Cooper Institute is an education and community development centre in the province of Prince Edward Island, Canada. The main program areas of our organization are livable income for all, food sovereignty, democracy, diversity and inclusion, protection of land and water, and improving lives of migrant workers in the province. Within these programs, we conduct research and popular education projects on provincial, national, and international level.
Learn more about what we do from our latest Activities Report.
Impacts of COVID-19 on Migrant Workers in Prince Edward Island
Safe at Work, Unsafe at Home: COVID-19 and Temporary Foreign Workers in Prince Edward Island is the first report in a series of research projects by the Migrant Workers in the Canadian Maritimes partnership.
Download the report here: Safe at Work, Unsafe at Home: COVID-19 and Temporary Foreign Workers in Prince Edward Island
Guides for Migrant Workers - Living and Working in PEI
Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) |
Seasonal Agricultural Workers Program (SAWP) |
|---|---|
| Guide for Migrant Workers | Guide for Seasonal Agricultural Workers |
| Guía para Trabajadores Migrantes | Guía para Trabajadores Agrícolas Estacionales |
| 流动劳工指南 |
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News and Events
- Permanent Jobs, Temporary People: Temporary Foreign Workers’ Struggle for Permanent Residency in Prince Edward IslandNew Research from the Migrant Workers in the Canadian Maritimes partnership
- Jun 05 2024
- Permanent Jobs, Temporary People is the fourth report from the Migrant Workers in the Canadian Maritimes partnership. The focus this time was on temporary foreign workers transitioning to permanent residency in Prince Edward Island.
- Falling Short: Troubles with the Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program in Nova ScotiaNew research from the Temporary Foreign Workers in the Canadian Maritimes Partnership
- Mar 27 2024
- Falling Short is the third report in a series of research projects by the Migrant Workers in the Canadian Maritimes partnership. The focus this time was on farm workers who came to Canada under the Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program.
- Perspectives on Basic IncomeWritings by the PEI Working Group for a Livable Income
- Mar 04 2024
- A basic income guarantee would affect healthcare, artists, agriculture, and everyone. This series of 5 op-eds by members of the PEI Working Group for a Livable Income was published in the Charlottetown Guardian in 2024..
- Basic Income Advocates Release New ReportA Proposal for a Guaranteed Basic Income Benefit in Prince Edward Island
- Jan 22 2024
- Leading basic income experts suggest a province-wide guaranteed basic income in PEI is feasible and realistic, will reduce poverty.
- Giving VoiceA Public Forum on Migrant Justice
- Dec 13 2023
- Gabriel Allahdua was the guest speaker at a forum hosted by Cooper Institute and the PEI Action Team for Migrant Workers' Rights on October 29th.
- Land Use and the Power of the PeopleCoalition for the Protection of PEI Land Public Forum
- May 19 2023
- The fourth forum in the “Whose Land is it Anyway?” series, will be held on Saturday, May 27 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. at the Murray Christian Education Centre, 17 School St. in Kensington.