Changes have been made to the provincial COVID-19 Special Leave Fund to support Islanders now that federal Canada Recovery Sickness Benefit (CRSB) and the Canada Recovery Caregiving Benefit (CRCB), have expired. Previously, the provincial fund provided up to three days per week...
Organizations and communities that work to improve the lives of Island seniors can now apply for provincial government funding. Applications are being accepted for 2022-2023 PEI Seniors’ Secretariat grants until May 11, 2022. The grants provide up to $5,000 per project to...
The Province is extending the Seniors’ Food Security program until February 11, 2022. Seniors aged 65 plus facing financial challenges with securing healthy and nutritious food can apply for the Senior’s Food Security program. Challenges include significant financial barriers...
The province is providing the PEI Watershed Alliance with $2 million so that individual member groups can apply for project funding. The funding will go to the Alliance and individual member groups will apply to the Alliance to receive the funding. The intent is that the new...
With nearly 3,200 appointments available at clinics across the province over the coming week, eligible Islanders are asked to make an appointment to get their first, second or booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to better protect themselves and their families. Beginning this...
Changes have been made to the Emergency Leave Regulations under the Employment Standards Act to ensure workers have job protection when they are sick. Emergency Leave under the Employment Standards Act was originally introduced during the pandemic to provide job-protected leave...
Today, the Government of PEI released all three volumes of Public Accounts which include the audited financial results for government from the 2021-2022 fiscal year and report a surplus of $83.8 million. Public Accounts is an annual financial summary and accountability report of...
Hon. Dennis King, Premier of Prince Edward Island issued the following statement on Emancipation Day: “On March 23, 2022, the Prince Edward Island Legislature unanimously passed a bill to recognize August 1st as Emancipation Day. In 1833, the British Empire introduced the Slavery...
Prince Edward Island’s eight Access PEI locations are now equipped with automated external defibrillators (AEDs), known to dramatically increase the survival rate from a cardiac arrest. A portable AED evaluates heart rhythm during a sudden cardiac arrest, and if needed, delivers...
A new online booking system and website will offer riders an easy and convenient way to plan and book their trip with Transit PEI. The new option will allow riders to create an account and see their transaction history, book multiple trips in one transaction, have a faster...