News ReleaseGovernments of Canada, Manitoba Support Hate Crimes Education for Manitoba ProsecutorsMay 22, 2025 – The governments of Canada and Manitoba are investing $95,000 to provide specialized training to Crown attorneys on prosecuting hate crimes, federal Justice Minister and Attorney General of Canada Sean Fraser and Manitoba Justice Minister Matt Wiebe announced today.
If Canada, a province or a territory has legislation or a scheme similar to Manitoba for removing barriers to trade in goods and services, the government of Manitoba may designate it as a reciprocating jurisdiction.
Under mutual recognition rules, the goods and services of a reciprocating jurisdiction that meet its standards and approvals are recognized as meeting the comparable standards and approvals in Manitoba.
The mutual recognition rules do not apply to goods and services that are provided by Crown corporations or exempted by regulation or to regulated professions or occupations.
The Commemoration of Days, Weeks and Months Act is amended to proclaim June 1 of each year as Buy Manitoba, Buy Canadian Day.
Private Members’ – Public Bills
Introduced
Bill 204The Highway Traffic Amendment Act (Reason for Traffic Stop) – The Highway Traffic Act is amended to require a peace officer who stops the driver of a vehicle to first inform the driver of the reason for the stop before further interacting with the driver or a passenger.
If the officer fails to give the reason, any evidence arising from the stop is inadmissible in a subsequent enforcement proceeding.
Bill 220The Criminal Property Forfeiture Amendment Act – The Criminal Property Forfeiture Act is amended. Currently, money in the criminal property forfeiture fund may be used for programs operated by law enforcement agencies. The amendments enable the money to be used for non-profit community organizations for social programs, such as affordable housing and restorative justice.
News ReleaseManitoba and Ontario Governments Agree to Knock Down Interprovincial Trade BarriersMay 14, 2025 – TORONTO—The Manitoba government signed an agreement with the Ontario government to boost the flow of goods, services, investment and workers in both provinces, Premier Wab Kinew and Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced here today.
News ReleaseManitoba Government Enacts Prompt Payment RegulationsApril 29, 2025 – The Manitoba government’s prompt payment regulation, which facilitates the timely flow of construction payments, has come into force as of April 1, Public Service Delivery Minister Mintu Sandhu announced today.
News ReleasePremier Delivers Statement in the House in Cree in Honour of Jordan River AndersonMay 8, 2025 – The Manitoba government is recognizing Spirit Bear Day and honouring the memory of Jordan River Anderson, a young boy from Norway House Cree Nation who was born with complex medical needs and spent his entire short life in hospital because governments could not agree on who should pay for his home health care, Premier Wab Kinew announced today.
A health authority may permanently close an emergency room in a hospital or health centre only if it is approved in a plebiscite by the residents of the health region who may be impacted by the closure.
A consequential amendment is made to The Municipal Councils and School Boards Elections Act.
The owners of a specified type of property listed for sale or rent must provide an energy efficiency report for their property to prospective owners or tenants. The report provides information about the energy efficiency of the property and an estimate of the annual energy costs for the property.
In addition, a real estate listing for a property that is subject to the Act must include the property’s energy efficiency score, which is based on a rating system specified by regulation.
“This is a reminder that the Notice of November 14, 2014 (as attached) regarding the need to e-mail the Criminal Motion Coordinator that a contested bail review will be proceeding in the Court of King’s Bench remains in effect. As such, where counsel do not confirm by e-mail to the Criminal Motion Coordinator that a matter will be proceeding in accordance with the guidelines provided in this Notice, the application will not be heard on a contested basis.”
The Manitoba Law Library would like to acknowledge with gratitude that we are situated on Treaty One Territory, the traditional lands of the Anishinaabe, Cree and Dakota peoples, and the homeland of the Métis Nation.
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