Legislative Update – May 23, 2025

News

News Release Governments of Canada, Manitoba Support Hate Crimes Education for Manitoba Prosecutors May 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. 

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.

The Legislative Assembly of Manitoba

Second Session, Forty-Third Legislature

Government Bills

Introduced

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)The Fair Trade in Canada (Internal Trade Mutual Recognition) Act is established.

  • 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 204 The 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 220 The Criminal Property Forfeiture Amendment ActThe 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.

Bill 234 The Pride Month Act (Commemoration of Days, Weeks and Months Act Amended)The Commemoration of Days, Weeks and Months Act is amended to proclaim the month of June of each year as Pride Month.

2nd Reading

Bill 208 The Manitoba Small Business Month Act (Commemoration of Days, Weeks and Months Act Amended)

Concurrence and 3rd Reading

Bill 232 The Victims of Impaired Drivers Commemoration Day Act (Commemoration of Days, Weeks and Months Act Amended)

Defeated

Bill 227 The Free Trade and Mobility Within Canada Act


For the status of all current bills click here.


Legislative Update – May 16, 2025

News

News Release Manitoba and Ontario Governments Agree to Knock Down Interprovincial Trade Barriers May 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.

The Legislative Assembly of Manitoba

Second Session, Forty-Third Legislature

Government Bills

In Committee

Bill 10 The Residential Tenancies Amendment Act (2)

Bill 11 The Oil and Gas Amendment Act

Bill 22 The Environment Amendment and Waste Reduction and Prevention Amendment Act

Bill 25 The Public-Private Partnerships Transparency and Accountability Act

Bill 26 The Vital Statistics Amendment Act

Private Members’ – Public Bills

Introduced

Bill 233 The Lyme and Other Tick-borne Diseases Awareness Month Act (Commemoration of Days, Weeks and Months Act Amended)The Commemoration of Days, Weeks and Months Act is amended to proclaim the month of May of each year as Lyme and Other Tick-Borne Diseases Awareness Month.

In Committee

Bill 232 The Victims of Impaired Drivers Commemoration Day Act (Commemoration of Days, Weeks and Months Act Amended)


For the status of all current bills click here.


Regulations

NumberTitleRegisteredPublished
36/2025Food and Food Handling Establishments Regulation, amendment9 May, 20259 May, 2025
37/2025Poultry Products Regulation, amendment9 May, 20259 May, 2025
38/2025Inland Port Special Planning Area Regulation, amendment14 May, 202514 May, 2025
Manitoba Regulations

Legislative Update – May 9, 2025

News

News Release Manitoba Government Enacts Prompt Payment Regulations April 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 Release Premier Delivers Statement in the House in Cree in Honour of Jordan River Anderson May 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.

The Legislative Assembly of Manitoba

Second Session, Forty-Third Legislature

Government Bills

In Committee

Bill 7 The Human Tissue Gift Amendment Act

Bill 9 The Liquor, Gaming and Cannabis Control Amendment Act (2)

Bill 13 The Minor Amendments and Corrections Act, 2025

Bill 21 The Protecting Youth in Sports Act

Bill 24 The Workers Compensation Amendment Act

Bill 29 The Workplace Safety and Health Amendment Act

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 38 The Highway Traffic Amendment Act (Traffic Safety Measures)

Bill 41 The Reporting of Supports for Child Survivors of Sexual Assault (Trained Health Professionals and Evidence Collection Kits) Amendment Act

Bill 43 The Human Rights Code Amendment Act

Bill 44 The Matriarch Circle Act and Amendments to The Commemoration of Days, Weeks and Months Act (Ribbon Skirt Day)

Concurrence and 3rd Reading

Bill 17 The Public Schools Amendment Act (Nutrition Equality for Lasting Learning Outcomes)

Bill 31 The Property Controls for Grocery Stores and Supermarkets Act (Various Acts Amended)

Private Members’ – Public Bills

Introduced

Bill 216 The Health System Governance and Accountability Amendment Act (Plebiscite Before Permanent Emergency Room Closure) – Amendments are made to The Health System Governance and Accountability Act.

  • 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.

Bill 217 The Energy Efficiency Disclosure ActThe Energy Efficiency Disclosure Act is established.

  • 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.

2nd Reading

Bill 232 The Victims of Impaired Drivers Commemoration Day Act (Commemoration of Days, Weeks and Months Act Amended)


For the status of all current bills click here.


