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Province announces another 111 social housing units
2023-03-03
Future social housing options continue to expand for families and seniors in need of support, within eleven different Island communities. Through the Affordable Housing Development Program, the Province of Prince Edward Island has partnered with Pan American Properties to create 111 social housing...
Maintenance and Capital Repairs to existing Public Housing top priority in coming months
2023-03-02
The Province is collecting feedback from Island seniors in social housing units on maintenance priorities for government owned buildings. The budget for capital maintenance repairs has increased from $1.2 million in 2022/2023 to $3.6 million in 2023/2024, with an investment of almost $20 million...
26 social housing units planned for rural PEI
2023-02-28
The Province will be adding another 26 social housing units for people in the rural communities of Kensington, Alberton and Mount Stewart. The new mixed social housing complexes will include a 10-unit on Victoria Street West in Kensington, a 10-unit on the site of the former Maplewood Manor on...
Province purchases 85 housing units
2023-02-24
Another 85 new housing units are being added to the PEI social housing inventory after purchases by the PEI Housing Corporation over the last 18 months. “We are working to address PEI’s housing challenges from all angles. Buying existing units is one way to grow the social housing inventory in a...
Housing Challenge program accelerates development of over 250 new units on Prince Edward Island
2023-02-23
A total of 48.7 million dollars in market rental housing and subdivision developments will be built for Islanders through the Housing Development Challenge program. The provincial government launched the program last November to create more housing across Prince Edward Island. Finance PEI offered...
Province partners with Holland College and Construction Association to build tiny homes
2023-02-17
Tiny homes built by Holland College students and apprentices through the Construction Association will create 32 units to support Islanders on the social housing registry. Two new units will be added this year under an agreement with Holland College. Following that, through a partnership with the...
Province announces supports for landlords
2023-01-03
The Government of PEI is creating three new programs to support landlords during the 2023 rental freeze. The Province is launching a Rental Unit Property Tax Subsidy to provide relief of provincial property taxes payable in 2023 which would decrease landlord property tax costs. This will allow...
Governments of Canada and PEI make investments in housing in Summerside
2022-12-19
Today, the Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of Housing and Diversity and Inclusion, alongside Bobby Morrissey, Member of Parliament for Egmont, announced details of federal investments of more than $17.8 million to create housing in Summerside. The federal representatives were joined by the...
Park Street Emergency Shelter opens today
2022-12-09
A new low barrier 50 bed shelter will open its doors tonight at 68 and 72 Park Street in Charlottetown. The first 25 beds at Park Street Emergency Shelter will open this evening, December 9, at 8 p.m. providing overnight shelter to people experiencing homelessness. The next 25 beds will open on...
Province invests 50 million into Housing Development Challenge pilot program
2022-11-30
The Province is launching a new pilot program with that offers 2% financing along with property tax rebates for the construction of new rental housing. The Housing Development Challenge Pilot Program will support private developers, non-profits, and community-based service organizations in...