“What the heck is cleantech?” Sandra Moore laughs as she repeats the question that she has been asked many times since taking on her role as director of the Cleantech Academy and Innovation Centre with the provincial government. “It is a good question. I like to think of it as...
New Foreign Worker Recruiter Licence The province is moving forward with enacting the Temporary Foreign Worker Protection Act (not yet in force) starting with requiring foreign worker recruiters to be licenced. The province is conducting consultations on the draft regulations...
To protect the rights and responsibilities of employers and employees, the PEI Labour Act sets out rules of conduct for labour relations. Breaking the law by violating these rules of conduct is often called an unfair labour practice. The Act gives the Labour Relations Board the...
Thanks to Innovation PEI’s Ignition Fund, five Island companies will be able to launch their products and services faster. Jenn of Arch and four other businesses will each receive a $25,000 grant after their successful pitches through the latest Ignition Fund competition. "I...
The Tourism Industry Act requires every accommodation owner in the province to obtain an operator's license. The Act further stipulates that every property must be inspected on an annual basis. It is against the law to offer accommodations to the public without a license. If you...
The Industrial Relations Branch is responsible for providing a variety of services to the unionized workforce of Prince Edward Island. In meeting this objective the branch provides the following services: responds to applications for conciliation and mediation services upon...
There are over 900 employees in the aerospace industry across Prince Edward Island - the majority of these jobs are at Slemon Park. Slemon Park is a 1,500 acre business park located just outside of Summerside, Prince Edward Island. This includes an airport with two runways and...
Labour and Industrial Relations provides conciliation services to employers, employees and unions through a single access point. The authority for Conciliation Services is found in the Labour Act for instances where collective negotiations fail to achieve an agreement. The...
If you plan to hire employees you must become familiar with your legislated rights and responsibilities as an employer. The Employment Standards Act, the Youth Employment Act as well as other labour legislation sets rules and requirements for employers and their employees on...
Tackling climate change now and in the future will require our best ideas, ingenuity and enterprise. We need viable, long-term solutions as we work to achieve our target of being the first province in Canada to reach net zero. What is cleantech? Cleantech is any process, product...