Grants and incentives are rolling out to support Island residents interested in providing licensed child care in their own home. Licensed family home centres can receive financial support to reduce parent fees, fund wages and professional development opportunities, and purchase...
What is harm reduction? Harm reduction is any evidence-informed intervention that helps reduce the risk of harms associated with a behaviour without requiring abstinence from that behaviour. Examples include naloxone kits (substance use), condoms (sexual health), seatbelts...
Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, has announced that an individual is in hospital being treated for COVID-19 and 129 new cases of COVID-19 in PEI. The hospitalized individual is between 60 and 79 years of age. These new cases are still under investigation and...
Atlantic Premiers met today to renew their commitment to improving health care, addressing the COVID-19 pandemic, and promoting a robust recovery for the region’s economy. Premier Blaine Higgs chaired the virtual meeting of the Council of Atlantic Premiers, with Premier Dennis...
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...
Food Product Development Assistance is available to Prince Edward Island businesses to access professional and technical assistance in creating or improving a new food product or process. This assistance can be used to develop and test new and improved products and processes, and other technical development-related activities. Funding through this program is intended to support the engagement of expertise as the business moves its product or process from the earliest stage of development through to commercialization. Who is eligible for Food Product Development Assistance? To be an eligible...
The health and well-being of Canadians are the top priorities of the governments of Canada and Prince Edward Island. But the COVID-19 pandemic has affected more than Canadians’ personal health. It is having a profound effect on the economy. That is why governments have been...
Eight community organizations will receive funding support to create greater opportunities for Island women and girls. Funding through the 2021 Interministerial Women’s Secretariat Grants is for community group projects that focus on encouraging women and girls to pursue...
Supporting more sustainable transportation in Prince Edward Island will help Islanders lower their impact on the environment, while encouraging more walking, cycling, and community transit. PEI’s Sustainable Transportation Action Plan has 27 action items to be implemented in the...
Honourable Jill Burridge Minister of Finance 2nd Floor Shaw South PO Box 2000 Charlottetown, PE C1A 7N8 Dear Minister Burridge, I am pleased to have you serve as the Minister of Finance. On April 3, 2023, we were given a mandate by Islanders to continue to work towards building a...