Living on PEI, Islanders wanting to return + newcomers
The following is a guide to help those who want direction when it comes to finding work on PEI.
It can be a challenge to look for work and make connections to employers while living on PEI. However, if you are trying to find work on PEI while living off-Island, that is another challenge in itself.
There certainly are jobs available on PEI, but it takes time, research, connections, and perseverance to find that job that suits you.
Helpful resources:
Job Posting sites: Being aware of Job Posting sites that advertise PEI jobs is very important. Check each Job Posting site regularly because each one might have slightly different postings. click here.
PEI Industries: Another way to connect with employers is being very aware of the industries on PEI and the hiring practices of employers in each industry. This next link will help you dig into each industry and realize what jobs are in demand, click here.
Help with your job search: Still hanging in there? Great! There are resources across PEI that can help with your job hunt. Here is a link to all of the services and programs that are available for job seekers. Feel free to contact a service provider and ask the questions you need answers to, click here.
Daily news: Keeping up on current employment-related news on PEI is key. This keeps you in the know and gives you leads and contacts, click here and click here.
Click on the industries below and be amazed at the company profiles and what jobs are possible:
Accommodations
Cavendish Lodge & Cottages, Cavendish
D.P. Murphy Hotels & Resorts, Island wide
Mill River Resort, O’Leary
Murphy Hospitality Group, PEI and Halifax
Aerospace, Defence, Marine and Security sector
Aspin Kemp & Associates Inc., Montague
3 Points Aviation, West Royalty Industrial Park
Nautican Research & Development, Charlottetown
Agriculture
Arthur Mooney & Sons Ltd., Souris
Atlantic Roasted Products Inc. Montague
Green Diamond Equipment, Stratford, Summerside and Bloomfield
PEI Bag Company, Central Bedeque
Real Potatoes Ltd., Cornwall
Roberts Group of Companies, Kinkora, Alberton, Clinton, Kensington, New Annan
Southern Environmental Association, Montague
Tignish Co-operative, Tignish
W.P. Griffin Inc., Elmsdale
Aquaculture
Cascumpec Bay Oyster Company, Cascumpec
Centre for Aquaculture Technologies Canada, Fortune
Elanco Animal Health, Charlottetown
PEI Mussel King, Morell
Prince Edward Aqua Farms, New London
Seafood 2000 Inc., Georgetown
Auto Service/Small & Heavy Equipment Repair
AM Auto Parts, Souris
Atlantic Equipment Repair, Charlottetown
Auto Tech Solutions, Marshfield
Chandler Motor Repair, Charlottetown
Automotive Dealerships
Brown’s Volkswagen, Charlottetown
Centennial Auto Group, Charlottetown and Summerside
Township Chevrolet Buick GMC, Summerside
Hillside Motors Chevrolet Buick GMC Cadillac, Charlottetown
Morris Automotive Group (Subaru of Charlottetown, Experience Hyundai, Discover KIA Charlottetown & Summerside)
Reliable Motors, Charlottetown
Bioscience
Elanco, Charlottetown & Victoria-by-the-Sea
Nutracelle, Charlottetown
Sekisui Diagnostics PEI Inc, Charlottetown
Somru Bioscience Inc., West Royalty Industrial Park
Timeless Veterinary Systems, Charlottetown
For more information on employment opportunities in the bioscience industry on PEI, contact Vivian Beer at 902-367-4407 or e-mail [email protected].
