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Additional tax relief to benefit Islanders, small businesses
2018-11-06
New changes to the Basic Personal Amount and Business Tax Credit will provide more tax relief to Islanders and Island businesses. In Budget 2018 the Basic amount was raised by an additional $500 bringing the total to $8,660. Now, government is again raising the amount by $500 bringing the new...
Rent supplements providing housing assistance to Islanders
2018-10-29
The Prince Edward Island government is on track to meet and exceed its target of 275 new affordable housing units this year. With 230 new rent supplement arrangements created since the release of the Housing Action Plan in July, government will meet the target of 275 new affordable housing units...
Down payment help available for first-time home buyers
2018-10-09
The Prince Edward Island government is making it easier for Islanders to purchase their first home. Under the Down Payment Assistance Program (DPAP), the provincial government will provide interest-free loans – worth up to 5 percent of the purchase price of an eligible property – to qualified...
Learn ‘Just the Facts’ about cannabis use
2018-09-14
Islanders should know the facts – and avoid the fiction -- when it comes to the federal government’s legalization of recreational cannabis. The provincial government’s new public awareness campaign “Just the Facts” ( www.justthefactspei.ca ) will bring Islanders information on the laws around...
Annual Statistical Review highlights record year
2018-06-20
The numbers show that 2017 was a record year for Prince Edward Island, showcasing the Island’s population, social makeup, and economy. The 44th Annual Statistical Review gathers data from provincial government departments, the private sector, and Statistics Canada to provide a socio-economic...
How to talk to your kids about cannabis
2018-06-14
With graduation approaching and new federal cannabis legislation coming into effect sometime this year, we sat down with veteran Bluefield High School counselor Jennifer Gillan to get some tips on how parents can talk to their kids about drugs and alcohol., Why is it important that parents talk to...
Province launches new open-data portal
2018-05-30
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island – The provincial government is making even more raw data freely accessible to the individuals and organizations who use and republish it. A new open-data portal ( https://data.princeedwardisland.ca ) includes a total of 52 existing and new government datasets...
Budget better for small business, federation says
2018-05-18
Erin McGrath-Gaudet says Prince Edward Island’s 2018-19 operating budget shows government is listening to small business. “A lot of business owners have spent years struggling,” said McGrath-Gaudet, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) director for PEI and intergovernmental policy...
Fostering independence for Islanders with vision loss
2018-04-27
Visually-impaired Islanders are getting help adapting to the often frightening and bewildering challenge of vision loss. The Canadian National Institute of the Blind (CNIB) recently received $120,000 in one-time funding from the provincial government to help maintain low-vision therapy in Prince...
Matching eager workers with construction job opportunities
2018-04-10
Creating jobs for Islanders, Sam Sanderson says new government funding will extend a program that fills jobs in Prince Edward Island’s fast-growing construction industry. Team Construction is a program that helps young Islanders get skills training and find employment in the construction industry....