According to the WorkPEI Employment Analysis, in February 2025, 8,800 people worked in manufacturing on PEI.
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.
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For a list of local jobs, visit www.workpei.ca
2025 Economic Outlook for Manufacturers
Sample jobs and employers
PEI employers in Aerospace, Defence, and Marine
Manufacturing – news you can use
- The World Economic Forum explores how AI, robotics, energy and network technologies are reshaping seven major job families: agriculture, manufacturing, construction, retail and wholesale trade, transport and logistics, business and management, and healthcare.
- Canada’s biomanufacturing sector faces a looming shortage of 16,000 skilled workers by 2029. CASTL’s Elevate program is helping to turn this challenge into opportunity by preparing under-employed Canadians, including newcomers and youth, with the skills, confidence, and connections they need to launch meaningful careers
- Older adult loneliness will cost Canada billions – lifelong career development can change that
- Women in Manufacturing profile and resources– Lilly Wood, Charlottetown Metal Products- EMC
- BioTalent announces Jennifer Ash is the quarterly winner of BioTalent Canada’s “Difference Maker” award.
- New Report – Navigating the Talent Landscape: Labour Market Information Shaping the Biomanufacturing Workforce
- Creating space for innovation on a full-scale farm (Emili Canada)
- PEI’s Top Industries: The Backbone of our Economy
- Revolutionizing automation and robotics
- PEI Bag Co. – What’s in a bag? – Innovation PEI
Education, training & certification
Learning Centre for the Manufacturing Sector
Holland College has a full compliment of trades and technology programs. Visit www.hollandcollege.com.
For details on trades in manufacturing that have an Apprenticeship program, contact the Apprenticeship Branch of Department of Innovation and Advanced Learning, 902-368-4460 or visit www.apprenticeship.pe.ca.
EMC’s MEC Supervisors and Managers ENHANCED certification program
For Women working in the Manufacturing Skilled Trades. Be part of a growing virtual community working to support and amplify women in skilled trades.
Attracting Gen Z: the Next Generation of Skilled Workers
WILWorks Youth in Manufacturing summer program
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: For the PEI Field Service Advisor, click here.
Visit www.emccanada.org
For a list of local jobs, visit www.workpei.ca
For more information about careers in Aerospace & Defence, visit Atlantic Canada Aerospace and Defence Association at https://ac-ada.ca/
Occupational Profiles
WorkPEI provides a searchable directory of occupations which includes job outlooks for PEI. Use the Occupations Directory to search and download over 500 occupational profiles.
PEI Employers
WorkPEI maintains a searchable directory of its member employers. View an employer’s company profile to learn more about the business, browse active job listings, locate the business on a map and more.
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