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Agriculture

Agriculture Sector Employer Hiring Practices

Amalgamated Dairies Limited (ADL)

Summerside

Clohossey Farms

Nail Pond

Fortune Bridge Farms/ Toby’s Farm Market

Fortune Bridge

Green Diamond Equipment

Stratford, Summerside and Bloomfield

Healthy Berries

Montague

J & D Custom Butchery

Pooles Corner

Jasper Wyman & Son Canada Inc.

Morell

Landscape Management Network (LMN)

Charlottetown

Mid Isle Farms

Albany

Natures Crops International

Kensington

PEI Bag Company

Central Bedeque

Skygate Videography Inc.

Slemon Park

Vanco Farms

Oyster Bed Bridge, Pisquid, York, West Covehead, Cherry Valley and Mt. Albion

West Prince Animal Supplies – Pet, Farm & Tack Store and West Prince Veterinary Hospital

O’Leary


Careers in agriculture account for one of every eight jobs on PEI, and the number is increasing.

The PEI Agriculture Sector Council is a non-profit organization which provides a vehicle for effective industry participation in identifying and addressing human resource issues in the agriculture industry.

At the age of 30, Laurie Loane, Executive Director, PEI Agriculture Sector Council, was asked about her career passion for the first time.

“No one had asked me that before. I had to stop and think about whether I was in the right place workwise in my life. What did I want to do every day? What made me get out of bed looking forward to the day and what made me feel good at the end of the day? The first thing I thought of was being directly in an agriculture career, which has been my ambition since I was young.”

According to Statistics Canada for the province of PEI, 3,600 people worked in Agriculture in 2021.

Hiring needs in the agriculture sector across the province

Farmers look for staff during the busy times of the agriculture seasons. The PEI Agriculture Sector Council helps them by listing job opportunities from all over the Island.

Some of the most common seasonal job listings are for Truck Drivers and Labourers.

Labourers are needed for cutting seed potatoes and vegetable and fruit planting and harvesting.

Truck Drivers are needed to deliver product to farms and move produce from farm fields to processing facilities on PEI and the Maritimes. A Class 1A license and some related experience is usually required.

Many positions listed are seasonal, such as Crop Scouts, Administration, and Shipping/Receiving. These positions would be ideal for post-secondary students with some agriculture experience.

“Depending on the commodity, a lot of these jobs are available year-round. There are also jobs in management, science, human resources, mechanics, government, and at agriculture-related companies.”

The Farm Team Bursary: Students going into grades 10, 11 or 12 in the fall are paid a $1,000 completion bonus by the employer upon completion of their work term (minimum of 250 hours). Post-Secondary students starting or returning to post-secondary studies in the fall are paid a $2,000 bonus by the employer upon completion of their work term (minimum of 500 hours)

For more information about careers in agriculture, call the PEI Agriculture Sector Council at 902-892-1091. Visit www.peiagsc.ca

For a list of current agriculture job openings, click here

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Local education/training

Truck and Transport Mechanic Apprenticeship training now available on PEI
  • Atlantic Veterinary College
  • More Long and Short-term courses and programs
  • PEI Farm Technician Apprenticeship program

Resources to further explore the field

  • PEI Agriculture Sector Council
  • PEI ADAPT Council
  • Agriculture and Land

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Helping Island students grow their future in agriculture

Advancing reconciliation in the business sector on PEI

Full-time and year-round employment in the agricultural sector

Bonuses offered to encourage students to work in the seafood and agriculture sectors

Meet Josée Gallant Gordon & Bobby Gordon, Owners of Elm Grove Centre, offering mental health services that integrates horses in to the process

Food safety management company operating from rural PEI

Check out the PEI Farm Technician Apprenticeship Program

Agriculture jobs available now

A career in Veterinary medicine

Husband and wife team up in running a unique bakery in Woodstock PEI

The best version of herself: Empowering women to enter the STEM field

A love for animals turns a passion into self-employment in rural PEI

Atlantic Canada’s economic recovery from COVID-19: PEI outlook


What is your something?

What is your future career path? You have to do SOMETHING to earn a living, but what will it be?

Here are some examples of careers in agriculture and food… Is there SOMETHING that interests you?

English version, click here.

French version, click here.


Related videos about:

  • Farming is a Cool Career
  • Plant Science Industry
  • Variety of farms we have on PEI

For more information:

For more information about the agriculture sector on PEI, call 902-892-1091. Visit www.peiagsc.ca.

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