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Government of Prince Edward Island - Department of Land and Environment

AKA: Formerly Department of Environment, Energy and Climate Action; Department of Environment, Water and Climate Change
Provincial government department that aims to safeguard the environment and protect land and water resources.
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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.


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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

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Online searchable registry of properties that exceed regulatory limits and are deemed a contaminated site. Registry can be searched by the community the property is in or by the property identification number (PID).

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Provides drinking water testing services to measure bacteria levels and for chemical analysis.


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Provides a 24/7 phone number for the public to report environmental emergencies. The Environmental Emergency Response Team responds to reports of emergencies. Includes:

  • Air pollution problems
  • Fish kills
  • Oil, pesticide and chemical spills

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Issues special waste permits for materials that cannot be disposed of through PEI's regular waste management system.

Special waste includes:
  • Asbestos-containing material
  • Metal-containing or hydro-carbon contaminated soils
  • Sharps (needles, broken glass or other sharp objects capable of causing cuts or punctures)
  • Burnable waste from ships and aircraft from outside the province
  • Oil-soaked materials
  • Diseased potatoes from testing laboratories
  • Empty ammonium nitrate fertilizer bags
  • Screenings from a waste treatment plant
  • Non-hazardous laboratory waste
  • Creosoted or pressure-treated material
  • Biomass wet with a solvent
  • Absorbent materials and clothing contaminated with human or animal blood, tissue or bodily fluids produced from medical or veterinary procedures in hospital, medical centres or clinic, or veterinary hospitals or clinics
  • Body-piercing procedures in tattoo or body-piercing establishments

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