Five startups from across the Island are launching their new business and products thanks to Innovation PEI’s Ignition Fund. Sport4TV and four other local companies each received a $25,000 grant through the spring competition. Other recipients include: Finix QuestRead Salty...
Government is sharing the first progress report from the Broadband Connectivity Strategy: 2021 – 2025. The report provides an update on activities from October 2021 through December 2022, while outlining where progress has been made and where more work needs to be done...
The Government of Prince Edward Island is working successfully with industry partners to reduce red tape and make it easier for them to do business with government. Economic Development and Tourism Minister Heath MacDonald said one of those initiatives has been the Project ART...
Creating jobs for Islanders - Gabriel Mercier knows better than most that necessity is the mother of invention. As a new Prince Edward Island farmer, Mercier and his wife Deirdre Doiron have had to work hard to grow her father’s 26-acre farm Ferme Isle St. Jean in North Rustico...
PEI’s economy continues to benefit from the dedication, creativity, and contributions of its professional artists. Through Innovation PEI’s broad range of support programs, over 400 professional artists and creative organizations have received over 37.6M in the last five years to...
Innovation is not a buzzword. It is a way of life and a driving force in today’s economy. It is about making things better, whether that’s new technologies, ideas, or products and services. It’s about creating well-paying jobs across Canada and having the potential to improve the...
An international bioscience firm is expanding in Prince Edward Island thanks to a $3.5 million renovation. Sekisui Diagnostics has locations in the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, and in Charlottetown – where it leases a provincially owned facility in the West Royalty...
Investing in infrastructure - Faster internet service will help improve opportunities for education, business, and quality of life for more rural Islanders. The provincial government will soon issue a request for proposals (RFP) for a company or companies to help enhance internet...
Economic Development & Tourism annual report for 2015-2016