Regulations

NumberTitleRegisteredPublished
34/2025Manitoba Labour Board Rules of Procedure, amendment29 April, 202529 April, 2025
35/2025Hunting Seasons and Bag Limits Regulation, amendment1 May, 20251 May, 2025
Manitoba Regulations

Legislative Update – April 28, 2025

News

News Release Manitoba Government Introduces Legislation to Implement Budget 2025 April 24, 2025 – The Manitoba government has introduced legislation to implement Budget 2025, which meets the challenge of the current historic moment with the largest capital investment in Manitoba’s history to grow the economy, protect jobs and continue the government’s commitments to rebuild health care and lower costs for Manitobans, Finance Minister Adrien Sala announced today. 

The Legislative Assembly of Manitoba

Second Session, Forty-Third Legislature

Government Bills

In Committee

Bill 3 The City of Winnipeg Charter Amendment and Planning Amendment Act

Bill 4 The Planning Amendment Act

Bill 6 The Public Schools Amendment Act

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 27 The Income Tax Amendment Act

Bill 28 The Manitoba Hydro Amendment Act

Bill 37 The Manitoba Financial Services Authority Act and Amendments to Various Other Acts

Bill 39 The Public Schools Amendment Act (Campaign Financing for School Trustees)

Concurrence and 3rd Reading

Bill 2 The Provincial Court Amendment Act

Bill 42 The Buy Canadian Act (Government Purchases Act Amended)

Private Members’ – Public Bills

Introduced

Bill 226 The Health System Governance and Accountability Amendment Act (Reporting When Timely Care Not Available)The Health System Governance and Accountability Act is amended to require a health authority to inform a patient when the authority is unable to provide care for the patient’s serious medical condition within the medically recommended time.

  • In these circumstances, the patient must be informed that they may wish to seek care outside Manitoba.
  • A health authority must report the death of a patient who is awaiting treatment for a serious medical condition to the minister. The minister must publicly report on the number of such deaths that occur each year.

For the status of all current bills click here.


Proclamations

ChapterTitle    (provisions)Date in forceDate signed
SM 2024, c. 22The Liquor, Gaming and Cannabis Control Amendment Act (whole act)1 May, 202516 April, 2025
Proclamations

Regulations

NumberTitleRegisteredPublished
33/2025Cannabis Regulation, amendment22 April, 202523 April, 2025
Manitoba Regulations

Legislative Update – April 22, 2025

News

News Release Manitoba Government Announces $1.5 Million in Support for Anne Oake Family Recovery Centre April 15, 2025 – The Manitoba government is providing $1.5 million through the Mino’Ayaawag Ikwewag Strategy to support the construction and startup funding for the Anne Oake Family Recovery Centre, Families Minister Nahanni Fontaine, minister responsible for women and gender equity, announced today. 

News Release Manitoba Government Announces More Workers Will Be Able to Stay in Manitoba April 15, 2025 – The Manitoba government has announced a two-year Manitoba-specific extension to facilitate work permits for prospective Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP) candidates, Labour and Immigration Minister Malaya Marcelino announced today.

The Legislative Assembly of Manitoba

Second Session, Forty-Third Legislature

Government Bills

2nd Reading

Bill 3 The City of Winnipeg Charter Amendment and Planning Amendment Act

Bill 4 The Planning Amendment Act

Bill 6 The Public Schools Amendment Act

Bill 7 The Human Tissue Gift Amendment Act

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 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 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 33 The Public Health Amendment Act

Bill 34 The Highway Traffic Amendment Act (Motor Carrier Enforcement)

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 41 The Reporting of Supports for Child Survivors of Sexual Assault (Trained Health Professionals and Evidence Collection Kits) Amendment Act

Bill 43 The Human Rights Code Amendment Act

Private Members’ – Public Bills

Introduced

Bill 218 The Climate Action Month Act (Commemoration of Days, Weeks and Months Act Amended)The Commemoration of Days, Weeks and Months Act is amended to proclaim the month of April of each year as Climate Action Month.

Bill 219 The Police Services Amendment Act (Obligation to Respond to Police Wrongdoings)The Police Services Act is amended to require a police officer to intervene if they see another officer committing a wrongdoing. The officer must also report the wrongdoing to their police chief.

  • A police service must not employ a person who has been convicted for failing to comply with these requirements as a police officer for a period of 12 months after the conviction.

Bill 227 The Free Trade and Mobility Within Canada ActThe Free Trade and Mobility Within Canada Act is established.