Career Development Profession
Community Connections, Summerside
Community Inclusions Inc., Summerside
Harbourview Training Center, Souris
Construction – Commercial
Allstar Cresting and Embroidery and Screen Printing, Charlottetown
ALL-TECH Environmental Services Ltd., Charlottetown
Armadillo Metal Roofing Systems Inc., Mermaid
Arsenault Brothers, located in all Atlantic Provinces
Atlantic Roofers, Charlottetown
Beyond the Garden Landscaping, Rustico
Chandler Motor Repair, Charlottetown
CTS – Canadian Tracking Solutions, Charlottetown
Eastern Kings Timber, Souris
EMCO Corporation, Charlottetown
Greenfoot Energy Solutions, Winsloe & Moncton
Island Eco Foam, Stratford
Island Thermal Innovations, Crapaud
JC Handy Man Services & Sales, Alberton
Leading Edge Homes, Johnstons River
McCarthy’s Woodworking Western Truss, Elmsdale
North Rustico Home Hardware Building Centre, North Rustico
PEI Brick Company, Crapaud
Pigeons Floors & Décor, Montague
Ravenwood Stairways, Bloomfield
Regal Cresting, Alberton
Ridgeline Construction Ltd., Long Creek
Royalty Hardwoods Ltd., Poole’s Corner
Spray-Net Inc., Tracadie Cross
Spring Valley Building Centre Ltd., Kensington, O’Leary Building Centre Ltd., O’Leary, and Town & Country Carpet One, Summerside
Threads of Life – Association for Workplace Tragedy Family Support
United Rentals, Charlottetown
Construction – Residential
- ADI – Atlantic Door Installation Inc., Charlottetown
- Allstar Cresting Embroidery and Screen Printing, Charlottetown
- ALL-TECH Environmental Services Ltd., Charlottetown
- Armadillo Metal Roofing Systems Inc., Mermaid
- Atlantic Roofers, Charlottetown
- Beyond the Garden Landscaping, Rustico
- Blue Heron Construction, North Rustico
- Craig Wood Products, Northam Road, Tyne Valley
- CTS – Canadian Tracking Solutions, Charlottetown
- damien Morris Designs, Charlottetown
- Eastern Kings Timber, Souris
- EMCO Corporation, Charlottetown
- Emerald Isle Property Management Inc., Island wide
- Greenfoot Energy Solutions, Winsloe & Moncton
- Island Eco Foam, Stratford
- Island Thermal Innovations, Crapaud
- JC Handy Man Services & Sales, Alberton
- Kent Building Supplies, Island wide
- Leading Edge Homes, Johnstons River
- M4G Alternative Housing, Marshfield
- MacKenzie Builder Services, Souris and Legacy Homes Ltd., Ten Mile House
- McCarthy’s Woodworking Western Truss, Elmsdale
- North Rustico Home Hardware Building Centre, North Rustico
- PEI Brick Company, Crapaud
- Pigeons Floors & Décor, Montague
- Ravenwood Stairways, Bloomfield
- Regal Cresting, Alberton
- Ridgeline Construction Ltd., Long Creek
- Royalty Hardwoods Ltd., Poole’s Corner
- Spray-Net Inc., Tracadie Cross
- Spring Valley Building Centre Ltd., Kensington, O’Leary Building Centre Ltd., O’Leary, and Town & Country Carpet One, Summerside
- Student Works Painting, Island-wide
- Threads of Life – Association for Workplace Tragedy Family Support
- TJ Construction, East Royalty
- United Rentals, Charlottetown
Cultural & Creative
Fleece and Harmony Woolen Mill, Belfast
Kings Playhouse, Georgetown
Sara Lee Studio and Gallery, Alberton
Shoreline Design PEI, Georgetown
Shiny Paint Art Co.
The Guardian, Charlottetown
Early Childhood Education
L’Association des Centres de la Petite Enfance Francophones, Island wide
CHANCES, Island-wide, from O’Leary to Montague
Île Enchantée, Carrefour de l’Isle-Saint-Jean, Charlottetown
Education / Training
Avance Learning Centre, Charlottetown
Collège de l’Île, Wellington, Charlottetown and Deblois
Diversified Metal Engineering Ltd. (DME), West Royalty Industrial Park
Holland College, Island-wide
Learning Disabilities Association of PEI, Charlottetown
LiUNA! (Labourers International Union of North America, Island wide
Maritime Christian College, Charlottetown
Montessori School of Charlottetown, Charlottetown
Public School Branch, Island-wide
Safety & Compliance: Training and Education, Stratford and Montague
