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This page provides information on how to renew your PEI Health Card. When should I renew my Health Card? Your PEI Health Card is valid for five years from the date it is issued. You must renew your card(s) before the expiry date to ensure your coverage for publicly-funded medical services continues without interruption. Medicare will mail you a reminder letter with a paper renewal form about two months before all cards registered to your household expire. You need this letter before you can renew your Health Card. To report a change in your address or in the members of your household before...

This page provides information on how to renew your Temporary PEI Health Card for international students and work permit holders. The PEI Health Card issued to international students is valid for the duration of their study permit. The PEI Health Card issued to temporary workers is valid until the work permit expires. If you were issued a Temporary Health Card and have received your permanent resident status, you must renew your temporary health card as a “New Permanent Resident” using this online form. Your existing health card number will be transferred to a health card valid for five years...

Hearing services are offered to all Islanders. This includes hearing assessments for children and adults, hearing aids for clients up to age 21, auditory processing disorder testing, and healthy hearing education. If you have concerns about your hearing or your child’s hearing, you can request an audiology assessment. How do I get a hearing test? To arrange a hearing assessment for you or your child, you can: contact Audiology Services at 1-844-344-8255 (toll-free) or 902-368-5807; or complete the printable adult request for audiology services form or the printable child request for audiology...

The Prince Edward Island Generic Drug Program is for Islanders under the age of 65 who do not have insurance. The program limits out-of-pocket costs for eligible generic prescription drugs to a maximum cost of $19.95. Am I eligible for the Generic Drug Program? You are eligible for the program if you: have no private drug insurance coverage; are under 65 years of age; are a PEI resident as defined by the Drug Cost Assistance Act; have a valid PEI Health Card; and have completed an application and have been approved for coverage. How can I apply for the program? Submit a completed Generic Drug...

PEI Medicare covers the following non-surgical procedures: hair removal and hair replacement therapy as clinically indicated voice therapy hormone therapy, including puberty suppression Most non-surgical gender-affirming procedures can be completed within Prince Edward Island (PEI). To qualify for coverage from PEI Medicare for non-surgical procedures completed in PEI, you must: Complete the online non-surgical request form. You may complete this form yourself or with the support of a health care provider. Receive written approval from the Gender-Affirming Procedure Approval Committee before...

The Prince Edward Island (PEI) Department of Health and Wellness has partnered with Saskatchewan Polytechnic to deliver the Transition to Registered Nursing in Canada (TRNC) program to internationally educated nurses with the essential education, skills and training required for a successful transition to registered nursing in Canada. This program is also available to Canadian Educated nurses looking to re-enter the workforce as a Registered Nurse (RN). Please be advised, this program requires full time enrollment and is intensive in nature. To be considered for the TRNC PEI Program, a...

Starting May 2026, you may voluntarily provide your race and ethnicity information when applying for or renewing a PEI Health Card. This information may also be added, updated, or removed at any time, separate from health card application or renewal, by submitting a Notice of Change to Race and Ethnicity Data Form to PEI Medicare. Who can use the Notice of Change to Race and Ethnicity Data Form Any resident with a PEI Health Card. This form allows you to add, update, or remove race and ethnicity information from your health card record at any time. What you will be asked You will be asked if...