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International Registration for Commercial Vehicles
2020-07-27
If you are operating a commercial vehicle in both Canada and United States with PEI as your base jurisdiction, you must register your vehicle under the International Registration Plan through Prince Edward Island Highway Safety. This applies to vehicles (including buses) over 11,794 kgs or power...
Prince Edward Island declares a state of emergency
2020-04-16
To further enhance and support existing efforts to protect the health, safety and welfare of Islanders, the province has today declared a state of emergency and renewed the state of public health emergency.
Premier Dennis King extended the state of public health emergency initially declared under...
Island forest firefighters bound for Australia
2020-02-04
Two wildfire fighters from Prince Edward Island are heading to Australia to assist with the unprecedented forest fires happening there.
On February 6, two staff members from the department of Environment will travel to the state of Victoria, Australia with a team of professional wildland fire...
Statement in response to the ongoing outbreak of COVID-19 in New Brunswick
2020-10-08
Prince Edward Island’s Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, issued the following statement in response to the ongoing outbreak of COVID-19 in New Brunswick:
“Islanders who have been to the Costco Optical Centre or St. Hubert restaurant in Moncton since October 1, 2020, are at risk...
Premier announces initial financial support, declares public health emergency
2020-03-16
Premier Dennis King today announced an initial $25 million Emergency Contingency Fund to support Island workers, including the self-employed, and small businesses who are affected by COVID-19.
“We know the decisions that we are making today as Cabinet and as a government are significant;...
Two new positive COVID-19 cases confirmed in PEI
2020-09-09
Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, has confirmed two new positive cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of active cases in the province to 11.
One is a woman in her 30s, an essential worker (non-health care related) who travelled internationally. The other is a man in his...
Statement from Premier King on the suspension of local CBC news programming
2020-03-18
The Premier issued the following statement today in response to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s decision to suspend their local television news programming:
“I am incredibly disappointed in the Canadian Broadcast Corporation’s (CBC) decision to suspend local news broadcasts across the...
Vehicle Dealer License
2020-07-27
Highway Safety issues licenses under the Dealers Trade License Regulations.
These licenses allow for individuals/businesses to carry on the buying and selling of vehicles.
The department performs an audit role, responds to consumer queries and complaints.
Requirements
Have an...
Three new positive cases of COVID-19 confirmed for PEI, additional public exposure locations
2020-12-05
Prince Edward Island’s Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, has announced a cluster of three new positive case of COVID-19 in the province and is advising of related public exposure locations in Charlottetown.
All three cases are women in their 20s with no history of out-of-province...
Prince Edward Island confirms four more COVID-19 cases
2020-03-26
Prince Edward Island’s Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, has confirmed four more positive COVID-19 cases, bringing the province’s total to nine.
The cases are all men between the ages of 55 and 70, who have all recently returned from international travel. Two of the men returned...