For Business
If you are self-employed, a worker or a business, there are supports available for emergency relief. Find details about these programs and online applications below. If you still have concerns after reviewing this section, use the contact information provided. Staff are working hard to respond to inquiries as quickly as possible. Thank you for your patience.
Business concerns? Call 1-866-222-1751 or email peibusinesshelpline@gov.pe.ca
Questions about operational plans and re-opening? Email envhealth@ihis.org
Questions about pre-travel approval, entrance to the province, or essential, allowable or non-essential services? Email publicsafety@gov.pe.ca
The availability of stable, high‑speed Internet infrastructure is critical for access to essential resources and public services, and to enable economic growth and diversification. The Prince Edward Island Broadband Fund provides financial assistance to...
To support small and medium-sized businesses, landlords are encouraged to defer rent payments from their commercial tenants for 3 months, spreading the deferred rent amount over the rest of the lease term.
If you’re deferring rent because your tenant’s...
The COVID-19 Business Adaptation Advice program provides a non-repayable contribution to Prince Edward Island businesses, entrepreneurs, not-for-profits, and non-governmental organizations to access professional advice and support to adapt or recover...
This template outlines the general COVID-19 specific policies and procedures that businesses and services must have in place to operate under the updated Public Health Order of May 1, 2020. Each phase of Renew PEI Together includes a further relaxation...
This program is intended to provide a temporary wage top-up to essential workers employed during the PEI Public Health State of Emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Eligible employees earning $3,000 per month or less will receive a one-time payment of...
The COVID-19 Workspace Adaption Assistance Fund provides a non-repayable contribution toward the cost of implementing a COVID-19 Operational Plan.
Who is eligible for funding?
Prince Edward Island businesses, not-for-profits, and non-governmental...
The Emergency Relief - Worker Assistance Program is a temporary program to provide financial support to employers to assist their employed workers who have been impacted by reduced hours at work as a result of COVID-19.
This program has closed and is...
A financing program has been developed to provide emergency working capital financing to assist PEI’s small business during this unprecedented economic disruption to business, caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. This new loan program is to assist qualifying...
The Government of Prince Edward Island has partnered with Sobeys on the PEI Employee Gift Card Program. This is a temporary program put in place to offer a $100 Sobeys gift value to any employee, living and working on Prince Edward Island, who has...
As part of the provincial response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Government has announced a new Emergency Contingency Fund as an initial step to help support Island businesses.
Visit PrinceEdwardIsland.ca/CovidforBusiness for details about business supports...
The Essential, Non-essential and Allowable listing below applies to any business or organization including for-profit, non-profit or other entity providing goods and services. Owners and operators of businesses, services and organizations that are...
Government’s top priority is protecting the health and safety of Islanders and limiting the spread of COVID19 in our province.
Health officials recognize that essential services, including food production, will have to be maintained even under the...
The Fisheries Emergency Loan program will provide funding in the form of a repayable loan to qualified applicants. Interest payments on loans approved through this program will qualify for interest relief (interest payments will be made on behalf of the...
The new ‘term debt’ interest relief program will provide assistance to PEI fish harvesters. This new interest relief program will provide relief for qualified applicants that meet the eligibility noted below, and demonstrate a minimum 30% decrease in...
As per the direction of the Chief Public Health Officer, all food service premises are now required to restrict operations to take-out, pick-up and delivery only.
This decision has been made in keeping with the recommendations regarding social...
Handling a decedent who died of COVID-19
1. Transferring a body to a bag
Follow Standard Precautions
Include additional Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) if potential for body fluid exposure
Disinfect the exterior of the bag prior to transport...
This summer employment program is designed to create jobs for post-secondary students by providing a financial incentive to Prince Edward Island employers. In turn, students will gain valuable work experience, preferably related to a student’s field of...
Due to the Public Health Emergency of COVID-19, property tax relief measures are now in place, including the option to defer property tax payment. The measures include the following:
deferring provincial property tax and fee payments until December 31,...
The Province of Prince Edward Island is looking to businesses and organizations who can supply emergency products to support our response to COVID-19.
What are the eligibility requirements?
Anyone can make a submission. We welcome submissions from...
This guideline applies to all retail businesses, including but not limited to clothing retailers, big-box retailers, food, alcohol, and cannabis retailers, shopping malls, book stores, convenience stores, bargain retailers, and electronics retailers....
A funding program has been developed by the Province of PEI to support the PEI Tourism Operators through a joint partnership of Finance PEI and Tourism PEI. This new program will provide funding in the form of a repayable loan to qualified applicants....
The new ‘term debt’ interest relief program announced by the Province of PEI will provide assistance to PEI tourism operators through a joint partnership of Finance PEI and Tourism PEI. This new interest relief program will provide relief for qualified...
Government’s priority is protecting the health and safety of Islanders and limiting the spread of COVID-19 by social distancing. A modified sampling schedule is in place for all wastewater owners / operators using PEI Analytical Laboratories. This will...
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