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In February 2021 the Government of Nova Scotia approved funding for a new pediatric emergency department for the IWK. Projected to cost $102 million, the IWK's new emergency department will replace the exisiting department which opened in 1992. In recent years, the IWK emergency department has seen a significant increase in patient and family visits that now average over 34 thousand per year. The current pediatric emergency department is too small and its physical space has become dated and limited for the volumes of annual visits and the teritary care complexity of many patients. In order for the IWK to meet demand for services and ensure the provision of safe, efficient and high quality emergency care for children and youth a redeveloped pediatric emergency department is vital.