Creating jobs for Islanders - The McCain Foods Adjustment Fund continues to help Prince Edward Island’s economy prosper, and new proposals for the fund are now being accepted. McCain set up the fund when its Borden-Carleton plant closed in October 2014, and nine businesses and...
Investing in infrastructure - Improved Island-wide Internet services will provide faster and better access across Prince Edward Island. The provincial government has issued a request for proposals (RFP) for companies to make those enhancements. The objective is to improve...
Creating jobs for Islanders - Although PEI Mussel King President Esther Dockendorff would rather be behind the scenes, she's gotten a lot of requests lately to share the secrets of her mussel growing and shipping company's long-standing success. PEI Mussel King is a family owned...
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...
Introduction Prince Edward Island’s regulations help protect public safety, support economic stability, and safeguard the environment. These rules affect residents, businesses, and organizations in many aspects of daily life—from workplace standards to environmental protections...
Project Addressing Red Tape (ART) is a government-wide initiative of the Province of Prince Edward Island to streamline processes to increase PEI’s economic and business competitiveness without compromising public health, safety or the natural environment.
In November 2015 Prince Edward Island joined the Office of Regulatory Affairs and Service Effectiveness and entered into a joint burden reduction partnership with Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.