The P.E.I. government says it is working with New Brunswick and Nova Scotia to reduce reliance on travel nurses.
Deagle says plan would require 3 provinces to agree to not use private nursing agencies
Thinh Nguyen · CBC News
· Posted: Apr 10, 2026 8:01 AM EDT | Last Updated: 7 hours ago
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P.E.I. Health Minister Cory Deagle says he hopes a new Maritime public travel nurse unit would encourage Island‑trained nurses to stay in the public system while still letting them move around and work across the Maritime provinces. (CBC)
The P.E.I. government says it is working with New Brunswick and Nova Scotia to reduce reliance on travel nurses.
Health Minister Cory Deagle said deputy ministers and health authorities across the Maritimes are developing a plan for a regional public travel-nurse agency, aimed at moving away from costly private contracts.
“I don’t think any province can afford to keep paying these astronomical prices. Right now, we don’t have any other option, we don’t have enough nurses to fill the positions we have,” Deagle told reporters Thursday.
“So we do need them but we’ve got to find a way to manage the cost … and create our own unit that the provinces would own.
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