Manufacturing

Manufacturing is one of the largest private sector employers on PEI.

COVID-19 News & Resources

Manufacturing businesses include food processing, wood products, shipbuilding, fabricated metals, plastics, and aerospace and railway components.

This industry employs technicians, trades people, managers and other administration staff.

APEC Economic Impact report of COVID-19 on Atlantic Manufacturing

• Manufacturing is considered an essential service in Atlantic Canada and work continues in many facilities though with modified operating requirements.
• Several large operations have stopped or scaled back production significantly due to weak demand for their products or the direct impact of the safety concerns of COVID-19.
• The impact on the manufacturing sector has been significant in several sub-sectors including food manufacturing, shipbuilding, forest products and refineries.
• For many manufacturers that are continuing to operate, productivity will be negatively impacted by new health and safety measures to protect workers from COVID-19 including physical distancing, staggering shifts and increased sanitization.
• Manufacturing contributes $7 billion of GDP in Atlantic Canada, which accounts for 6.7% of total regional GDP.
• Annual sales of Atlantic manufacturers averaged $36 billion between 2017 and 2019.
• Nearly 78,000 people are employed in Atlantic Canada’s manufacturing sector, almost 7% of total employment, making it the region’s 7th largest employer. Average weekly wages in Atlantic manufacturing are $1,032, 9% above the all-industry average.

According to the WorkPEI Employment Analysis in May 2019, on PEI 6,700 people worked in manufacturing. In May 2020, that number went down to 4,800.

The mission of the CWB Welding Foundation is to broaden awareness of the career potential and opportunities in welding, and to advocate for a strong and sustainable welding workforce in support of Canada’s economy.

Sparking Success: Our Impact in 2019-20, check out scholarships, awards, bursaries and more, read more

Manufacturing on Prince Edward Island – Company hiring practices

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Helping women enter and journey through careers in skilled trades

The current state of the manufacturing sector – October 2020

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Next Level Group, Charlottetown – offering business and staffing solutions that are honest

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To explore the manufacturing sector further:

Excellence in Manufacturing Consortium (EMC) is a unique non-profit organization dedicated to helping manufacturers GROW and become MORE COMPETITIVE, at home and around the world.

Canada’s head office is in Owen Sound, Ontario and there is a New Brunswick and PEI location: contact Nicole Soucy, [email protected].org | www.emccanada.org.

For more information about careers in manufacturing, visit www.jobbank.gc.ca. Jobs, wages, qualifications and more!

For more information about careers in Aerospace & Defence, visit Atlantic Canada Aerospace and Defence https://ac–ada.ca.

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