Innovation PEI encourages applicants to contact a Business Development Officer prior to applying for support, as this typically will save the applicant time and result in a better experience. This contact benefits the applicant by: assisting the applicant to identify the most...
Creating jobs for Islanders Corporate restructuring pushed Roy Abraham toward entrepreneurship, but he credits the Self Employ PEI program – and a conversation with his priest – for helping get his business off the ground. The Indian-born and educated program manager and database...
This section provides information on payment options available to Gasoline Tax payers. Some of these payment options vary depending on whether the payer is a corporation or an individual. Refer to the following for a full list of payment options for this particular tax. What...
Brothers Johnny and Gary Gallant run Ferme Gallant Ltée, a third-generation dairy farm located in St. Timothy, near Wellington. “As agricultural producers, our main role is to produce food. But as farmers, we are also stewards of the land,” said Johnny Gallant. “Gary and I are...
Creating jobs for Islanders WorkPEI is helping to make the labour market easier to navigate for employers and for people looking for jobs on PEI. “The job market is tighter than it used to be, so that means companies don’t really have the option of just looking at a stack of...
Creating jobs for Islanders - Advice from Island youth is helping the provincial government make progress on initiatives that are focused on their future success. Input from the Youth Futures Council and annual YDAY events is contributing to efforts to build a more skilled...
Creating jobs for Islanders - As announced last fall, Prince Edward Island’s minimum wage will remain the highest in Atlantic Canada when it increases by 30 cents to $11.55 per hour on April 1, 2018. “Business confidence in Prince Edward Island is high, our economy is the fastest...
Creating jobs for Islanders - People who have lived, studied, or visited Prince Edward Island often dream of moving here permanently. A new survey from the UPEI Institute of Island Studies will ask expats, students, and visitors why they left, what could encourage them to move...
Investing in infrastructure A planned roundabout will mean the end of an intersection residents of Oyster Bed Bridge consider a hazard to the lives and safety of travelers. This month, the Prince Edward Island government issued a tender for construction of a new roundabout at the...
Creating jobs for Islanders - When husband and wife team Ken Spears and Ashley Condon moved home to PEI and were looking for Island locations to establish their craft brewery Copper Bottom Brewing, Condon realized the best spot was her hometown of Montague. The small-town locale...