AGRICULTURE events

This information is from the P.E.I. Agriculture Sector Council, Farm Centre, Charlottetown.

Employment Services

The P.E.I. Agriculture Sector Council Employment services are available for employees and employers for free. Staff are happy to help with employment needs. Call Charlottetown at 1-866-892-1091.

Student Bursary

P.E.I. Farm Team is an initiative aimed at helping farms find student to work during the Summer months of 2018. It consists of a bursary of either $500 or $1000. The program has been amended to allow for immediate family members to qualify for the bursary. Farm Team P.E.I. provides students going into Grades 11 or 12 in September a $500 bursary and students entering or returning to college or university a $1000 bursary. Students are required to work 250 hours ($500) and 500 hours ($1000) to get the bursary at the end of the summer. Government pays 75 per cent of the bursary, while the employer pays the other 25 per cent. Participating farms are responsible for finding, interviewing, and employing the participating students. For information contact: Julie Patton at Skills P.E.I., 902- 838-0688, cpatton@gov.pe.ca; Chris LeClair at P.E.I. Farm Team, 902-314-0623, join@peifarmteam.ca or Laurie Loane at P.E.I. Agriculture Sector Council, 902-892-1091, laurie@ peiagsc.ca.

For more information on any of these events, contact the P.E.I. Agriculture Sector Council at 902-892-1091.