Manitoba bills

This Manitoba bill restricts the sale of flavoured vaping products (e-substances) in major urban areas to adult-only premises where children are prohibited from entering, with an exemption for tobacco-flavoured products.

This Manitoba bill requires health authorities to notify patients in writing when they cannot provide hospital services for serious medical conditions within the medically recommended timeframe, including information about seeking care outside Manitoba. It also mandates that health authorities report patient deaths occurring while awaiting treatment for serious conditions, with the Minister publishing an annual public report on such deaths.

This Manitoba bill strengthens wildlife protections by increasing penalties for illegally hunting or trapping protected species, eliminating permits that previously allowed poison use to trap or kill wild animals, and expanding restrictions on killing protected animals in defence of private land.

This Manitoba bill expands who can conduct psychiatric examinations and apply for involuntary psychiatric assessments under the Mental Health Act, adding physician assistants, clinical assistants, and nurse practitioners alongside physicians. It also formally authorizes remote examinations and review board hearings when in-person is not reasonably practicable.

This Manitoba bill requires the provincial health minister to publicly report, twice a year, on how long patients wait to see a medical specialist and how long they then wait to actually receive care from that specialist.

This Manitoba bill requires the provincial health minister to lower the starting age for routine breast cancer screening (without a referral) from 50 to 40 years old by December 31, 2026, through the BreastCheck program, and to report annually on progress.

This Manitoba bill amends the Employment Standards Code to give employees the right to substitute Good Friday or Christmas Day with a religious observance day of their choosing, and requires employers to reasonably accommodate religious practices and religious clothing during the workday. It also expands retail employees' right to refuse work on Fridays, Saturdays, or Sundays for religious observance.

This bill updates Manitoba's Interprovincial Subpoena Act to expand its scope so that subpoenas issued not just by courts but also by boards, commissions, tribunals, and other bodies across all Canadian provinces and territories can be recognized and enforced in Manitoba through the Court of King's Bench.

This Manitoba bill amends The Real Property Act and The Planning Act to clarify how easements (statutory rights) can be granted over public reserve land, and to confirm that land set aside for public purposes can also be used for municipal works.

This bill amends Manitoba's Commemoration of Days, Weeks and Months Act to officially designate June 12 of each year as Celebration of Philippine Independence Day throughout Manitoba.

This bill amends Manitoba's Commemoration of Days, Weeks and Months Act to officially designate April as 'Climate Action Month' each year, promoting awareness of climate change impacts and the need for collective environmental action.

This Manitoba bill amends election rules to allow non-resident property owners to vote in school board elections, provided they are Canadian citizens, at least 18 years old on election day, and have been registered owners of land in the local authority for at least six months before election day.

This Manitoba bill requires provincial sport organizations to adopt an inclusion policy, complete inclusion training, conduct demographic assessments of their participants, and report annually on efforts to increase participation from underrepresented groups.

This Manitoba bill amends the Fiscal Responsibility and Taxpayer Protection Act to impose automatic 50% salary cuts on all Cabinet ministers if the government introduces and passes legislation to eliminate or override the existing requirement to hold a public referendum before raising major provincial taxes.

This bill amends The University of Winnipeg Act to restructure its Board of Regents, reducing membership from 36 to 21 members, introducing term limits, and requiring new governance by-laws covering conflict of interest, open meetings, and annual presidential performance reviews.

This Manitoba bill creates a new unpaid 'attachment leave' of up to 16 weeks for employees who receive a child through adoption or surrogacy, amending the Employment Standards Code to recognize these paths to parenthood separately from existing maternity leave provisions.

This Manitoba bill amends the Animal Care Act to require anyone who sells, transfers, or advertises pet animals to obtain a provincial licence, while also expanding court powers over animal ownership restrictions and significantly increasing penalties for violations.