 43.7 percent compared to 2016 and building permits have increased 23.8 percent. Gill, who owns Gill Construction in...
Plan sets the stage for Island’s cultural future
2017-11-20
Creating jobs for Islanders -, A new five-year plan will help enrich Prince Edward Island’s cultural life and share it across Canada and around the world., Cultivating Growth – A Five Year Action Plan for Culture and Creative Industries, will bring together our cultural and creative industries to...
Province continues to invest in Island artists
2017-11-16
Artists from across Prince Edward Island continue to enrich the province’s cultural life with the help of provincial government grants. Another $50,000 has been awarded in fall 2017 to 17 projects by established and emerging artists in film and media arts, music, theatre, crafts, visual arts,...
Minimum wage keeping up with Island’s growing economy
2017-11-09
Creating jobs for Islanders -, Prince Edward Island’s minimum wage will remain the highest in Atlantic Canada when it increases by 30 cents to $11.55 per hour on April 1, 2018. “Given Prince Edward Island’s economic growth, it is very important that all Islanders benefit from improved economic...
Immigration agents to help drive rural population growth
2017-11-03
Creating jobs for Islanders -, Aman Sedighi says there are abundant opportunities for immigrant entrepreneurs in rural Prince Edward Island – a fact the provincial government wants to tell more people about. Sedighi runs A-OK Gardens in Brookfield – a 15-acre organic farm – and emigrated with his...
15,000 people in Atlantic Canada to benefit from Government of Canada and Atlantic provinces’ apprenticeship harmonization efforts
2017-10-13
Creating jobs for Islanders -, To grow our economy and strengthen the middle class, Atlantic Canadians must have access to the skills training they need to find and keep good, well-paying jobs in Atlantic Canada. The Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour,...
Harvest and Prosper fills farm jobs
2017-10-11
Creating jobs for Islanders -, Islanders needing jobs are helping meet the agriculture sector’s workforce demands during its busy harvest season. Harvest and Prosper is a program supported jointly by the Prince Edward Island government and industry groups. It has opportunities for up to 50...
Province exceeds its population goal
2017-09-27
Creating jobs for Islanders, -, Prince Edward Island has more than 150,000 residents for the first time in its history, meeting government’s population target for 2017. In a new national report, Statistics Canada estimates the province’s population to be 152,021 as of July 2017, an increase of 1.7...
Province supports MacDougall Steel expansion
2017-09-15
Creating jobs for Islanders -, Ron MacDougall sees a bright future for his company MacDougall Steel Erectors Inc. (MSE) thanks to a $7 million renovation and fit-up to its production facilities. As part of its plan to grow and diversify, the company recently purchased the former McCain plant in...
Youth summit returns next month
2017-09-14
YDAY, the province’s full-day youth summit, returns next month to put ideas for shaping Prince Edward Island’s future into action. More than 170 people attended YDAY in 2016 to identify issues impacting Island youth. At YDAY 2017 – happening October 27 at Holland College in Charlottetown –...