Legislative Update – June 27, 2024

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The Legislative Assembly of Manitoba

First Session, Forty-Third Legislature

Government Bills

Introduced

  • Bill 38 An Act Respecting Child and Family Services (Indigenous Jurisdiction and Other Amendments)/Loi concernant les services à l’enfant et à la famille (champ de compétence autochtone et autres modifications) –

Child and Family Services Act

  • Amendments to this Act include the following:
  • A preamble is added to the Act and the Declaration of Principles is repealed in light of the principles that were added to the Act in 2023.
  • The director and agencies must facilitate the transition to Indigenous service providers for Indigenous children and families.
  • For the purpose of critical incident reporting, the definition of “critical incident” is changed so that it applies to young adults only if they (and not their family) received services from an agency within a year before a serious injury or death.
  • A person who believes that an Indigenous child might need protection may report the matter to an Indigenous service provider.
  • An agency that receives information that a child might need protection may refer the matter for investigation to an applicable Indigenous service provider or investigate the matter in collaboration with that service provider.
  • An adult who was alleged to have been abused as a child must not be compelled to testify at a hearing about an objection to the entry of their alleged abuser’s name in the child abuse registry.
  • For the purpose of a hearing, a judge or associate judge may order that an Indigenous service provider be substituted for an agency that apprehended a child.
  • A judge or associate judge may appoint a consenting Indigenous service provider as the guardian of a child.
  • An Indigenous service provider with permanent guardianship of a child may apply to court for an order terminating the guardianship.

Child and Family Services Authorities Act

  • Amendments to this Act include the following:
  • An authority must facilitate the transition to Indigenous service providers for Indigenous children and families.
  • The minister may designate an agency, or vary a geographic region, for the purpose of providing joint intake and emergency services if it is necessary because an Indigenous governing body exercises jurisdiction over child and family services.
  • The Metis Authority is disestablished on a date to be fixed by proclamation.

Vital Statistics Act

  • This Act is amended to allow
  • an Indigenous service provider to apply for a birth certificate, a certified copy of a birth registration and, when required for a court proceeding, a certificate of birth registration search; and
  • a person applying for a guardianship or parenting order to apply for a certificate of birth registration search.

Passed

  • Bill 5 The Adult Literacy Act/Loi surl’alphabétisation des adultes SM 2024, c. 3
  • Bill 6 The Manitoba Assistance Amendment Act/Loi modifiant la Loi sur les allocations d’aide du Manitoba SM 2024, c. 4
  • Bill 8 The Safe Access to Abortion Services Act/Loi sur l’accès sécuritaire aux services d’interruption volontaire de grossesse SM 2024, c. 5
  • Bill 10 The Advanced Education Administration Amendment Act/Loi modifiant la Loi sur l’administration de l’enseignement postsecondaire SM 2024, c. 6
  • Bill 11 The Statutes and Regulations Amendment and Interpretation Amendment Act/Loi modifiant la Loi sur les textes législatifs et réglementaires et la Loi d’interprétation SM 2024, c. 7
  • Bill 13 The Emergency Medical Response and Stretcher Transportation Amendment Act/Loi modifiant la Loi sur les interventions médicales d’urgence et le transport pour personnes sur civière SM 2024, c. 8
  • Bill 14 The Minor Amendments and Corrections Act, 2024/Loi corrective de 2024 SM 2024, c. 9
  • Bill 15 The Credit Unions and Caisses Populaires Amendment Act/Loi modifiant la Loi sur les caisses populaires et les credit unions SM 2024, c. 10
  • Bill 17 The Workplace Safety and Health Amendment Act/Loi modifiant la Loi sur la sécurité et l’hygiène du travail SM 2024, c. 11
  • Bill 18 The Community Child Care Standards Amendment Act/Loi modifiant la Loi sur la garde d’enfants SM 2024, c. 12
  • Bill 19 The Drivers and Vehicles Amendment Act/Loi modifiant la Loi sur les conducteurs et les véhicules SM 2024, c. 13
  • Bill 20 The Highway Traffic Amendment Act/Loi modifiant le Code de la route SM 2024, c. 14
  • Bill 22 The Celebration of Nigerian Independence Day Act (Commemoration of Days, Weeks and Months Act Amended)/Loi sur la Journée de la célébration de l’indépendance du Nigeria (modification de la Loi sur les journées, les semaines et les mois commémoratifs) SM 2024, c. 15
  • Bill 23 The Change of Name Amendment Act (2)/Loi no 2 modifiant la Loi sur le changement de nom SM 2024, c. 16
  • Bill 24 The Intimate Image Protection Amendment Act (Distribution of Fake Intimate Images)/Loi modifiant la Loi sur la protection des images intimes (distribution de fausses images intimes) SM 2024, c. 17
  • Bill 29 The Body Armour and Fortified Vehicle Control Amendment Act/Loi modifiant la Loi sur le contrôle des gilets de protection balistique et des véhicules blindés SM 2024, c. 18
  • Bill 30 The Unexplained Wealth Act (Criminal Property Forfeiture Act and Corporations Act Amended)/Loi sur les richesses inexpliquées (modification de la Loi sur la confiscation de biens obtenus ou utilisés criminellement et de la Loi sur les corporations) SM 2024, c. 19
  • Bill 31 The Captured Carbon Storage Act/Loi sur le stockage de carbone capté SM 2024, c. 20
  • Bill 33 The Change of Name Amendment Act (3)/Loi no 3 modifiant la Loi sur le changement de nom SM 2024, c. 21
  • Bill 34 The Liquor, Gaming and Cannabis Control Amendment Act/Loi modifiant la Loi sur la réglementation des alcools, des jeux et du cannabis SM 2024, c. 22
  • Bill 36 The Regulated Health Professions Amendment Act/Loi modifiant la Loi sur les professions de la santé réglementées SM 2024, c. 23

