Addictions extended care residences provide a supervised, therapeutic, safe, structured and home-like environment to assist individuals in maintaining a substance-free lifestyle. PEI has three extended care residences. Each facility is listed as gender-specific (gender...
Island students completing a medical residency can apply to stop paying their PEI provincial student loan. If approved, their balance will be set to “non-repayment” status until they complete their residency program. The federal portion of your student loan is not eligible for...
The PEI Recruitment and Retention Secretariat is creating a list of current medical students and medical residents who have an interest in learning more about future career opportunities in Prince Edward Island. By completing the online form below, medical students and residents will be added to a database to receive future updates, events, and employment opportunities with Health PEI. There is no employment obligation associated with joining this database. What do I need to complete the online form? You will be asked to provide: Identification and contact information; Employment status in...
The Willows, a new community care residence in O’Leary, has seen a lot of progress since construction began in the fall of 2022. With a tentative opening date of early 2024, Community Seniors Cooperative Ltd (CSCL) chair Sally Lockhart says the project’s recent progress can be...
The Resident Care Worker support program was developed as one of the initiatives to address the shortages within the public, private and non-profit sector of resident care workers. The program will provide financial assistance, including free tuition for the school year to...
The first residents of Prince Edward Island arrived about 10,000 years ago when the area was still connected to the mainland. These Paleo-Indian hunters and foragers travelled throughout the region seasonally searching for food. About 5,000 years ago, the land bridge was removed...
The Province is inviting residents to share their opinion on changes to provincial laws in PEI. As the Department of Justice and Public Safety continues to regularly modernize provincial legislation, consultation documents for the following pieces of legislation are now posted...
The eligibility of the Meningococcal B (Men-B) vaccine program for the prevention of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) is expanding to include more higher risk individuals. Beginning April 2023, the Men-B vaccine (two doses) will be available to students attending a post...
The Province is inviting residents to share their opinion on changes to provincial laws in PEI. As the Department of Justice and Public Safety continues to regularly modernize provincial legislation, consultation documents for the following pieces of legislation are now posted...
Strong winds and extreme cold weather conditions are expected this Friday going into the weekend. The PEI Emergency Measures Organization (EMO) is activated to Level 1 Enhanced Monitoring in light of the cold weather system arriving into the Maritimes tomorrow. EMO is working...