Study Abroad Canada Language Institute, Charlottetown
Unibest International Education Inc., China
University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown
Finance / Real Estate / Leasing
- Fitzpatrick & Company, Charlottetown
- Freedom 55 Financial, Charlottetown
- Invesco Charlottetown, Charlottetown
- RBC, Charlottetown
- Sharon R. O’Halloran, CPA, Summerside, O’Leary
- Sun Life Financial, Charlottetown
- TD Bank, Charlottetown
- White & Associates Financial Services, Charlottetown
Fisheries
- Acadian Supreme Inc., Wellington
- Atlantic Aqua Farms, Orwell Cove
- Beach Point Processing Company, Beach Point
- Fisheries and Ocean Canada, Tignish
- North Lake Fisheries Inc., North Lake
- PEI Mussel King, Morell
- Royal Stars Foods, Jude’s Point
- Seafood 2000 Ltd., Georgetown
- South Shore Seafood Ltd., Bloomfield
- Western Custom Traps, Tignish
Food & Beverage
Baker’s Corner Express Petro Canada, Montague
Blue Mussel Cafe, North Rustico
Bogside Brewing, Montague
Broadway 45, Kensington
Buns & Things Bakery, Charlottetown
Cardigan Lobster Suppers & Seafood Restaurannt, Cardigan
Cavendish Eatery and Local Market, Cavendish
Community Inclusions Ltd., O’Leary and Tignish
DP Murphy Inc., Tim Hortons & Wendys, Island wide
Dundee Arms Inn, Charlottetown
Eden’s Gate Restaurant & Catering, Georgetown
Fisherman’s Wharf, North Rustico
Gahan House, Charlottetown
The Holman Grand, Charlottetown
JC Handy Man Services & Sales, Alberton
Lady’s Slipper Café, Montague
Local 311, Summerside
Mavor’s & Confederation Centre of the Arts, Charlottetown
Mill River Resort, O’Leary
Murphy Hospitality Group, PEI and Halifax
Our Family Traditions, Tignish
PEI Preserve Company, New Glasgow
Receiver Coffee Co., Brass Shop on Water Street & Victoria Row, Charlottetown
Ride Solar (Island Solar Transit System), Charlottetown
Roberts Group of Companies, Kinkora, Alberton, Clinton, Kensington, New Annan
Rodd Brudenell River, Georgetown Royalty
Rodd Crowbush, Lakeside
Shirley’s Café, Tignish
Slemon Park Hotel & Conference Centre, Slemon Park
Tignish Co-operative, Tignish
Food Processing
ADL, Summerside
Atlantic Aqua Farms, Orwell Cove
Atlantic Beef Products, Albany
Beach Point Processing, Beach Point
Buns & Things Bakery, Charlottetown
Mrs. Dunster’s, Borden-Carleton
Nutracelle, Charlottetown
PEI Mussel King, Morell
Royal Stars Foods, Jude’s Point
Seafood 2000 Ltd., Georgetown
W.P. Griffin Inc., Elmsdale
Wyman’s of PEI, West St. Peter’s
Healthcare
Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists
Canadian Blood Services
Community Inclusions Ltd., O’Leary and Tignish
Forever Healthy, Charlottetown and Summerside
Hampton Dental Clinic, Hampton
Health PEI hiring practices for the Environmental Services department, Island-wide
Home Instead Senior Care, Charlottetown
K&K Quality Care, Charlottetown
Main Street Pharmasave, Souris
Murphy Healthcare, Across PEI
PEI Public Service Commission — Applying for work with the provincial government
PEI Seniors Homes, Island-wide
Public School Branch, Island-wide
Pure Spa, Charlottetown
QEH Nutrition Services, Charlottetown
Queens County Residential Services Inc., Charlottetown
St. John Ambulance, Charlottetown
Information Technology (IT)
CareWorx, Summerside
Cogsdale, Charlottetown
Conversational Receptionists, Charlottetown
DeltaWare Systems, Charlottetown
EasyPEI Software Inc., Charlottetown
Electronic Arts, Charlottetown
HGS – Charlottetown, Montague
Invesco, Charlottetown
Queen Bee Games, Charlottetown
ScreenScape, Charlottetown
Space-O Technologies, Charlottetown
Thinking Big, Charlottetown & Montague
Timeless Veterinary Systems, Charlottetown
Manufacturing
Craig Wood Products, Northam Road, Tyne Valley
Eastern Fabricators, Poole’s Corner
Fleece and Harmony Woolen Mill, Belfast
Livingston Steel Inc., Summerside and Charlottetown
MacDougall Steel Erectors, Borden-Carleton
McCarthy’s Woodworking Western Truss, Elmsdale
PEI Bag Company, Central Bedeque
