Island Information
For Business
Prince Edward Island is a wonderful place to do business with a competitive business environment and skilled labour force. Growth business opportunities in traditional and emerging sectors are awaiting you.
Small and medium-sized businesses are the backbone of the PEI economy with the second largest per-capita number of small and medium-sized business of any province and territory in Canada.
We want to help you succeed in business. Provincial government departments and agencies are listed to the left and at the bottom of the page.
Getting into business [PDF]
Harmonized Sales Tax (HST)
New business checklist [PDF]
Business programs and services
Business financing programs
Self-employment
PEI businesses for sale
Provincially owned properties
Business expansion programs and services
Hiring workers programs and services
Trade and export development
Employment standards
E-Business toolkits
Related links for export and investment
Invest PEI
Trade Team PEI
Register your business
Register with Workers Compensation Board
Provincial tax and land information
Preparing a financial proposal [PDF]
Business licences and permits: BizPaL
Statutes and regulations
Choose PEI
PEI economy and statistics
Search Corporate/Business Names registry
Doing business with government
Register your company to do business in PEI
Investment opportunities
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
Canada Business Network PEI
