Public Health Measures Guidance
The PEI Chief Public Health Office and its partners have developed these information and guidance documents to help Prince Edward Island navigate the COVID-19 pandemic.
To limit the introduction and spread of COVID-19, the Chief Public Health Office has issued Public Health Orders that residents must follow.
PEI is currently in Step 3 of Transition Plan to Living with COVID-19
Taxi drivers and ride-share drivers who transport passengers to a COVID-19 testing site or hospital should be tested for COVID-19 weekly; if symptoms develop, they should get tested immediately. Information on how to get a COVID-19 test is available here...
Public and private schools returned to in-class instruction on January 31, 2022.This delayed return allowed time for the Chief Public Health Office to further understand the impact of the Omicron variant on populations in PEI, and provided time for the...
Step 3 COVID-19 public health guidance for businesses, organizations and individuals as of April 6, 2022, can be found here.
General sport and rec guidance:
Who would be considered a close contact in a sport and recreation setting?
Information for...
Public health measures guidance for businesses, organizations and individuals as of April 6, 2022, can be found here.
Infection Prevention and Control
Handling a decedent who died of COVID-19
The suspected or confirmed status of the deceased person...
As of May 24th, 2022, there will no longer be a legal requirement for masks to be worn in early learning child care centers. Staff and families should be supported in any decisions to continue to wear masks.
Children and staff are no longer required to...
PEI is currently in Step 3 of Transition Plan to Living with COVID-19
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic declared on March 11th, 2020 restrictions were implemented in Long Term Care and Community Care Facilities across Prince Edward Island to protect...
Guidance issued by the Chief Public Health Office on the Infection Prevention and Control of COVID-19 in Outpatient Office Environments.
This document provides guidance specific to the COVID-19 pandemic in long-term care facilities.
PEI is in Step 3 of the Moving On Transition Plan to Living with COVID-19.
COVID-19 will remain with us for the foreseeable future. Moving to Step 3 of the Moving On plan does not mean the pandemic is over but does signal that we are changing and...
There are some circumstances where a PEI resident must provide transportation for someone required to self-isolate (such as taking someone to a testing clinic.
Taxi drivers and ride-share drivers who transport passengers to a COVID-19 testing site or...
As of May 24th, 2022, there will no longer be a legal requirement for masks to be worn in unlicensed child care centers. Staff and families should be supported in any decisions to continue to wear masks.
Children and staff are no longer required to...
Wearing a mask in the community is a measure to protect you and those around you, even if you don’t have symptoms.
As of May 24, 2022, masks are no longer required in early learning and child care centers, and for students and staff in K-12 when they...