Legislative Update – November 8, 2024

by Kayleigh Hykawy | Nov 6, 2024 | Bill Status, Legislation, New Bills

News

• Statement From Premier Wab Kinew on the Passing of Former Senator Murray Sinclair November 4, 2024 – Murray Sinclair was a great Canadian, a great Manitoban, a great Anishinaabe.  His career stands as a legacy of public service and a deep commitment to truth, fairness and dignity for all people.
• Manitoba Government Grants Capital Region Municipalities the Freedom to Choose November 4, 2024 – The Manitoba government is announcing further changes to the Planning Act that would give municipalities the option not to join Plan 20-50 for the Winnipeg Metropolitan Region, Municipal and Northern Relations Minister Ian Bushie announced today.

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 The provisions are repealed.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 provinciale – 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 42 The Planning Amendment Act/Loi modifiant la Loi sur l’aménagement du territoire – 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 in respect to other planning regions that may be established in the future.

In Committee

• Bill 37 The Budget Implementation and Tax Statutes Amendment Act, 2024/Loi d’exécution du budget de 2024 et modifiant diverses dispositions législatives en matière de fiscalité
• 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)
• Bill 39 The Long-Bladed Weapon Control Act/Loi sur la réglementation des armes à lame longue

Private Bills

Introduced

• Bill 223 The Indigenous Veterans Day Act (Commemoration of Days, Weeks and Months Act Amended)/Loi sur la Journée des anciens combattants autochtones (modification de la Loi sur les journées, les semaines et les mois commémoratifs)) – The Commemoration of Days, Weeks and Months Act is amended to proclaim November 8 of each year as Indigenous Veterans Day.

2nd Reading

• Bill 214 The Manitoba Hydro Amendment Act (Net-Metering Agreements)/Loi modifiant la Loi sur l’Hydro-Manitoba (ententes de facturation nette) – DEFEATED

In Committee

• Bill 217 The Men’s Mental Health Awareness Week Act (Commemoration of Days, Weeks and Months Act mended)/Loi sur la Semaine de sensibilisation à la santé mentale des hommes (modification de la Loi sur les journées, les semaines et les mois commémoratifs)

For the status of all current bills click here.

Regulations