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News Release Manitoba Government Introduces Legislation to Break Down Interprovincial Trade Barriers, Proclaim June 1 as Buy Manitoba, Buy Canadian Day May 22, 2025 – The Manitoba government has introduced legislation to bring down interprovincial trade barriers and help grow the province’s economy, Business, Mining, Trade and Job Creation Minister Jamie Moses announced today.
News Release Manitoba Government Declares State of Emergency to Protect Manitobans from Wildfires May 28, 2025 – The Manitoba government is declaring a provincewide state of emergency under the Emergency Measures Act, Premier Wab Kinew and Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Lisa Naylor, minister responsible for the Emergency Measures Organization, declared based on the recommendation from Manitoba’s wildfire and emergency management officials.
News Release Manitoba Government Passes Groundbreaking Interprovincial Trade Bill with All-Party Support June 2, 2025 – The Manitoba government is strengthening the economy and protecting Manitobans from tariffs with the passage of Bill 47, the Fair Trade in Canada (Internal Trade Mutual Recognition) Act, and amendments to the Commemoration of Days, Weeks and Months Act (Buy Manitoba, Buy Canadian Day), Business, Mining, Trade and Job Creation Minister Jamie Moses announced today.
News ReleaseManitoba Government Delivers on Ambitious Agenda as Spring Session Ends June 3, 2025 – The Manitoba government passed 39 bills into law that help to improve health care, make life more affordable and enhance public safety, among other matters. The session also included the passage of measures that would strengthen renters’ rights (Bill 10), protect the environment (Bill 22) and ensure food in every school for students through Nello’s Law (Bill 17).
The Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
Second Session, Forty-Third Legislature
Government Bills
Introduced
Passed
Bill 2 The Provincial Court Amendment Act
Bill 3 The City of Winnipeg Charter Amendment and Planning Amendment Act
Bill 4 The Planning Amendment Act
Bill 5 The Highway Traffic Amendment Act (Impaired Driving Measures)
Bill 6 The Public Schools Amendment Act
Bill 7 The Human Tissue Gift Amendment Act
Bill 9 The Liquor, Gaming and Cannabis Control Amendment Act (2)
Bill 10 The Residential Tenancies Amendment Act (2)
Bill 11 The Oil and Gas Amendment Act
Bill 13 The Minor Amendments and Corrections Act, 2025
Bill 14 The Insurance Amendment Act
Bill 15 The Real Estate Services Amendment Act
Bill 16 The Municipal Councils and School Boards Elections Amendment and Public Schools Amendment Act
Bill 17 The Public Schools Amendment Act (Nutrition Equality for Lasting Learning Outcomes)
Bill 18 The Public Schools Amendment Act (Indigenous Languages of Instruction)
Bill 19 The Public Schools Amendment Act (Safe Schools)
Bill 20 The Community Child Care Standards Amendment and Education Administration Amendment Act
Bill 21 The Protecting Youth in Sports Act
Bill 22 The Environment Amendment and Waste Reduction and Prevention Amendment Act
Bill 24 The Workers Compensation Amendment Act
Bill 25 The Public-Private Partnerships Transparency and Accountability Act
Bill 26 The Vital Statistics Amendment Act
Bill 27 The Income Tax Amendment Act
Bill 28 The Manitoba Hydro Amendment Act
Bill 29 The Workplace Safety and Health Amendment Act
Bill 31 The Property Controls for Grocery Stores and Supermarkets Act (Various Acts Amended)
Bill 32 The Residential Tenancies Amendment Act (Measures to Address Unlawful Activities)
Bill 33 The Public Health Amendment Act
Bill 34 The Highway Traffic Amendment Act (Motor Carrier Enforcement)
Bill 35 The Manitoba Public Insurance Corporation Amendment Act
Bill 36 The Drivers and Vehicles Amendment and Highway Traffic Amendment Act
Bill 37 The Manitoba Financial Services Authority Act and Amendments to Various Other Acts
Bill 38 The Highway Traffic Amendment Act (Traffic Safety Measures)
Bill 39 The Public Schools Amendment Act (Campaign Financing for School Trustees)
Bill 42 The Buy Canadian Act (Government Purchases Act Amended)
Bill 43 The Human Rights Code Amendment Act
Private Members’ – Public Bills
Introduced
Bill 229 The Human Rights Code Amendment Act (Non-Disclosure Agreements) – The Human Rights Code is amended to provide that a provision in an agreement is unenforceable if it prevents a person from disclosing information about discrimination or harassment or penalizes a person for doing so.
- A person contravenes the Code if they attempt or threaten to enforce such a provision.
Bill 236 The Highway Traffic Amendment Act (Stalking-Related Measures) – The Highway Traffic Act is amended to impose automatic driver’s licence suspensions on persons convicted of criminal harassment if a vehicle has been used in the commission of the offence.
- The licence suspensions are in addition to an existing provision under The Domestic Violence and Stalking Act that enables a person who is subject to stalking to request a court order that suspends a stalker’s driver’s licence.
- Further amendments authorize a peace officer to seize and impound a vehicle if the peace officer discovers a person using the vehicle to commit criminal harassment.
- When a person who previously committed two or more criminal harassment offences using a vehicle commits another such offence, their vehicle is subject to forfeiture
2nd Reading
Bill 234 The Pride Month Act (Commemoration of Days, Weeks and Months Act Amended)
Passed
For the status of all current bills click here.
Regulations
| Number | Title | Registered | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| 39/2025 | Automobile Insurance Coverage Regulation, amendment | 23 May, 2025 | 23 May, 2025 |
| 40/2025 | Regulated Vehicles (Safety Fitness, Operator Identification and Records and Vehicle Exemptions) Regulation, amendment | 30 May, 2025 | 30 May, 2025 |
| 41/2025 | College of Physicians and Surgeons of Manitoba General Regulation, amendment | 30 May, 2025 | 30 May, 2025 |
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