The P.E.I. government issued a request for expressions of interest, hoping to attract a private company to set up shop on the Island and build pre-fabricated housing units.
P.E.I. is falling short of the 2,000 new housing units per year needed to improve the vacancy rate. Both the Green Party and the King government agreed in the Legislature that the province isn't meeting its goal.
An Island high school teacher says her brand new "Intro to Trades" course is already a huge success with students thanks to a partnership with the P.E.I. Construction Association.
P.E.I.’s Official Opposition has expressed concerns about a new immigration stream specifically targeted at four occupations where government says workers are in sharp demand.