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The Legislative Assembly is Prince Edward Island's parliament. Once elected by Islanders, Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) examine the budget and debate and pass provincial laws. On the Assembly's website you can find biographies and...

Visit the Office of the Lieutenant Governor website The Honourable Dr. Wassim Salamoun was sworn in as Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island and invested as a member of the Order of PEI, for which he serves as Chancellor, in a special ceremony...

The provincial animal of Prince Edward Island is the red fox. The Provincial Emblems and Honours Act was amended in June 2018 to include an animal emblem and states "the animal known scientifically as Vulpes vulpes and popularly known as the red fox...

The patriotic song of Prince Edward Island was written by Lucy Maud Montgomery in the spring of 1908 and was set to Lawrence W. Watson's music. The manuscript music, dated Charlottetown, 27 Oct 1908, and correspondence relating to it, are displayed...

The Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) was officially named the provincial bird in 1977 as a result of a province-wide public vote held in 1976. It is easily identified by its prominent sky-blue hood, wings and tail feathers. Its throat and breast are...

Prince Edward Island’s flag is modelled after the coat of arms and is bordered on three sides by bands of red and white. The English heraldic lion is also used on the Coat of Arms of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, and of King Edward VII. The upper...

The Lady's Slipper ( Cypripedium acaule) was made the official provincial flower on April 25, 1947. The orchid gets its name from the shape of its petals which look like a slipper. The Lady's Slipper blooms in late May and June and grows in shady...

The Charlottetown soil is the main soil of Prince Edward Island, accounting for roughly 470,000 acres of land. It has a sandy texture, is well drained and is very suitable for farming. The redness of the soil is due to the high iron-oxide (rust)...

In 1960, the Prince Edward Island Tartan was adopted to recognize the contribution of people of Scottish descent to the settling of PEI. The tartan was designed by Mrs. Jean Reed of Covehead and features the colours red for the redness of our soil...

When Jacques Cartier arrived in 1534, the Red Oak (Quercus rubra) was reasonably common in the Island forest. Subsequent explorers and settlers valued its strong,fine-grained wood for furniture and cabinets. Land-clearing and harvest of Red Oak have...

A great seal is the highest order of seal used by a government. In Canada, application of a great seal legitimizes a formal document, showing that it has been approved by the Lieutenant Governor. History of the Great Seal of Prince Edward Island In...

The Prince Edward Island wordmark is a registered trademark of the Government of Prince Edward Island and may not be copied, reproduced, altered or distributed for use or otherwise used in whole or in part in any manner without written permission...