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.
News ReleaseManitoba Government Introduces Legislation to Implement Budget 2025April 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.
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.
News ReleaseManitoba Government Announces $1.5 Million in Support for Anne Oake Family Recovery CentreApril 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 ReleaseManitoba Government Announces More Workers Will Be Able to Stay in ManitobaApril 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
News ReleaseManitoba Government Will Proclaim Seniors Advocate ActMarch 28, 2025 – The Manitoba government will proclaim the seniors advocate act on Nov. 1, creating a new independent seniors advocate who will represent and advocate on behalf of seniors in Manitoba, Health, Seniors and Long-Term Care Minister Asagwara announced today.
Permits are no longer to be issued to exempt a person from the Act’s prohibition on the use of poison to trap, take or kill a wild animal.
In addition, the penalties for unlawfully hunting or trapping an animal of a protected species are increased. A convicted person is subject to a fine ranging from $10,000 to $100,000 and imprisonment for up to one year. A repeat offender is subject to a fine ranging from $20,000 to $200,000 and imprisonment for up to two years.
The right of a convicted person to hold a hunting licence is suspended for two years and a repeat offender’s right to hold a hunting licence is suspended indefinitely.
The list of wild animals that must not be killed or taken for the purpose of defending or preserving private land is expanded to include all protected species.
This Act bars a lawsuit against an occupier of premises for the injury or death of a person who is 12 years of age or older and who trespasses for the purpose of committing a crime. The occupier is liable to a criminal trespasser only if the occupier’s actions are wilful and grossly disproportionate in the circumstances and result in the occupier being criminally convicted.
An amendment is made to The Limitations Act to ensure that the time period for filing a claim against an occupier is extended until after any criminal charges against the occupier have been resolved.
Schedule B — The Occupiers’ Liability Amendment Act
The provision that currently limits an occupier’s duty of care in specified circumstances is expanded to apply to any person aged 12 years or older who enters the occupier’s premises without permission.
Children in kindergarten to grade 3 must be screened twice a year by a teacher using the assessment tool approved by the minister.
The child’s parent or guardian must be informed of their child’s results, and the results must be used to guide decisions concerning any further assessments and the allocation of specialized resources.
News ReleaseManitoba Government Leads Provinces in Calling on Prime Minister Mark Carney for Bail ReformMarch 21, 2025 – Manitoba continues to lead the nation in reforming our bail system by joining with the Council of the Federation to call on Prime Minister Mark Carney to take swift action to keep Manitobans safe, Premier Wab Kinew and Justice Minister Matt Wiebe announced today.
The Minister of Finance must report on the effects of the government’s budget decisions on economic and social inclusion and greenhouse gas emissions in Manitoba.
The Act is amended to prevent a landlord from making such an application unless
the landlord has incurred eligible capital expenditures;
there has been an increase in costs for security services; or
there has been an extraordinary increase in taxes, utilities or similar costs.
The director may order a landlord to phase in an approved increase over a number of years.
Landlords are also prevented from removing or reducing rent discounts for one year after an application for a rent increase above the maximum is made and from applying for a rent increase above the maximum within one year after removing or reducing a rent discount.
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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