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News before 1996 is not available online.
Everyone in Canada deserves a safe and affordable place to call home. The COVID-19 crisis has made it clear that affordable housing is key to Canada’s recovery, in communities across the country, including in Charlottetown. Today, Sean Casey, Member of Parliament for...
Upgraded firefighting equipment will soon be in the hands of over a thousand career and volunteer firefighters across Island communities. The Province will be providing a one-time grant of $350,000 to Island fire departments. Each of the 35 Island fire services will receive $10...
Six different organizations will receive funding to support affordable housing, assisted living or planning and research supports related to housing. Cooperative housing, residential housing for Islanders with disabilities, transitional housing for Islanders in recovery and...
Amendments to the Lands Protection Act that were tabled and passed in the Fall 2021 Legislative Sitting will come into force on April 1, 2022. The amendments made during the 1 st sitting of the 66 th General Assembly to the Lands Protection Act could not be brought into force...
New housing opportunities for low-income Islanders will open in Charlottetown and Summerside. Through the Affordable Housing Development Program, the Province of Prince Edward Island has partnered with three developers to create 25 social housing units – nine in Charlottetown and...
Temporary shelter is available for Islanders in need, especially during extreme weather events or inclement weather. Additional emergency shelter beds have been allocated in preparation for inclement weather this week. Islanders in urgent need of shelter can contact the temporary...
New affordable housing opportunities for Islanders in Charlottetown and Souris will help support stronger, more inclusive Island communities. Through the Affordable Housing Development Program, the Province of Prince Edward Island has partnered with three developers to create 36...
Every Canadian deserves a safe and affordable place to call home. That is why the Government of Canada partnered with the Government of Prince Edward Island to provide additional support to thousands of low-income households across the province. The Honourable Ahmed Hussen...
More Islanders will have access to affordable housing as the province makes improvements to the Affordable Housing Development Program. Units supported through the Affordable Housing Development Program will create additional family and/or senior social housing across the...
The Land Matters Advisory Committee has completed its final report with recommendations on how land use, ownership, and planning can be improved in PEI. The report, Now is the Time, was developed by the committee with information from previous land reports and public input...