Prince Edward IslandBill 17Royal Assent
Bill 17: Appropriation Act (Current Expenditures) 2026
Sponsor: Jill BurridgeIntroduced April 17, 2026Checked September 5, 2026
Read the official textOfficial version — Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island
What this bill does
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.
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Business impact
This bill primarily governs internal government spending and does not directly regulate or impose obligations on private businesses. However, businesses that contract with the PEI government — such as suppliers to Health PEI, construction or infrastructure firms working with Transportation and Infrastructure, agriculture businesses supported through the PEI Agricultural Insurance Corporation or Innovation PEI, and tourism operators receiving Tourism PEI funding — may be indirectly affected by the level of funding allocated to each department. The allocations signal government priorities and the scale of public sector activity that private businesses may bid on or benefit from.
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Where this bill is
First ReadingApril 17, 2026
Second ReadingMay 29, 2026
CommitteeMay 29, 2026
Third ReadingMay 29, 2026
Royal AssentMay 29, 2026
Now law — awaiting coming into force
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- Bill number
- PE-017
- Type
- Government
- Jurisdiction
- Prince Edward Island
- Session
- 67-3