Prince Edward Island and Gail Shea

Gail Shea: The Charlottetown area, which actually stretches up to the North Shore, will be one region, and the rest of the Island will comprise the second. The change takes effect on Oct. 12. , according to CBC. They would get more than five weeks in additional benefits, so it all depends on the unique situation that each worker finds themselves in and the number of hours they have when they go to claim." Prince Edward Island is being split into two regions for calculating employment insurance, says Gail Shea, the Island's representative in the federal cabinet. "It's a true reflection of what the actual economic conditions are in the region because, for example, in rural P.E.I. right now the unemployment rate is probably close to 15 per cent," said Shea. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.