Employment supports for students, employers, organizations, and those wanting to start self-employment.
Self Employ PEI is an employment program developed to help job seekers who want to launch their own business. This program provides financial support and business counselling to new entrepreneurs during their first year of operation. SkillsPEI offers Self Employ PEI information sessions for interested job seekers to find out more about the program.
Applicants must not have started the operation of the proposed business prior to submitting an application for the program.
For more information, call:
Charlottetown: 902-368-6290
Summerside: 902-438- 4151
Montague: 902-838- 0674
West Prince: 902-859-8898
Visit www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/service/self-employ-pei
Graduate Mentorship Program – for Employers is a program developed to help employers create full-time employment opportunities for unemployed recent post-secondary graduates in their field of study. Employers who would like to hire a recent post-secondary graduate who lacks the work experience necessary for the position can receive a subsidy up to 50 percent of the wages for 52 weeks. At the end of the wage subsidy, the employee should be fully productive and contributing to the success of the business.
For more information, call SkillsPEI at 1-877-491-4766.
Visit www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/service/graduate-mentorship-program-for-employers
Employ PEI is a program to help job seekers develop new skills and gain work experience through on-the-job training. By providing a temporary wage subsidy to an employer, it helps create long term employment opportunities and assists the employer with the cost of hiring and training a new employee.
Job seekers must apply directly to the employer. The employer will interview and select a candidate for the position. If selected, the employer will submit an application to SkillsPEI requesting a temporary wage subsidy to hire you.
SkillsPEI will contact the job seeker to discuss the next steps, which will include meeting with a case manager to complete a needs assessment and develop a Return-To-Work Action Plan.
To find out more about the program as you look for work, contact SkillsPEI at 1-877-491-4766.
Visit www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/service/employ-pei-for-job-seekers
PEI employers who hire students during summer may qualify for the employee wage subsidy offered through two separate student employment programs:
- Jobs for Youth Program, administered through the Employment Development Agency (EDA), supports students aged 15 to 29 working 8 to 12 weeks during summer. Students must be returning to school in the fall.
- Post-Secondary Student Program, administered through SkillsPEI, supports full-time post-secondary students working a minimum of 12 to a maximum of 18 weeks during the summer. Students must be entering or returning to full-time post-secondary studies in the fall.
Applications for both programs will open in February 2024.
For more information about the Post-Secondary Program, contact SkillsPEI at 1-877-491-4766.
For more information about the Jobs for Youth Program, contact:
Summerside: Elliot Deighan, eldeighan@gov.pe.ca, 902-888-8032
Charlottetown: Rachel Birt, rbirt@gov.pe.ca, 902-620-3676 Montague: Daryl Macdonald, dgmacdonald@gov.pe.ca, 902-838-0652
Visit www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/service/student-summer-employment-programs-jobs-for-youth-post-secondary-student-programs
