Government Benefits

Rebate for homeowners who install Energy Star certified heating equipment including:

• Heat pumps
• Boilers and heaters
• Water saving devices
• Biomass heating devices
• Other eligible energy saving products

See website for details on rebate amounts, approved brands, and contractors to complete the installation.

Note: Applicants may be eligible for assistance with up-front costs for such equipment through Finance PEI's Energy Efficiency Loan Program.

Rebate program for homeowners who install energy efficient insulation, air sealing improvements and Energy Star rated windows and doors.

Visit the website for details on the required energy audit.

Note: Applicants may be eligible for assistance with up-front costs for materials and installation through Finance PEI's Energy Efficiency Loan Program.

Provides financial rebates of up to $16,000 for eligible individuals who are planning to have a home built. Rebate amounts vary by efficiency level.

Provides financial incentive to homeowners, businesses, and farms to install solar photovoltaic (PV) panels to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and lower energy bills.

Visit the website for details on rebate amounts.

Note: Applicants may be eligible for assistance with up-front costs for materials and installation through Finance PEI's Energy Efficiency Loan Program.

Program at capacity - on pause until April 2026.

Free services offered for eligible households to help insulate their homes from cold weather and help make houses more energy efficient. Includes:

• Air sealing
• Energy efficient light bulbs
• Low flow showerhead
• Programmable thermostat
• Voucher for a free furnace/boiler cleaning

• Family Caregiver Benefit for Children: Providing care to a critically ill or injured person under 18 years (maximum weeks payable up to 35 weeks)
• Family Caregiver Benefit for Adults: Providing care to a critically ill or injured person 18 years or older(maximum weeks payable up to 15 weeks)
• Compassionate Care Benefits: A person of any age who requires end-of-life care (maximum weeks payable up to 26 weeks)

• A maximum of 15 weeks of EI maternity benefits is available
• Benefits can be paid as early as 12 weeks before the expected date of birth and not more than 17 weeks after the due date
• The weekly benefit rate is 55% of the claimant's average weekly insurable earnings up to a maximum amount
• Individual claiming maternity benefits may be able to also claim parental benefits

• Standard Parental Benefits:
  • Can be paid for a maximum of 40 weeks and shared by parents but one parent cannot receive more than 35 weeks
  • Must be claimed within a 52 week period (12 months) after the week the child was born or placed for the purpose of adoption
  • The weekly benefit rate is 55% of the claimant's average weekly insurable earnings up to a maximum amount
• Extended Parental Benefits:
  • Can be paid for a maximum of 69 weeks and shared by parents but one parent cannot claim more than 61 weeks
  • Must be claimed within a 78-week period (18 months) after the week the child was born or placed for the purpose of adoption
  • The benefit rate is 33% of the claimant's average weekly insurable earnings up to a maximum amount

Provides income support benefits to individuals who lose their jobs through no fault of their own (ex: shortage of work, seasonal, or mass lay-offs) and are available for and able to work but cannot find a job.

Generally the basic rate is calculated at 55% of average insurable weekly earnings, up to a maximum amount. EI can be paid out from 14 weeks to a maximum of 45 weeks, depending on the regional unemployment rate.

Applications are to be made as soon as employment stops, even if the Record of Employment (ROE) has not been received. Benefits may be lost if the claim is submitted more than four weeks after the last day of work.

In most cases, individuals who quit their job due to a refusal to comply with their employer's mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy will not be eligible for EI benefits. See website for list of exceptions.