Honourable Jenn Redmond Minister of Workforce, Advanced Learning and Population 5th Floor Shaw North PO Box 2000 Charlottetown, PE C1A 7N8 Dear Minister Redmond, I am pleased to have you serve as the Minister of Workforce, Advance Learning and Population. On April 3, 2023, we...
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...
The role of the Provincial Apprenticeship Board is to advise the Minister on matters relating to the suitability of the provincial apprenticeship training and certification system as a means to meet the labour market needs of the province as outlined in the Apprenticeship and...
The role of the Workers Compensation Appeal Tribunal is to conduct hearings/appeals from interested parties, mostly injured workers and employers, who are dissatisfied with a decision of the internal reconsideration officer of the Workers Compensation Board, and any matter...
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 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...
Construction Association of Prince Edward Island (CAPEI) to develop and implement regional immigration plan to help address critical shortages in the sector. The need to increase the number of skilled tradespeople in Atlantic Canada’s construction sector has never been greater...