Canada-PEI Agreement Reporting - Working Together to Improve Health Care for Canadians and Aging with Dignity

Prince Edward Island (PEI) and the federal government are committed to continuing to work together to improve health care access and services through the Canada-PEI Working Together and the Aging with Dignity bilateral agreements. PEI has developed action plans to deliver improvements to its health care system, including:

• Expanding access to family health services, including in rural and remote areas, through primary care renewal and expansion of the Patient Medical Homes and Patient Medical Neighbourhoods model;
• Supporting health workers through recruitment and retention initiatives and reducing backlogs for health services such as surgeries and diagnostics;
• Improving access to quality mental health, substance use and addictions services with mobile mental health units and student well-being teams; and
• Helping people in Canada age with dignity, closer to home, by supporting efforts to improve access to home and community care, and safe long-term care.

Progress on initiatives and broader commitments are measured against targets which PEI publicly reports on annually on this page.  

PEI and the federal government will continue working together to improve access to health services and deliver tangible results to all residents across the province, including responding to the needs of Indigenous and other underserved and disadvantaged populations.