Finance PEI also administers the Fishers Low Interest Loan Program. Finance PEI provides term loans and operating lines of credit to businesses in commercial fishery and aquaculture. Repayment terms match the cash flow of the business. Application Fee: The application fee is...
Summer residents and rural tourism operators can test their internet speeds in June as part of the provincial government’s efforts to improve Island-wide internet service. The first phase of the speed test in April captured data from just over 4,300 households and businesses...
Investing in Infrastructure - Popular tourism destination receiving communication infrastructure upgrades Each summer, in quiet communities along the north shore of PEI, seasonal businesses open their doors to welcome an influx of excited visitors. Tourism is a way of life in the...
For Confederation Cove Mussel Company in Borden-Carleton, Seafood Expo North America is an opportunity to find new business, strengthen existing relationships, open new markets, and grow their earning potential. Confederation Cove Mussel Company is among more than 30 Island...
Creating jobs for Islanders - A new $4 million angel investment fund will help jump-start local businesses at a phase of their development when they need it the most and help drive economic growth and prosperity for Prince Edward Island. As part of the 2017-2018 provincial budget...
Investing in Infrastructure - Sandi Lowther knows that transportation challenges often make it difficult to fill key tourism-related jobs on the Island’s north shore. Lowther and several other business owners in the Cavendish area have collaborated with the provincial government...
Creating jobs for Islanders - When Road Trax -- a Kensington company that provides maintenance for the trucking industry – needed to fill a long-standing vacancy, staff turned to WorkPEI. Road Trax had been advertising for four months to fill a mechanics position, with no success...
Kathy Hambly believes that the key to launching a career is to learn - early in your education - what employers are looking for. The community leader spent a decade as Charlottetown Chamber of Commerce president and has volunteered with the University of Prince Edward Island...
Charlottetown-based company to offer Atlantic Canadian spin on vinyl record production Time to dust off those vintage record players, because vinyl is back. As of 2015, record sales were the highest they’ve been in nearly 30 years. As a result, facilities actively pressing...
It will soon be easier for Prince Edward Island employers and job seekers to connect with one another. The province’s employment assistance services are being integrated to make service more consistent, reduce duplication, and improve assessment tools and access to training. The...