• Islanders can apply for up to $1,200 in heating help at Access P.E.I. starting in November

  Source: Prince Edward Island - Regional News
  Date: 2026-10-06 18:00:00.0
  Tags: [Prince Edward Island, Affordability, Social Services, Energy]

  The Government of Prince Edward Island is taking over administration of the P.E.I. Home Heating Program from the Salvation Army starting in November 2026, allocating more than $7 million to the initiative. Eligible applicants can receive up to $1,200 in assistance through Access P.E.I. locations or online, following a surge in furnace oil prices that reached $2.07 per litre. The program previously processed more than 5,000 applications annually, and Housing Minister Kent Dollar stated that in-house administration aims to reduce administrative costs and improve rural access.

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• P.E.I. has some of Canada's highest fuel prices. Politicians are looking at making them cheaper

  Source: Prince Edward Island - Regional News
  Date: 2026-09-10 23:53:54.0
  Tags: [Prince Edward Island, Affordability, Taxation, Energy, Governance]

  A legislative committee on Prince Edward Island is reviewing the Island Regulatory and Appeals Commission pricing framework and preparing recommendations for the fall sitting of the legislature to lower fuel prices. The committee is specifically researching three options: cutting the provincial fuel tax of 8.47 cents per litre for gasoline and 14.15 cents per litre for diesel (which would yield approximately $28 million in consumer savings), eliminating minimum fuel pricing to foster competition, and exploring the establishment of an island-based ethanol-blending facility.

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