Legislative Update – December 2, 2024

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The Legislative Assembly of Manitoba

First Session, Forty-Third Legislature

Government Bills

Introduced

  • Bill 2 The Provincial Court Amendment Act – The 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 3 The City of Winnipeg Charter Amendment and Planning Amendment Act – 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 The provisions are repealed.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 4 The Planning Amendment Act – The 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 with respect to other planning regions that may be established in the future.

Private Bills

Introduced

For the status of all current bills click here.

Proclamations

Regulations

NumberTitleRegisteredPublished
119/2024Reporting Organizations Regulation, amendment22 November, 202422 November, 2024
120/2024Public Interest Disclosure (Whistleblower Protection) Regulation, amendment22 November, 202422 November, 2024
121/2024Access and Privacy Regulation, amendment22 November, 202422 November, 2024
122/2024Public Interest Disclosure (Whistleblower Protection) Regulation, amendment22 November, 202422 November, 2024
123/2024Child Care Regulation, amendment22 November, 202422 November, 2024
124/2024Combative Sports Regulation25 November, 202426 November, 2024
125/2024School Divisions and Districts Establishment Regulation, amendment26 November, 202426 November, 2024
Manitoba Regulations

Please note: The library will be closing early on Friday, December 13th at 11:00AM for a special event.  Regular library service will resume Monday, December 16th at 8:30AM.

Please note: The library will be closed on Monday, November 11th, 2024.  Regular library service will resume Tuesday, November 12th at 8:30AM.