Prince Edward IslandBill 101First Reading
Bill 101: An Act to Amend the community Care Facilities and Nursing Homes Act
Sponsor: Matthew MacFarlaneIntroduced April 1, 2026Checked September 5, 2026
Read the official textOfficial version — Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island
What this bill does
This bill amends Prince Edward Island's Community Care Facilities and Nursing Homes Act to cap the daily rate that operators of care homes and nursing homes can charge residents for room, meals, and housekeeping, with annual increases tied to PEI's Consumer Price Index.
Plain-language summary by Legisail — not legal advice.
Business impact
Compliance
This bill directly affects people running community care facilities and nursing homes in Prince Edward Island — think small to mid-sized residential care operations that house seniors or adults needing ongoing support. If you operate one of these facilities, the province will now set a ceiling on what you can charge residents each day for their room, meals, and housekeeping services, and you won't be able to raise that rate by more than the annual CPI increase for PEI. Larger operators with multiple facilities or different categories of residents may face differentiated rate caps set by order-in-council. This is primarily a revenue and pricing constraint — your day-to-day care work continues as before, but your ability to set your own fees is taken away.
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Where this bill is
First ReadingApril 1, 2026
Next: Second Reading debate
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- Bill number
- PE-101
- Type
- Private Member's Public
- Jurisdiction
- Prince Edward Island
- Session
- 67-3