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The Legislative Assembly of Manitoba

First Session, Forty-Third Legislature

Government Bills

Introduced

  • Bill 40 The City of Winnipeg Charter Amendment and Planning Amendment Act/Loi modifiant la Charte de la ville de Winnipeg et la Loi sur l’aménagement du territoire – The City of Winnipeg Charter and The Planning Act provide that the Municipal Board must hold a hearing on a proposed zoning by-law if a sufficient number of people object to the by-law.
    • The City of Winnipeg Charter is amended to increase the sufficient number of objections from at least 25 to at least 300.
    • The Planning Act is amended to increase the sufficient number of objections from at least 25 to at least
      • 300, for a municipality or planning district with a population of at least 6,000; or
      • the greater of 100 or 5% of the population, for a municipality or planning district with a population of fewer than 6,000.
    • In addition, each Act currently provides that the Municipal Board must hold a hearing when objections to a zoning by-law affecting a particular parcel of land are received from at least 50% of the land owners within 100 metres from the parcel. The provisions are repealed.
  • Bill 41 The Provincial Court Amendment Act/Loi modifiant la Loi sur la Cour provincialeThe Provincial Court Act is amended to expand the subjects of continuing education for provincial court judges. Subjects are to include intimate partner violence, coercive control in intimate partner and family relationships and the experiences of Indigenous persons and 2SLGBTQIA+ persons.
    • To be eligible for appointment as a judicial justice of the peace, a candidate must agree to participate in continuing education on a number of specified subjects.
    • Funding for continuing education seminars established by the Chief Judge does not lapse.
  • Bill 42 The Planning Amendment Act/Loi modifiant la Loi sur l’aménagement du territoireThe Planning Act is amended to enable a municipality to withdraw from the Capital Planning Region.
    • The date for completing the initial regional plan for the Capital Planning Region is extended.
    • The obligations concerning drinking water and wastewater management plans for municipalities within the capital region are continued and are no longer dependent on membership in the Capital Planning Region.
    • Related amendments are made in respect to other planning regions that may be established in the future.

In Committee

Private Bills

Introduced

2nd Reading

In Committee

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Regulations

NumberTitleRegisteredPublished
109/2024Teaching Certificates and Qualifications Regulation, amendment24 October 202424 October 2024
110/2024Agricultural Crown Lands Leases and Permits Regulation, amendment1 November 20241 November 2024
111/2024Body Armour and Fortified Vehicle Control Regulation, amendment1 November 20241 November 2024
112/2024Local Urban Districts Regulation, amendment1 November 20241 November 2024
113/2024Builders’ Liens (Prompt Payment) Regulation1 November 20241 November 2024
Manitoba Regulations

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