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Project ART Sector Roundtable Annual Report 2015-2016
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.
Sekisui Diagnostics expanding again and adding more jobs
Creating jobs for Islanders Sekisui Diagnostics in Charlottetown is expanding again to add capacity and jobs which will benefit Islanders and the province’s economy. The company expects to add 15-20 new jobs through this expansion, bringing total employment at the facility to...
Annual Report Joint Office of Regulatory Affairs and Service Effectiveness
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.
China trade mission will expand relationships
Premier Wade MacLauchlan will lead a Prince Edward Island delegation to China at a time when interest in economic cooperation between Canada and its second-largest trading partner is higher than ever before. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau went to China in fall 2016, and...
Construction boom strengthens provincial economy
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...
Red Tape Challenge – We want to hear from Island Business’
Do you find regulations, forms or permits overly complex, outdated or redundant? The Government of Prince Edward Island wants to know what opportunities exist to reduce red tape items that cost business time and money. The Red Tape Challenge is an opportunity for you to provide feedback to Government with the goal of making it easier to do business with Government. We’d like to ask for your help on how we can cut red tape to serve you better! What is Red Tape? Red Tape refers to the excessive burden imposed by regulations and processes which have the potential to impact the cost of doing...
McCain grants open for second round of proposals
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...
ADL adding new jobs as Summerside operations expand
Creating jobs for Islanders - An $18 million addition at ADL's (Amalgamated Dairies Limited) Water Street cheese plant in Summerside will create jobs and better position the company to diversify its products and expand into new markets. The provincial government will support the...
Export Day offers a world of possibilities
Creating jobs for Islanders - Charlottetown Metal Products owner Trevor Spinney knows how tough it can be to break into international markets. Spinney is one of more than 100 Island entrepreneurs attending Export Day tomorrow (September 14) in Charlottetown. It’s an opportunity...