School breakfast and snack programs encourage healthy eating, ensure students come to class prepared to learn, and support positive nutrition habits which help improve academic achievement. Each week, community volunteers and school staff help provide approximately 68,000...
Effective October 1, 2024 Unpaid Sick Leave After three months continuous service with an employer, an employee is entitled to unpaid leaves of absence of up to three days for sick leave during a twelve-month period. Paid Sick Leave In addition to the unpaid leave available to...
Free workshops providing important financial information for seniors are once again being held across the Island this fall. These workshops will focus on explaining the provincial and federal benefits Island seniors may be eligible for, as well as providing information on...
Student enrolment continues to grow in the University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI) Faculty of Nursing through a collaborative partnership with the province to help address nursing shortages in the healthcare system. “There is a need to educate, recruit, and retain an increased...
Building on the success of the initial phase of the Focus on the Frontline initiative, Minister of Health and Wellness, Mark McLane, will carry out a second phase this October to meet with healthcare staff across the province, focusing on community healthcare. Last year, the...