PAL Airlines (Canada) (PB, St. John's) will receive a federal and provincial subsidy of CAD9 million Canadian dollars (USD6.5 million) to restore regional air connectivity between Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island, after being selected as the winner in a request for proposals aimed at reinstating air services in the region.

The three provinces and Ottawa will provide funding to PAL Airlines to operate daily flights connecting Halifax, Sydney, NS, Charlottetown, PE, Fredericton, and Moncton. The Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA) will contribute CAD5 million (USD3.6 million), with the provinces of Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and New Brunswick providing CAD2.9 million (USD2.1 million), CAD840,000 (USD610,000), and CAD458,000 (USD333,000), respectively.

The three-year pilot programme will see PAL Airlines regional aircraft based in the region and using Halifax as a hub to provide additional connectivity. The above funding is envisaged to "cover up to 50% of eligible project costs".

ch-aviation data shows PAL Airlines’ fleet comprises one Beech 1900D, ten DHC-6-300s (wet-leased from subsidiary Air Borealis), two DHC-8-100, one DHC-8-300, three DHC-8-Q300s, and fifteen DHC-8-Q400s.