Islanders will now have greater access to information on government loans thanks to a new policy being implemented immediately. Moving forward all loans approved by Finance PEI and Island Investment Development Inc. with a cumulative value over $100,000 will be disclosed publicly...
The provincial government will no longer accept applications from immigrants looking to set up a business on Prince Edward Island in exchange for immediate permanent residency. The move eliminates the entrepreneur stream of the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP). It puts Prince...
Four new members added to the provincial government’s investment board this week through Engage PEI -- who have vast business and community experience -- will give Islanders a greater voice in the board’s decisions. Now seven members, the Island Investment Development Inc (IIDI)...
Islanders now have improved access to open and transparent information about money lent to companies by the provincial government. A policy change affecting government’s two lending agencies – Finance PEI (FPEI) and Island Investment Development Inc (IIDI) – requires all loans of...
Gabriel Mercier knows better than most that necessity is the mother of invention. As a new Prince Edward Island farmer, Mercier and his wife Deirdre Doiron have had to work hard to grow her father’s 26-acre farm Ferme Isle St. Jean in North Rustico. Their solution? Bring in 125...
Creating jobs for Islanders - Ron MacDougall sees a bright future for his company MacDougall Steel Erectors Inc. (MSE) thanks to a $7 million renovation and fit-up to its production facilities. As part of its plan to grow and diversify, the company recently purchased the former...
Economic Development & Tourism annual report for 2016-2017.
Economic Development & Tourism annual report for 2015-2016