High school and post-secondary students working seasonal jobs in Seafood Processing, Agriculture or Aquaculture can earn a $1000-$2000 bonus by working a minimum of 250 hours (high school student and recent grade 12 grads) or 500 hours (post-secondary students).
Students returning to high school in the fall are eligible for a $1000 bonus payment, while those starting or returning to full-time post-secondary studies can qualify for a $2000 bonus.
Step 1: Register for the Student Work Bonus Program
Step 2: Apply for a job on our website.
Step 3: Work the minimum number of hours
(250 for high school students, 500 for post-secondary students).
Step 4: At the end of your work term, your employer pays you your bonus directly.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: JULY 15TH
Once approved to hire an intern under DS4Y PEI an employer will commence the hiring process. The employer is free to hire the intern they feel will best serve their needs, but they must meet the following criteria:
To be considered for a DS4Y PEI intern opportunity the employer must provide SkillsPEI with;
Through the DS4Y PEI funding, Skills PEI will provide the IHO with a maximum of $21,500 per intern in salary funds, understood to be 75% of the intern’s total salary.
SkillsPEI will also provide 'Digital Workplace Skills Training' to be completed during the internship. This will be supported at no cost to the IHO, although the IHO must agree to allow the intern to particpate.
Skills PEI will now support applications on a first come, first served basis until program funds are committed.
Induction into the Atlantic Agricultural Hall of Fame is a way of recognizing the contribution of an individual to the development of a specific commodity, a farm organization, the farm community, or to the enhancement of the agricultural industry in Atlantic Canada.
Farmers, those people involved in farm and rural organizations, business persons, Agrologists and scientists are all eligible for induction.
To be considered, an individual must be nominated by a member rural or agricultural organization.
Nominations will be accepted until June 1 of each year. A selection committee, established in each province, reviews the nominations and selects an individual to be honoured in that province each year. The remaining nominations will be carried forward for consideration in each of the subsequent five years pending approval of the nominating organization.
Our National Workforce Strategic Plan aims to address some of the most pressing labour issues in Canadian agriculture and agri-food. Want to support this work and raise awareness about the plan? Download our supporter badge – you can display it on your website or promote it over social media.
The PEI Agriculture Awareness Committee invites you to become a PEI Agricultural Ambassador and participate in this year’s Open Farm Day being celebrated across Atlantic Canada on Sunday, September 18th. This is your opportunity to showcase your farm to islanders, your products, your contribution to a vibrant culture and economy, and, most importantly, the pride you take in your profession. Let’s make it our responsibility as agriculture producers to make sure that every Islander understands the work, knowledge, skills, and investment (personal and financial) in building a strong farming business that provides consumers with the highest quality PEI grown agricultural products.
Building on the success of the 2021 Open Farm Day, the Agriculture Awareness Committee is excited to offer a HYBRID delivery of this year’s event. You can choose to host an in-person open farm day taking place September 18, 2022 and/or participate in our virtual option.
Farms participating in a virtual Open Farm Day this year will partake in pre-filmed videos of your farm and will be contacted for a filming date in July. You will take the virtual audience on a tour of your farm while explaining and showing them a snapshot of your daily operations. Our staff will offer support by visiting your farm and looking after the filming/editing of the videos. We will be posting the pre-filmed videos on a joint Atlantic YouTube channel and our Facebook page on September 18th.
We are also looking for farms interested in hosting tours for Grade 3 classes the Friday before Open Farm Day (September 16, 2022). This will entail hosting one or multiple grade 3 classes for a 30-45 minute tour.
Any questions about this year’s Open Farm Day can be sent to peiopenfarmday@gmail.com
If you are interested in participating in Open Farm Day please fill out the following registration form and return it no later than July 8, 2022
e-mail: peiopenfarmday@gmail.com
Mail: Farm Centre, 420 University Avenue, Suite 113, Charlottetown, PE C1A 7Z5
