PEI Jobs
Posted on 10. Dec, 2009 by Laura-Jane - Whimfield in Moving to PEI
There have been some interesting discussions on the moving to PEI post regarding PEI jobs… Are jobs hard to find on Prince Edward Island? What’s the PEI job market like? Etc, etc.
Some of you who are considering moving to PEI and getting PEI jobs might find this list of top PEI employers useful. I have compiled this list briefly so feel free to add any additional PEI jobs in the comments.
BellAliant
Bight Games
Blue Cross
Canada Post
Canada Revenue Agency
Ceridian
City of Charlottetown
City of Summerside
DeltaWare
Eastlink
Grant Thornton
Government of Canada
Government of PEI
Holland College
Invesco
Maritime Electric
National Resource Council Canada
Scotiabank
University of PEI
Vector Aerospace
In addition to the above employers here are some great local job listing websites, which aggregate other ads:
Career Beacon
Island Recruiting
Job Bank
PEI Jobs Career Services Listings
PEI Open Jobs
As Johanna mentioned, PEI jobs are not difficult to find if you are diligent about your job search. That being said, bear in mind that the current unemployment rate on PEI is 12%, which is currently the highest unemployment rate in the country. Also note that this is a small province, which has fewer people than a large city would–thus you just aren’t going to find as many opportunities here as you would in a larger city.
The tourism and agricultural industries are two of the largest sources of jobs of PEI, and, of course, both of those are super seasonal, so there is a lot of unemployment in the winters.
When looking for PEI jobs many people look for work in Charlottetown and Summerside. There are, of course, other employers across the island, but the bulk of PEI jobs are in those two cities. A lot of people commute from the more rural areas into Charlottetown and Summerside for work.
Johanna
Dec 12th, 2010
A couple of websites
This is the main one I use
http://www.jobbank.gc.ca
as well there is
http://pei.jobs-open.ca/
Maybe I’m just being heedless and impulsive in wanting to move. Although after 6 years of waiting and planning I’m not sure impulsive fits:)
Finding employment anywhere is a difficult proposition these days.
Laura-Jane - Whimfield
Dec 18th, 2010
Thanks for these links, btw. I will add to the original post!
Laura-Jane - Whimfield
Dec 18th, 2010
We all have to do it on our own schedule, don’t we Johanna? There is much to consider!
Craig
Dec 21st, 2010
Here are a couple of more sites to add. They feature the latest labour market information for PEI. You can see the employment prospects for a variety of jobs on PEI as well as wage information (there is more information as well).
http://www.labourmarketinformation.ca
http://www.workingincanada.gc.ca
Oh, and Atlantic Turbines is now called Vector Aerospace.
Laura-Jane - Whimfield
Jan 1st, 2011
Great links, Craig. Useful resources.
And thanks for the note about Vector Aerospace. There old website didn’t seem to load anymore, either. Fixed and thx for the note.
Johanna
Jan 16th, 2011
Found another website that looks interesting for job searching
http://www.thejobboard.ca
Dwayne
May 19th, 2011
While websites and ads are all very usefull…. I’ve always found just getting out there and talking to people is the best way to track down a job. And you have to be willing to take what you can get to begin with and not think you have to find the perfect job right away. Get your foot in a door, make a name for yourself and then get out there and narrow down your search for that ideal job.