Manitoba Bills
The Employment Standards Code Amendment Act (Attachment Leave for Adoption and Surrogacy)
Eligible employees can take up to 16 weeks unpaid leave to adopt or bond with a child via surrogacy. You must have seven months' service and give advance notice.
Status
Royal Assent
Timeline
The Employment Standards Code Amendment Act (Sick Notes for Employee Absences)
Employers cannot demand a sick note for short absences under one week. If a note is needed, many health workers can issue it and employers must repay any fee.
Status
Concurrence and 3rd Reading
Timeline
The Public Interest Disclosure (Whistleblower Protection) Amendment Act
Public employees can report wrongdoing even if they signed an NDA and get stronger protection from punishment. Top official complaints go to the Ombudsman or an alternate recipient.
Status
Royal Assent
Timeline
The Adult Abuse Registry Amendment Act
People named in abuse reports get a chance to give information before decisions. Reviews of alleged abuse will follow clearer, consistent steps.
Status
Royal Assent
Timeline
The Waste Reduction and Prevention Amendment Act (Strengthening Enforcement)
Officials can inspect waste sites, order fixes, and impose fines. Program operators may face audits and public posting of actions.
Status
Concurrence and 3rd Reading
Timeline
The Animal Care Amendment Act
Sellers must have a provincial licence to sell, give away, or advertise pets. Officials can quickly get court orders and impose fines for neglect or illegal sales.
Status
Concurrence and 3rd Reading
Timeline
The Non-Consensual Distribution of Intimate Images Amendment Act
Lets people sue when intimate images are shared or threatened. Judges can order removal, deletion, removal from search, and consider victims' wishes; platforms are shielded if they act.
Status
Royal Assent
Timeline
The Advocate for Children and Youth Amendment Act
The law names and protects all children's identities and helps the Advocate coordinate services. It requires reviews every seven years.
Status
Royal Assent
Timeline
The Declaration of Principles for Patient Health Care Act and Amendments to The Health System Governance and Accountability Act
Sets clear patient care expectations and posts them in clinics and online. Creates patient advocacy offices and shares safety reports to help prevent harm.
Status
Concurrence and 3rd Reading
Timeline
The University of Winnipeg Amendment Act
Changes who sits on the university board and adds term limits. Meetings become mostly public, conflict disclosures posted, and the president gets annual reviews.
Status
Concurrence and 3rd Reading
Timeline
The Manitoba Public Insurance Corporation Amendment Act
Car insurance discounts will follow the vehicle owner's driving record. That may raise or lower your bill based on tickets or long safe driving.
Status
Concurrence and 3rd Reading
Timeline
The Intimate Partner Violence Death Review Committee Act
Creates a private committee to study deaths from intimate partner violence and make safety recommendations. Reports are anonymized and start after court cases finish.
Status
Royal Assent
Timeline
The Highway Traffic Amendment Act
Beginners and many drivers must have zero alcohol and no drugs. Police can test at roadside, suspend licences longer, tow vehicles, and impose long no-alcohol periods.
Status
Concurrence and 3rd Reading
Timeline
The Improving Access to Breast Cancer Screening Act
This bill requires clear rules to identify people at higher breast cancer risk and expands access to mammograms, with yearly public reporting and outreach to underserved communities.
Status
Concurrence and 3rd Reading
Timeline
The Planning Amendment and City of Winnipeg Charter Amendment Act
Sets firm timelines for zoning and planning decisions and limits some appeals. Creates fast minor subdivision rules and allows small livestock changes with a simple zoning memo.
Status
Concurrence and 3rd Reading
Timeline
The Interprovincial Subpoena Amendment Act
One Manitoba court will handle subpoenas from other provinces and tribunals. People and businesses may need to attend or give documents across provinces.
Status
Concurrence and 3rd Reading
Timeline
The Adult Learning Centres Amendment Act
Allows schools, band councils, and union training centres to open adult learning centres by themselves. This can create more local classes and flexible schedules.
Status
Concurrence and 3rd Reading
Timeline
The Constitutional Questions Amendment Act
If government uses the notwithstanding clause, it must ask the top court to say which rights are affected and whether limits are justified. The law still applies.
Status
Concurrence and 3rd Reading
Timeline
The Sign Languages Recognition Act
The law says sign languages are real languages and names ASL, LSQ, Indigenous and tactile sign languages. It does not create new services.
Status
Concurrence and 3rd Reading
Timeline
The Long-Bladed Weapon Control Amendment Act
People must be 18 and show photo ID to buy pepper spray or long blades. Online sellers verify age and require ID at delivery; sellers keep basic sales records.
Status
Concurrence and 3rd Reading
Timeline
The Street Weapons Control Act
The law bans carrying listed weapons in public parts of towns and cities. Police can seize items and fines or jail can follow.
Status
Concurrence and 3rd Reading
Timeline
Limit Flavoured Vapes To Adult Shops
In listed cities, flavoured vaping liquids can only be sold in shops that bar children. Convenience stores in those cities must stop selling flavours; tobacco flavours stay allowed.
Status
First Reading
Timeline
The Residential Tenancies Amendment Act
Landlords must register rental units and can face higher fines. Old tenancy orders are hidden after seven years and landlords may show units before move-out with notice.
Status
Second Reading
Timeline
Protect Tax Referendum Rule
Ministers lose half their extra pay if government tries to weaken or pause the tax referendum rule. If the change fails, withheld pay is returned.
Status
N/A
Timeline