The Employment Development Agency will provide funding for an additional 200 employment positions to businesses in rural PEI, through the Rural Jobs Initiative. The Rural Jobs Initiative helps rural business owners to recruit, hire, and train staff and supports innovation in...
Hon. Darlene Compton, Minister of Finance delivered the budget address to the Legislative Assembly of PEI on June 25, 2019
Islanders and fishers are ready for the opening of Prince Edward Island’s spring lobster season tomorrow as the province moves through the Renew PEI, Together phase of the pandemic. “Our Island fishing and aquaculture sectors have long played a vital role in contributing to our...
Today, Finance Minister Darlene Compton provided the fall economic and fiscal update, which outlines for Islanders the province’s current economic position as it enters the new normal phase of living with COVID-19. Prince Edward Island experienced growth in the first quarter of...
Premier Dennis King today announced two key initiatives to engage Islanders and the business community in identifying opportunities to address economic and supply challenges stemming from COVID-19 and support Islanders who need help now. The recently established Premier’s...
Considerations on Implementing a Farmland Bank in Prince Edward Island
Submitted to the Department of Transportation, Infrastructure and Energy
December 19, 2019
Kevin J. Arsenault, PhD
Today, Finance Minister Darlene Compton provided an update to the province’s financial and economic position. Since government announced initial financial supports for Islanders in response to COVID-19, more than 30,000 applications for individual support and 2,000 applications...