This week, young Islanders will have a unique opportunity to make their voices heard at the first ever Island youth event, YDAY. On Friday, young people from across PEI will share their ideas on a variety of topics and explore how they can be leaders within their communities...
Canada’s Labour Market Ministers met today to discuss strategic priorities and enable progress on shared interests such as: renewed collaboration on labour market transfer agreements, improving labour market information, strengthening apprenticeship, labour mobility and foreign...
When White Gables’ new product, Island Potato Soap, became so successful that the company couldn’t keep up with packaging demand, co-owner Pieter Ijsselstein knew he needed help. Fortunately help came in the form of Tremploy, a non-profit organization that provides adults with...
The provincial government will match the nearly $17,000 raised through Postmedia’s 2016 Raise-a-Reader campaign to support Island literacy. The donations matched by the province’s Department of Workforce and Advanced Learning will fund the PEI Literacy Alliance’s Summer Tutoring...
The Labour Relations Board (LRB) is an independent adjudicative body responsible for the application and interpretation of PEI Labour Act. The Board receives applications from employees, employers, unions and the labour/management community on a variety of labour-related matters...
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...
Today, the PEI Association for Newcomers to Canada (PEIANC) in collaboration with the Department of Workforce and Advanced Learning is hosting an Alternate Careers Day. This event will bring together newcomers, employers, and industry representatives to discuss ways newcomers can...
A dozen young Islanders have been named inaugural members of the Youth Futures Council. “Youth in this province have said they want to help make decisions on policies and services that affect their own lives,” said Workforce and Advanced Learning Minister Richard Brown. “The...
Young Islanders are reminded to register for YDAY, a new summit bringing together youth from across the province—by Wednesday, September 21. “We are excited at how YDAY is shaping up—from our facilitator and keynote speaker to our DJ—there will be something for everyone at this...
The Directory of Labour Organizations, Trade Unions and Associations has been compiled with statistical information provided by the unions operating in Prince Edward Island. This Directory is published every two years by Labour and Industrial Relations. Should you see any errors...