Roberts Group of Companies, Kinkora, Alberton, Clinton, Kensington, New Annan
Royalty Hardwoods Ltd., Poole’s Corner
Tignish Co-operative, Tignish
Trout River Industries, Coleman and Bloomfield
Wyman’s of PEI, Morell and Mount Stewart
Municipal / Federal / Provincial Public Sector
Town of Stratford, Stratford
Veterans Affairs Canada
Professional / Scientific / Technical
Community Legal Information Association of PEI, Charlottetown
damien Morris Designs, Charlottetown
Freedom 55 Financial, Charlottetown
Sharon R. O’Halloran, CPA, Summerside, O’Leary
Renewable Energy
Southern Environmental Association, Montague
Retail / Wholesale
Baker’s Corner Express Petro Canada, Montague
Beck’s Home Furniture, Montague
Buns & Things Bakery, Charlottetown
Green Diamond Equipment, Stratford, Summerside and Bloomfield
Kent Building Supplies, Island wide
Leon’s, Charlottetown
Main Street Pharmasave, Souris
Pigeons Floors & Décor, Montague
Pure Spa Inc./Moksha Yoga, Charlottetown
Riverview Country Market, Charlottetown
Shoreline Design PEI, Georgetown
Spring Valley Building Centre Ltd., Kensington, O’Leary Building Centre Ltd., O’Leary, and Town & Country Carpet One, Summerside
Tignish Co-operative, Tignish
Road & Bridge Building
Cardigan Excavators Limited, Cardigan
Curran & Briggs, Summerside
Duffy Construction, Kinkora
Island Coastal Services, Charlottetown
Island Construction Ltd., Charlottetown
Kings County Construction Ltd., Montague
Services
damien Morris Designs, Charlottetown
Dyne Holdings Limited, Charlottetown
Emerald Isle Property Management Inc., Island wide
Forever Healthy, Charlottetown and Summerside
Roberts Group of Companies, Kinkora, Alberton, Clinton, Kensington, New Annan
Shiny Paint Art Co.
SignCraft, Charlottetown
St. John Ambulance, Charlottetown
Sports / Recreation
3rd Degree Training, Throughout the Maritimes
GoodLife Fitness, Charlottetown
Pure Spa Inc./Moksha Yoga, Charlottetown
Red Shores, Charlottetown
Tourism
Dave’s Lobster, Charlottetown & Cavendish
Dyne Holdings, Charlottetown
EasyPEI Software Inc., Charlottetown
Grandpa’s Antique Photo Studio, Cavendish
Murphy Hospitality Group, PEI and Halifax
Northumberland Ferries, Wood Islands
Razzy’s Roadhouse, Charlottetown & Cavendish
Roberts Group of Companies, Kinkora, Alberton, Clinton, Kensington, New Annan
Target Tours, Morell
The Holman Grand, Charlottetown
Tignish Initiatives Cooperation, Tignish
Tourism PEI, Island-wide
TOURSEC & APPS Integrated Security Solutions, Charlottetown
Tranquility Cove Adventures, Georgetown
Trucking
Atlantic Equipment Repair, Charlottetown
Atlantic Roasted Products Inc., Montague
BJ’s Truck Centre, Charlottetown
Curran & Briggs, Summerside
Foley’s Transfer Inc., Charlottetown
Public School Branch, Island-wide
Safety & Compliance: Training and Education, Stratford and Montague
Target Tours, Morell
Trout River Industries, Coleman and Bloomfield
Where to find names of PEI employers.
If you are searching for work and need to get more familiar with employers across PEI these links will help you:
- Eastern Prince Edward Island Chamber of Commerce directory
- Greater Charlottetown Area Chamber of Commerce members directory
- PEI Business Women’s Association
- Greater Summerside Chamber of Commerce
- Kensington & Area Chamber of Commerce
- South Shore Chamber of Commerce
- RDÉE Île-du-Prince-Édouard Inc.
- West Prince Chamber of Commerce
- PEI BioAlliance with all PEI companies profiled
- Construction Association of PEI members listed
- PEI Roadbuilders and Heavy Construction Association
- Engineers PEI listing
- PEI Aerospace company profiles
- Over 400 tourism members of TIAPEI listed
- PEI Seafood Processors Association members
- Architects Association of PEI members
- PEI Visitor’s Guide
- Souris Business Directory
- Amherst Tanti Enterprise (five businesses in aerospace & manufacturing)
- Town of Montague Business Directory
- PEI Centre for Crafts
