Prince Edward County, Ontario Canada's First Creative Rural Economy
Founded by
Pioneers, Artisans and Entrepreneurs

Prince Edward County, is quickly becoming recognized throughout Canada as a thriving, innovative Creative Rural Economy. Most recently Queen's University has studied strategies for Growing our Creative Rural Economy.

Boasting and hosting an impressive talent pool of Media, Television, Movie, Creative Artists, Finance, Trades and much more- Prince Edward County is already a Top Ten Employer of Artists in the province on a per capita basis.

With our incredible quality of place and lifestyle attributes and amenities many creative industry businesses are setting up shop in 'The County'. Located in the Golden Triangle we in the centre of Canada's wealth and population base. Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal's creative urban economies are feeding our growth as a Creative Rural Economy.

Contact Dan Taylor
/ 613-476-2148 ext 246
and learn more about why you should locate in Prince Edward County, Canada's First (and most exciting!) Creative Rural Economy. Or visit our Investment Attraction web site www.buildanewlife.ca

Growing the Creative-Rural Economy in Prince Edward County. Department of Geography, Queen's University

Prince Edward County (PEC) is at a critical point in its history. In recent years there has been an explosion of investment in The County as it has emerged as Ontario’s newest wine region, as a tourist centre offering a unique mix of culinary, artistic, and heritage amenities, and as a potential site for a knowledge-intensive creative rural economy. Strategies must be implemented to ensure PEC capitalizes on its unique quality of place while maximizing economic growth. This report describes PEC’s current situation, highlighting its inherent strengths and identifying its areas of weakness in order to offer constructive solutions to grow the Creative Rural Economy in PEC.
Click here to read the Report (PDF)