• Health P.E.I.'s use of some travel health-care workers will end starting in March next year

  Source: Prince Edward Island - Regional News
  Date: 2026-09-17 22:00:00.0
  Tags: [Prince Edward Island, Healthcare, Labour, Governance]

  Health P.E.I. has reached an agreement with the Union of Public Sector Employees (UPSE) to phase out the use of private agency travel health-care workers for licensed practical nurses, resident-care workers, and patient-care workers by March 31, 2027. The policy shift affects approximately 44 positions and follows an auditor general's report revealing that Health P.E.I. spent roughly $28.5 million on unbudgeted travel nurses during the 2024-25 fiscal year. While agency staff for UPSE members will be eliminated, travel registered nurses will continue to be utilized to cover temporary vacancies across the provincial public health system.

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• Critics question $31M in extra spending for P.E.I. health care

  Source: Prince Edward Island - Regional News
  Date: 2026-09-01 22:15:46.0
  Tags: [Prince Edward Island, Healthcare, Governance, Labour, Finance]

  The Prince Edward Island government approved nearly $31 million in extra spending for Health P.E.I. through a cabinet special warrant without a legislative debate, drawing criticism from opposition parties over transparency. The funding breakdown includes $12.9 million for hospital overcapacity, overtime, and travel nurses, $12.25 million for collective bargaining wage increases, and $5.76 million for medical supplies, out-of-province care, and increased MRI services. Opposition health critics Gordon McNeilly (Liberal) and Tayte Willows (Green) are demanding a comprehensive long-term health care plan and a full financial breakdown from Health and Wellness Minister Cory Deagle.

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• P.E.I. Workers Compensation Board asks Islanders to help shape its next three-year plan

  Source: Prince Edward Island - Regional News
  Date: 2026-08-31 17:00:00.0
  Tags: [Prince Edward Island, Labour, Healthcare, Governance]

  The Workers Compensation Board of Prince Edward Island is soliciting public feedback via an online survey to shape its upcoming 2027–2029 strategic plan. The agency, which covers 98 percent of the provincial workforce and has returned $185 million to employers since 2015, is focusing its business transformation on streamlining claims by assigning single caseworkers for longer durations and addressing complex claims under the Workers Compensation Act, including psychological harms and pre-existing conditions in an aging workforce. To counteract healthcare shortages, the board has established priority access agreements with health-care providers and virtual care services for psychological injuries.

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