The Department of Transportation, Infrastructure and Energy is responsible for providing safe, reliable transportation systems for Islanders, visitors, and the movement of goods. We also plan, build, and maintain public infrastructure across the province. The department manages the province’s energy portfolio, including programs and services that help Islanders make their homes more efficient and manage energy costs.
Some of the department’s key priorities include:
- Renewing public infrastructure by developing long-term plans and working with all levels of government to deliver them.
- Improving front-line services for Islanders through Access PEI locations across the province.
- Ensuring Islanders can count on reliable energy, advancing policies and projects that help keep costs manageable, and strengthening the reliability and resilience of the grid.
Structure and Employees
The Energy and Minerals Unit is responsible for the development, implementation and administration of energy policies and programs, and the administration of mineral resources development. The unit will also support gas exploration initiatives undertaken on Prince Edward Island.
The Sustainability Division is responsible for developing and coordinating PEI’s Path Towards Net Zero. The division includes the Office of Net Zero and efficiencyPEI.
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Access PEI
Access PEI is a one-stop location to obtain provincial government programs, services and information.
There are eight Access PEI sites across the province. Islanders can obtain a wide range of programs and services including paying property tax, obtaining a drivers license, purchasing a fishing license and many other services.
Contact PEI
The Capital Projects Division is responsible for the design and construction of Government's highway and building infrastructure. The Division consists of four sections: Highway Construction, Planning and Design, Engineering Services and Materials Lab.
Highway Construction
Highway Construction is responsible for the construction of capital highway reconstruction projects on Prince Edward Island.
Traffic Operations
The Traffic Operations section is responsible for the installation and maintenance of traffic control devices and traffic operations for the province, as well as technical and informational support to the Department for its highway construction and highway maintenance activities.
Design and Bridge Maintenance
The Highway Design and Bridges section provides design services for the highway and bridge network on PEI for reconstruction and rehabilitation purposes. It also provides an inspection and maintenance program for the 1500+ bridge structures on PEI and ensures structural integrity of those structures. This section also provide the management services for bridge construction and rehabilitation projects which includes contract administration, construction management and project management.
Materials Lab
The Materials Laboratory is responsible for providing technical support in ensuring Quality Control/Quality Assurance Testing for materials incorporated into the Transportation Infrastructure.
Engineering Services
This section provides quality control services on all highway construction and selected highway maintenance projects, land survey services, and is responsible for the development and maintenance of selected information systems. It also provides highway planning and design services on selected highway initiatives and has responsibilities for designated ports within the Province.
The Highway Maintenance Division provides a full range of maintenance services for the entire provincial highway system. The Division is organized by function and into sections and work units.
Provincial Headquarters
Provincial Headquarters is responsible for central management functions such as program development, budgeting, inventory control, bulk purchasing and contract preparation. Technical Services, which develop standardized policies and procedures for work crews and staff training & development, is at this location as well.
Highway Maintenance Operations
Regional operations provide year-round maintenance services for all provincially owned roads across the Province. These services include: pavement surface maintenance, roadside maintenance, drainage and stormwater, unpaved roads, dust control, snow & ice control. (Maintenance of signage, pavement marking and traffic control devices is provided by the Capital Projects Division).
Mechanical Branch
The supply and general management of a large fleet of heavy equipment & light vehicles and provision of skilled operators used directly to execute the work programs delivered by the respective county operations are deployed from regional maintenance facilities.
The Highways Safety Division is responsible for driver’s education and training, issuing driver’s licenses and registration, as well as updating and maintaining multiple pieces of legislation around impaired driving, distracted driving and various traffic violations.
The Land and Environment division is comprised of three Sections including Environmental Management, Provincial Properties and Surveys. The Division provides: environmental management and regulatory compliance services for the Department and for others conducting activities within the Provincial Right-of-Way; core land management and administration for all government lands and holdings, and real estate services on behalf of all government agencies; and, land and engineering surveying services for the Department and other government agencies, expertise on boundary law and the status of public roads, and maintenance of the Provincial cadastral infrastructure.
Properties
The role of the Properties Section is four-fold: provide real estate services on behalf of all government departments in regards to the ownership of provincial properties; provide high quality and timely advice to the Government of Prince Edward Island on all property matters associated with Provincial lands including public roads and the Confederation Trail; provide quality service to all out-clients in the areas of Provincial Land Management; and, to manage the Province’s real property assets to their highest and best use and, in doing so, stimulate and/or support the economy of Prince Edward Island.
Environmental Management
This Section is an environmental management unit providing environmental quality control and assurance for Department activities and initiatives. This Section is responsible to ensure continued environmental management and regularity compliance during construction and maintenance works performed by the Department or by others within the Provincial right-of way. The Section also plays a key role in addressing a variety of public issues relative to environmental management including environmental assessments and studies, and program / policy development. The Section also includes the Chief Surveyor and a team of survey technicians and researchers who are responsible for providing timely and efficient land and engineering services for TIR, as well as other government departments and agencies.
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The Section is managed by the Provincial Chief Surveyor who is responsible for maintaining a cadastral infrastructure that sustains the security of land tenure, thereby promoting secure economic development and prosperity in the Province. The Chief Surveyor is a licensed land surveyor and is part of a specialized team within the Department that provides timely and efficient land and engineering services for the Department as well as other government departments and agencies. Legislative responsibilities include: maintenance of the provincial survey reference system; providing specialist opinion and guidance on property related matters; regulating and advising on surveys completed under the Natural Gas Act and the Mineral Resources Act; and, providing an alternative for equitable resolution of certain boundary disputes.
The Public Works and Planning Division provides the staff and resources required to complete the design and construction of new capital building projects, renovation of existing buildings for Government departments, boards, and agencies as well as operate and maintain buildings owned or leased by the Department. General activities and specific projects carried out by each Section are summarized as follows:
Building Maintenance and Accommodations
The Building Maintenance and Accommodations Section is responsible for the provision of quality services for Government in the areas of building operations, maintenance, and accommodations; including the day to day operation and maintenance of Government buildings and systems. It is also responsible for the short and long term spatial requirements of Government departments and agencies within Government owned and/or leased facilities.
Building Design and Construction
The Building Design and Construction Section is responsible for the design and preparation of tender documents required for the construction or renovation of various government and client buildings; as well as the supervision and inspection of construction work to ensure that contracts are completed in accordance with plans, specifications, and budget allocations. The design work is either performed by staff or private consultants, engaged for a specific project.
Infrastructure is a joint initiative between the Government of Canada and the Government of Prince Edward Island. The program began in the fiscal year 2000-2001 and with millions of dollars invested in municipalities across the province to support major capital projects.
Policy and Planning
Administers all Provincial Infrastructure programs and provides policy advisory services to the department
The Finance Section is responsible for the fiscal management of the Department.
The Human Resources Section is responsible for the Payroll, Personnel, Human Resources and Occupational Health and Safety services provided within the Department.
The PEI Energy Corporation promotes the development of energy systems and the production and distribution of energy, in all its forms, across the province.
Agencies, Boards and Commissions
- Crown Building Corporation
- Island Waste Management Corporation
- Board of Examiners of Land Surveyors
Hon. Ernie Hudson
- Deputy MinisterBrian Matheson
- Executive Assistant to the MinisterBonnie MacDonald
- Executive Assistant to the Deputy MinisterTanya Kelly
- Senior Communications OfficerStacey Miller