  • A Canadian jurisdiction that enacts similar laws or takes other measures to eliminate trade barriers with Manitoba may be designated as a reciprocating jurisdiction.
  • Goods that are manufactured, produced or approved for use in a reciprocating jurisdiction are exempt from fees and testing in Manitoba and must be treated as if they were manufactured, produced or approved for use in Manitoba.
  • In addition, a person who holds a licence or other certification to practise a profession or occupation in a reciprocating jurisdiction is entitled to be issued the equivalent licence or certification in Manitoba if the person is in good standing in their own jurisdiction and holds satisfactory liability insurance.

Bill 228 The Retail Sales Tax Amendment Act (Farmer’s Identification Number)The Retail Sales Tax Act is amended to enable a person engaged in farming to obtain a farmer’s identification number.

  • A person who provides their farmer’s identification number is not required to pay the tax on products and services that are exempt when used in farming.
  • The person must provide a declaration respecting their use of the tax-exempt products or services in farming.
  • A consequential amendment is made to The Tax Administration and Miscellaneous Taxes Act.

2nd Reading

Bill 225 The Public Schools Amendment Act (Universal Screening for Learning Disabilities)


For the status of all current bills click here.


Legislative Update – April 16, 2025

News

News Release Manitoba Government Translating Government Proceedings into Indigenous Languages March 31, 2025 – The Manitoba government is piloting a new project to translate Hansard into the seven Indigenous languages used in Manitoba starting with Anishinaabemowin, Premier Wab Kinew announced today. 

News Release Manitoba Government Invests $3.3 Million in Manitoba’s RCMP Emergency Response Team to Fight Rural and Northern Crime April 8, 2025 – The Manitoba government, in partnership with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, is investing $3.3 million to expand Manitoba’s RCMP Emergency Response Team in rural and northern Manitoba, Justice Minister Matt Wiebe announced today.

News Release Manitoba Government Invests in New Crime Suppression Unit in Thompson to Increase Safety in Rural and Northern Manitoba April 10, 2025 – The Manitoba government is helping fight crime in Thompson and rural Manitoba by providing $250,000 in funding to support the establishment of a crime suppression unit as part of the province’s Public Safety Strategy, Justice Minister Matt Wiebe announced today. 

The Legislative Assembly of Manitoba

Second Session, Forty-Third Legislature

Government Bills

2nd Reading

Bill 9 The Liquor, Gaming and Cannabis Control Amendment Act (2)

Bill 10 The Residential Tenancies Amendment Act (2)

Bill 17 The Public Schools Amendment Act (Nutrition Equality for Lasting Learning Outcomes)

Bill 25 The Public-Private Partnerships Transparency and Accountability Act

Bill 32 The Residential Tenancies Amendment Act (Measures to Address Unlawful Activities)

Bill 35 The Manitoba Public Insurance Corporation Amendment Act

Bill 44 The Matriarch Circle Act and Amendments to The Commemoration of Days, Weeks and Months Act (Ribbon Skirt Day)

Private Members’ – Public Bills

Introduced

Bill 213 The Employment Standards Code Amendment Act (Non-Compete Agreements) – A non-compete agreement prohibits an employee from competing with their employer after the employment relationship ends.

  • The Employment Standards Code is amended to prohibit non-compete agreements. The prohibition does not apply to an employee who is a senior executive or to a person who, after selling a business, becomes an employee of the purchaser of the business.

Private Members’ – Private Bills

Introduced

Bill 300 The Winnipeg Foundation Amendment ActThe Winnipeg Foundation Act is amended in two ways.

  • The mayor of the City of Winnipeg is no longer required to be a member of the board of directors of the Foundation.
  • Audit information about the Foundation’s financial statements must be published on its website. Currently, information respecting the audit must be published in a newspaper and copies of the auditor’s report must be provided on request.

For the status of all current bills click here.


Proclamations

ChapterTitle    (provisions)Date in forceDate signed
SM 2023, c. 40The Chartered Professionals in Human Resources Act (whole act)1 June, 20259 April, 2025
SM 2022, c. 10The Police Services Amendment Act (Enhancing Independent Investigation Unit Operations) (whole act except sections 1, 5 and 17)15 April, 20259 April, 2025
Proclamations

Regulations

NumberTitleRegisteredPublished
31/2025Independent Investigations Regulation, amendment10 April, 202510 April, 2025
32/2025Prescription Drugs Payment of Benefits Regulation, amendment11 April, 202511 April, 2025
Manitoba Regulations

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