Newcomer Success
Vinh Nguyen moved to PEI from with his family of 5 in October 2014. Vinh and his wife Thuy Hong purchased Canon Café and was excited to learn about the restaurant industry on PEI.
It was important to Vinh to preserve this business to ensure it...
AFM Mursalin is happily building a career and a life for his family in Prince Edward Island through the PEI Express Entry Program.
Mursalin is working as a junior engineer and designer at Coles Associates. He enjoys the work / life balance and...
James and Lisa moved to Prince Edward Island because of employment opportunities at the University of Prince Edward Island. Today James and Lisa love living in Prince Edward Island because they have excellent access to professional resources,...
Jerry moved to Prince Edward Island from Beijing, China. Jerry and his family knew they wanted to live in a small community setting that was safe and child-friendly. Education, cost of housing, scenery and short commutes were all factors that made Prince...
Ranjit & his wife, Priya, immigrated from Dubai; looking for stability and a quality post-secondary education for their daughter. Ranjit has found both personal and business support in the PEI community and has started a franchise marketing business...
Tingting Hu, her husband Yalin Hu, and son Xunliang Hu moved to PEI in January 2014. Tingting and Yalin purchased Miller’s Esso in Murray River and have been proud entrepreneurs ever since.
They have been pleased with the company’s performance since...
Larkin Lin, his wife Yan and their son moved to PEI in 2013.Larkin knew he wanted to purchase an existing business and so he focused on finding an existing business to invest in. The opportunity to purchase Paul’s Flowers presented itself and Larkin was...
Anne and Alex Jamieson wanted to immigrate to Canada for many years. After a few vacations to PEI, and meeting many great friends, they decided to make the move and open their own Cider business. The welcoming and friendly people in PEI have helped put...
Image caption: Al Mothanna Karfoul and his family immigrated from Abu Dhabi to CharlottetownImagine immigrating from Abu Dhabi to Charlottetown in Grade 8, having spoken English and Arabic, and being totally immersed in a third language, French. Imagine...
For the past two decades Tamara Steele has watched Prince Edward Island’s black community grow.
The 37-year-old, originally from Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia, moved to PEI at age 17 to get a UPEI music degree. When she graduated in 2004, she decided to...