Health PEI is notifying the public of a recent error that resulted in Gynecological referrals being delayed due to a data entry issue involving the newly implemented Electronic Medical Records (EMR) system. In late September 2022, staff and physicians in the Gynecology clinic at...
Government is making the largest investment in the province’s history into social program benefits to positively impact Island households receiving assistance in several different ways. These changes will come into effect on December 1, 2022. Island households receiving...
Today, the Government of Prince Edward Island announced they are dropping the age of eligibility for the free shingles vaccine from 65 to 60 years of age starting immediately. “Lowering the age eligibility for the shingles vaccine program from 65 to age 60 will ensure that we can...
Health PEI testing sites will operate on new hours beginning Monday, November 7. The new schedule reflects a reduced demand for testing due to the availability of rapid antigen tests across the province. The testing site at Slemon Park will re-open Wednesday, November 9. All...
The Western Hospital Collaborative Emergency Centre (CEC) will continue to remain closed until at least January 2023 due to ongoing staffing challenges. This closure does not affect emergency department services, which remain open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily. The review of this...
Overview The Prince Edward Island government has introduced a new process to recognize previous driving experience of motorists from non-reciprocity countries where validation of out-of-country driving documents is difficult or may not be possible. Experienced drivers relocating...
Today, Premier Dennis King and Finance Minister Mark McLane tabled the provincial government’s capital budget outlining a record spend of over $1 billion dollars in investments to infrastructure across the province over the next five years, including $308.1 million in spending in...
Good Afternoon, Bonjour, Kwe. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to share the planned capital spending by the Government of Prince Edward Island for the 2023-24 budgetary year. This assembly hears about the capital budget every year. But as Minister of Finance, this is my first time...