The Province of Prince Edward Island continues to make progress in strengthening the health care workforce with 121 students receiving funding through the Marion L. Reid Grant. The grant provides financial support to students enrolled in post-secondary studies in an eligible...
Island workers will earn $16 per hour by fall 2024. The Province accepted the annual minimum wage recommendations of the Employment Standards Board. Minimum wage will increase twice next year from $15 to $15.40 per hour on April 1, 2024, and once again from $15.40 to $16 per hour...
Cheryl Burns and Jean-Claude Barabe both credit SkillsPEI programs offered through Tremploy for helping them transition into the Prince Edward Island workforce. A former Islander living in Ontario, Burns participated in the 12-week Career Bridges program offered in Charlottetown...
The provincial government’s Office of Immigration in Charlottetown is moving to the Atlantic Technology Centre. Beginning December 22, the Charlottetown office will be located at: Atlantic Technology Centre Suite 308, 3rd Floor 176 Great George Street Charlottetown, PE C1A 4K9...
Businesses and organizations across PEI can access funding to improve accessibility in commercial and non-profit spaces to create more inclusive environments for employees and clients with disabilities. The provincial government’s Workforce Adaptation Fund is coordinated through...
Hon. Jenn Redmond, Minister of Workforce, Advanced Learning and Population, issued the following statement after the first week of post-secondary classes for the 2025 school year: “As a new post-secondary year begins, we celebrate the return to campuses happening across PEI by...
Today, the PEI Association for Newcomers to Canada (PEIANC) in collaboration with the Department of Workforce and Advanced Learning is hosting an Alternate Careers Day. This event will bring together newcomers, employers, and industry representatives to discuss ways newcomers can...
The Steps to Success program will be offered again this fall, providing financial aid and experience to help Islanders pursue a rewarding career as an early childhood educator. This group-based training initiative is funded by the Department of Workforce, Advanced Learning and...
Recruiting skilled workers will be top priority as a PEI industry-led business delegation attends upcoming job fairs overseas. The Island delegation will travel to the Newcomers Canada‘s recruitment events in Birmingham, England and Dublin, Ireland between April 24-27 where...
The Province is informing clients of SkillsPEI that their personal information may have been part of a recent privacy breach. Due to human error, personal information belonging to over 5,600 SkillsPEI clients was inadvertently shared on June 13, 2023. Clients’ personal...