A new program is available to the public to propose a name for a location, or to rename a location in Prince Edward Island. The PEI Geographic Naming and Renaming Program provides a way for Island residents to submit proposals for adding a name where none currently exists...
Supporting Island families - Islanders are invited to help create a collaborative strategy to further reduce poverty in the province. The Poverty Reduction Advisory Council will provide input and advice on poverty reduction, focusing on housing, food, and employment. Islanders...
A development permit specifies how land will be used, how the structure is located on the land, how the structure is to be serviced for water and sewer and highway access, as well as, any potential impacts from proposed development or construction. It ensures that any projects are done in accordance with the provincial Planning Act. This includes information on setbacks, or the minimum distance a structure or sewage disposal system must be set back from adjacent property boundaries, roadways, bodies of water, or other protected areas. Refer to the Development/Sewage Disposal Systems Setbacks...
This guide has been prepared as a resource to provide municipalities with official plans with information about the general considerations and internal procedures to make development decisions as of June 2018.
Amendments to the Building Codes Act Regulations will help reduce wait times for building permits and support increased development in Prince Edward Island. The amendments allow for the creation of intern level building officials in the province with the authority to review and...
A review of Prince Edward Island’s two urban regional development corporations will better position the entities as catalysts for strong, sustainable economic development. Community and business leaders Fred Hyndman and Nicole Morrison, along with Deputy Minister of Finance David...