Capital Budget 2026-27: moving the province forward, building with purpose

Today, Hon. Jill Burridge, Minister of Finance, presented the Government of Prince Edward Island’s 2026-27 capital budget to the Legislative Assembly, outlining a five-year plan totaling $1.6 billion in infrastructure investments to support the province’s needs for today and into the future. 

Capital Budget five-year highlights include: 

Health care that delivers:

• Kings County campus, including a new hospital and community health centre - $132.2 million
• Mental health campus completion - $131 million
• Investing in primary care access - $22.9 million
• Modernizing access to healthcare information - $21.7 million
• Two new CT scanners – $11.9 million
• QEH refresh and campus redevelopment - $102.3 million
• Supporting care for seniors - $14 million

Creating places to learn:

• New elementary schools - $65.4 million
• New Summerside school - $14.5 million
• New and expanded intermediate schools - $133 million
• New and renovated high schools - $44 million
• Securing French language education - $92 million
• School revitalization and capital repairs - $36 million
• Increase to Childhood Recreation Fund - $1.5 million

Investing in people and places:

• Roads, bridges and highways - $296 million
• Protecting our land – $21.3 million
• Investment in affordable public housing – $128.3 million
• Provincial parks improvements - $9 million
• Subsea power cable - early planning process - $600,000 (over two years) 

For more information on the 2026-27 Capital Budget, visit Capital Budget.

Media contact:
Emily Blue
Office of the Premier
emilyblue@gov.pe.ca

Janice Fogarty
Department of Finance
jefogarty@gov.pe.ca