Recent News
Funding available for Anti-Racism Grants 2025-2026
Applications are now open for the 2025-2026 Anti-Racism Grants, with a total of $275,000 in funding available. The grant program supports projects that advance anti-racism efforts and benefit racialized and Indigenous communities across Prince Edward Island. Eligible projects...
Oak trees helping fish and wildlife in Richmond Bay Watershed
Sometimes the best way to help trout and salmon thrive is by planting a tree. That’s why Richmond Bay Watershed Association is now hard at work planting oak trees along a stream that feeds into Grand River. Cathy Gallant is the watershed coordinator for the area that encompasses...
PEI welcomes second neonatologist, keeping more premature babies and their families closer to home
Dr. Gillian MacLean remembers the exact moment when she focused her career on the tiniest patients. “I was doing an elective in obstetrics,” remembered Dr. MacLean, “and the obstetrician told me that I was in the wrong field, as soon as the baby was born, that was the only...
Statement by Minister of Education and Early Years on the first day of classes
Today, the Minister of Education and Early Years Robin Croucher issued the following statement to welcome students and staff back to school. “As we begin another school year, I want to extend a warm welcome back to all students, educators, staff, and families across Prince Edward...
New tour at Basin Head Marine Protected Area
Islanders are invited to celebrate the 20 th anniversary of the Basin Head Marine Protected Area with a new guided tour featuring hands-on conservation activities and immersive experiences that highlight the area’s natural and cultural heritage. The tour runs Thursday to Monday...
Live Well PEI Wellness Grant applications now open
The province is accepting submissions for its 2025 – 2026 Wellness Grant Program, which funds innovative, community-led projects that make healthy living more accessible for Islanders. Eligible applicants, including organizations, Indigenous groups, schools, and community groups...
Maximum daily rate adjusted for public long-term care homes to ensure fairness across the sector
Starting September 1, 2025, the daily accommodation rate for public long-term care homes in Prince Edward Island will increase from $114.67 to $116.96. When rates go up in private long-term care homes, the government adjusts the accommodation rate for residents in public homes...
Atlantic Ministers of Transportation call for long-term infrastructure funding to bolster trade and the economy
At a meeting of the Atlantic Canadian Ministers Responsible for Transportation, Ministers are urging the Government of Canada to establish a new, long-term infrastructure funding program to support critical transportation networks that drive interprovincial and international...
Province continues to invest in public education
More frontline educators and school staff will be joining the Island school system to help students access the support they need for success. For the upcoming 2025-26 school year, 189 new education positions will be added to PEI’s public education system. Additional positions...
Annual funding supports transportation services through Pat and the Elephant
Hundreds of Islanders with a variety of mobility challenges and disabilities will continue to get where they need to go thanks in part to provincial support for Pat and the Elephant. Celebrating its 50 th anniversary in 2025, Pat and the Elephant provides transportation services...