Economic Development, Innovation and Trade

About us

The Department of Economic Development, Innovation and Trade works to advance a healthy and sustainable Island economy through strategic sector growth, economic expansion and various social enterprise initiatives.

Some of the priorities in the mandate are:

  • Continue investment in growing sectors such as the Bioscience and Cleantech industries by providing funding and programming that supports their further development and growth;
  • Expand high-speed internet access to the remaining 4% of households;
  • Working with the federal government, develop a plan to address the lack of reliable and consistent cell phone coverage in the province;
  • Develop a plan to expand on Prince Edward Island’s success in the New England region, diversifying PEI’s export market to the New York and surrounding states

Learn more about our department

Economic Development, Innovation and Trade
Minister's Office
Tel:
902-368-5865
Deputy Minister
Executive Assistant to the Minister and Deputy Minister
Bilingual Senior Communications Officer
Bilingual Senior Communications Officer, Acadian and Francophone Affairs

General Inquiries

Department of Economic Development, Innovation and Trade
94 Euston Street
Charlottetown, PE C1A 1R7

902-368-6300

innovation@gov.pe.ca