Private Members’ – Public Bills

Passed

  • Bill 201 The Manitoba Emblems Amendment Act (Provincial Stone)/Loi modifiant la Loi sur les emblèmes du Manitoba (désignation de la pierre provinciale) SM 2024, c. 24
  • Bill 202 The Community Foundation Day Act (Commemoration of Days, Weeks and Months Act Amended)/Loi sur la Journée des fondations communautaires (modification de la Loi sur les journées, les semaines et les mois commémoratifs) SM 2024, c. 25
  • Bill 207 The Islamic Heritage Month Act (Commemoration of Days, Weeks and Months Act Amended)/Loi sur le Mois du patrimoine islamique (modification de la Loi sur les journées, les semaines et les mois commémoratifs) SM 2024, c. 26
  • Bill 208 The Two-Spirit and Transgender Day of Visibility Act (Commemoration of Days, Weeks and Months Act Amended)/Loi sur la Journée de visibilité bispirituelle et transgenre (modification de la Loi sur les journées, les semaines et les mois commémoratifs) SM 2024, c. 27
  • Bill 211 The Drivers and Vehicles Amendment Act (Manitoba Parks Licence Plates)/Loi modifiant la Loi sur les conducteurs et les véhicules (plaques d’immatriculation des parcs du Manitoba) SM 2024, c. 28
  • Bill 212 The Asian Heritage Month Act (Commemoration of Days, Weeks and Months Act Amended)/Loi sur le Mois du patrimoine asiatique (modification de la Loi sur les journées, les semaines et les mois commémoratifs) SM 2024, c. 29

For the status of all current bills click here.

Regulations

NumberTitleRegisteredPublished
41/2024Community Safety Officers Regulation, amendment10 June 202410 June 2024
42/2024First Nation Safety Officers Regulation, amendment10 June 202410 June 2024
43/2024Recreational Camps Regulation, amendment14 June 202414 June 2024
44/2024Court of King’s Bench Small Claims Practices Regulation, amendment14 June 202414 June 2024
45/2024Fuel Tax Rates Regulation14 June 202414 June 2024
46/2024Joint Intake and Emergency Services by Designated Agencies Regulation, amendment17 June 202417 June 2024
47/2024Declaration of Provincial Roads Regulation, amendment25 June 202425 June 2024
Manitoba Regulations

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