Background The AFCAC is mandated to provide advice to the Minister Responsible for Acadian and Francophone Affairs regarding the priorities of the Acadian and Francophone community of PEI. To do so, the committee regularly consults the community through an online survey, which is...
This is part three of a six-part series in which Lauren MacDonald documents her internship experience as an environment summer student with the Department of Transportation and Infrastructure (DTI). Here are MacDonald’s notes, in her own words. Notes from the field day 3...
Victim Services assists victims of crime throughout their involvement in the criminal justice system. Assistance is available to victims of crime anywhere on Prince Edward Island. If you live off-Island and are victimized by a crime that occurred on PEI, you are also eligible for...
The guidelines are designed to protect the public and animal health and to reduce the risk of contamination of drinking water supplies and surface water resources. The permanent discarding or temporary storage of exposed carcasses on the surface of the ground or the disposal of...
A new health curriculum resource will be available to Island health classrooms this fall to help teachers engage youth in important sexual health education discussions. The Premier’s Action Committee on Family Violence Prevention Youth Engagement Working Group collaborated with...
There’s a good chance that the next bag of Frito Lay potato chips you tear open will contain chips from Prince Edward Island-grown potatoes. Historic Freetown-based Monaghan Farms is Frito Lay’s largest supplier of raw product for export and were their top Canadian supplier in...
Any company conducting plumbing services in Prince Edward Island requires a valid PEI Plumbing Contractor's Licence. In addition, the owner or at least one employee of the company must hold a valid journeyman’s certificate in plumbing or a work permit issued in accordance with the Apprenticeship and Trades Qualification Act. A plumbing contractor's licence is valid for a maximum one-year period. All licences expire March 31 st. (A licence issued in January must be renewed within three months as it will expire March 31 st.) Plumbing services in PEI are regulated under the authority of the...
Danté Bazard, provincial anti-racism policy advisor, will begin working with Island residents facing systemic discrimination to drive change in Prince Edward Island through the new Anti-Racism Table beginning September 20, 2021. Following the global Black Lives Matter movement...
You can apply for a Nomination for Permanent Residency through the Critical Worker stream of the Prince Edward Island Provincial Nominee Program (PEI PNP) if you are currently working full-time in PEI. The PEI Critical Worker stream is employer-driven, allowing Island employers...
Diabetes is a chronic disease caused by defects in insulin production or insulin use. This leads to high blood sugar levels, which can damage organs, blood vessels, and nerves. Diabetes is caused by a number of genetic, environmental, and biological risk factors.