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Employment Development Agency

Birt MacKinnon
Director

Heather Carver

Manager (Acting)

First Floor,
Sullivan Building
P.O. Box 2000
Charlottetown, PE
C1A 7N8

Telephone: (902) 368-5805
Facsimile: (902) 368-5909

The Employment Development Agency provides employment opportunities and training incentives to targeted individuals in Prince Edward Island.

The Agency, with the cooperation of community groups, businesses and governments, aims to create meaningful employment opportunities to channel the energy, creativity and skills of Islanders to better insure their continued position in the workforce.

The Employment Development Agency Act is available online as a PDF document.

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Regional Development Support Program

Programs and Services

WHAT WE DO

Jobs for Youth Program
The Jobs for Youth Program provides wage support to Island employers to create additional Summer employment opportunities for Island students between the ages of 16 and 29. The Program has two components: Non-Profit Sector Component and Private Sector Component.

Special Projects Program
The Special Projects Program provides wage support for projects which provide employment and training opportunities for employment disadvantaged Islanders over 30 years of age. Either non-profit organizations in Prince Edward Island or municipal governments incorporated in Prince Edward Island, including their sponsored agencies, may apply. The wage rate for this program is $7.44/hr.

Post-Secondary Student Program
The Post-Secondary Student Program [PDF] is a summer employment program designed to create summer employment for post-secondary students. The Program provides a financial incentive to Island employers who provide students with summer employment in their field of study. Eligible employers can include private, non-profit and public sector employers operating on Prince Edward Island. Students must have graduated Grade 12 or are attending a post-secondary institution full-time in the current year and intend to return to a post-secondary institution in the Fall of the current year, be a resident of Prince Edward Island, eligible to work in Canada and be registered with the Central Jobs Registry of the Employment Development Agency.

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OUR STAFF

Program Coordinator, Prince County
Vacant position
Daryl Macdonald
Program Coordinator, Queens/Kinngs County
Theresa Clarkin
Administrative Clerk
Lisa Holland
Administrative Clerk

Central Jobs Registry

WHAT WE DO

The Central Jobs Registry is the employment referral service of the Employment Development Agency of the Government of Prince Edward Island. The Central Jobs Registry service refers unemployed Islanders to positions funded through the Agency's employment creation programs.

OUR STAFF

Tracy Power
Receptionist/Administrative Clerk

Workplace Resources

WHAT WE DO

An employment service designed to assist unemployed Islanders find employment. Clients will receive assistance making informed career decisions, understanding the labour market, developing a realistic employment plan and learn effective job search skills. It is funded through the Canada/Prince Edward Island Labour Market Development Agreement.

OUR STAFF

Lora Kemp
Project and Information Officer, Kings County
Kylie Fraser
Project and Information Officer, Queens County
Cheryl Garnhum
Project and Information Officer, East Prince
Jodi Gavin
Project and Information Officer, West Prince

Training

WHAT WE DO

An initiative to work in cooperation with Federal government partners to develop and implement training that supports various industry sectors.

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OUR STAFF

Heather Carver
Training Coordinator

Programs and Services

Prince Edward Island 2003 Wage Survey

This page last updated Thu Dec 14 13:42:47 2006.