Prince Edward Island bills

This bill replaces Prince Edward Island's existing Veterinary Profession Act with updated legislation that modernizes the registration, licensing, and discipline framework for veterinarians and veterinary technicians practicing in PEI, governed by the Prince Edward Island Veterinary Medical Association.

This Prince Edward Island bill creates a formal process allowing people who may be at risk of intimate partner violence to apply to a police service for a risk assessment and disclosure of information about the threat posed by their intimate partner, while protecting the partner's personal information and restricting how the disclosed risk information can be used.

This bill authorizes the Prince Edward Island government to spend up to approximately $3.8 billion from the Operating Fund to cover the province's current (day-to-day) operating expenses for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2027, and provides interim spending authority until the next year's estimates are passed.

This bill amends Prince Edward Island's Petroleum Products Act to require the provincial fuel price regulator (the Commission) to use the New York Harbor benchmark as the wholesale price reference point when setting maximum prices for heating fuel and motor fuel.

This PEI bill corrects two definition errors in the Powers of Attorney and Personal Directives Act — updating the definitions of 'Public Guardian and Trustee' and 'service provider' — that were accidentally introduced when the new Public Guardian and Trustee Act came into force on March 30, 2026.

This Prince Edward Island bill authorizes the provincial government to borrow up to $900 million for public purposes, including funding public services, discharging provincial debt, financing public works, and refinancing existing loans or securities.

This bill establishes a formal regulatory framework for combative sports in Prince Edward Island, creating a Combative Sport Commissioner and Advisory Council to license participants and officials, issue event permits, and oversee both amateur and professional bouts in sports such as boxing, MMA, kickboxing, and others.

This PEI bill raises the real property tax rate on non-commercial realty from $1.50 to $1.70 per $100 of assessment, while also increasing the resident tax credit from $0.50 to $0.70 per $100, and introduces a new $0.20 per $100 tax credit for owners of leased or rented multi-unit residential properties who do not qualify for the standard resident credit.

This bill updates Prince Edward Island's Registry Act to clarify how documents (deeds, mortgages, and certain Family Law Act affidavits) are defined and registered, and makes related housekeeping amendments to remove outdated references to non-existent regulations.

This bill amends Prince Edward Island's Education Act to require school board Directors to notify the Registrar of a teacher's or instructional staff member's suspension or termination within 5 days instead of the previous 15-day window.

This PEI bill repeals the Chiropractic Act, removing the existing standalone legislation that governs chiropractic practice in Prince Edward Island. The repeal will take effect on a date set by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor in Council.

This Prince Edward Island bill amends the Private Schools Act to require private schools to adopt sexual misconduct prevention policies, expand criminal record and vulnerable sector check requirements to all employees, and obligate operators to share student records with other educational institutions upon request.

This bill amends PEI's Employment Standards Act to prohibit employers from requiring a doctor's note or medical certificate when an employee requests a sick leave of absence.

This bill updates Prince Edward Island's Real Property Act by modernizing the rules for land partition proceedings (dividing co-owned land), replacing outdated terminology (e.g., 'infants' with 'minors', Roman numerals with Arabic), and aligning procedural provisions with the current Rules of Civil Procedure.

This bill amends Prince Edward Island's Employment Standards Act to prohibit employers from requiring a doctor's note when an employee requests a sick leave of absence.

This Prince Edward Island bill establishes a formal legal process for courts to declare a missing person legally dead (presumption of death) or formally absent, allowing their estate to be administered and distributed. It also updates related laws on marriage licensing, probate, and vital statistics registration to align with this new framework.

This bill updates Prince Edward Island's Ambulance Services Act to replace outdated 'emergency medical technician' terminology with 'paramedic' and 'paramedicine,' reflecting the repeal of the old Emergency Medical Technicians Act and the shift to regulating paramedics under the Regulated Health Professions Act. It also removes the requirement for ambulance operators to retain a medical advisor, transferring that oversight role to the Director.

This bill amends Prince Edward Island's Early Learning and Child Care Act to allow the licensing board to refuse to process applications (for licences or certifications) when an associated person is under investigation or charged with an offence involving child safety, and requires licensed childcare centre operators to establish a formal sexual misconduct policy within one year of the bill coming into force.

This Prince Edward Island bill broadens the duty to report child safety concerns beyond the existing 'child in need of protection' standard to any situation where a child's safety or well-being is endangered, and adds new referral options including services for victims of violence.

This PEI bill amends the provincial Income Tax Act to add a new top personal income tax bracket of 20% on taxable income exceeding $200,000, repeal an existing tax subsection, and enhance a low-income benefit program (renamed the 'Island Essentials Benefit') by increasing payment amounts and raising the income threshold for eligibility.