Manitoba
REMI Network
Portage Place site to become health and housing hub
The overhaul of Portage Place in downtown Winnipeg is moving forward. A healthcare centre and a 15-storey multi-family tower are in the works.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Manitoba restores tax credit, hints new incentive
The 2024 Manitoba budget restores the rental housing construction tax credit and hints at a "time-limited" incentive for commercial-to-residential conversions.
REMI Network
Manitoba security system purchasers to get rebate
The Manitoba government is delivering on an election campaign promise to provide a $300 rebate on the purchase of a business or home security system.
Canadian Property Management
CRE gets peripheral standing on Manitoba council
Commercial real estate is relegated to peripheral standing on the newly struck 36-member Premier’s Business and Jobs Council, tasked with developing an economic strategy for Manitoba.
Construction Business
Permit turnaround times firming up in Manitoba
Manitoba's performance standards regulation sets maximum timelines for building authorities to process permit applications and conduct inspections, coming into force next March.
REMI Network
Manitoba offers grants to expand childcare facilities
More than 640 licensed non-profit child-care centres in Manitoba are eligible to apply for a renovation expansion grant.
Canadian Property Management
Slip-and-fall injury bill stranded in Manitoba
Manitoba's legislative term expired soon after the government introduced proposed amendments to the Occupiers' Liability Act similar to changes already adopted in Ontario.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Manitoba to convert forfeited houses into affordable dwellings
The Manitoba government announced that six forfeited houses in the Point Douglas neighbourhood will be converted into affordable housing units for low income families.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Manitoba MLA advocates new lease-breaking option
A recent private member's bill proposes an expanded definition of the types of violence tenants might face that would necessitate the need to relocate.
REMI Network
Manitoba launches review of accessibility law
The Manitoba government is seeking public input on its Accessibility for Manitobans Act as part of a five-year review of the legislation.
Construction Business
Manitoba moves closer to prompt payment
Manitoba has introduced amendments to the Builders’ Liens Act to make prompt payment a reality.
Canadian Property Management
Manitoba reaffirms energy equipment tax credits
The 2023-24 Manitoba budget announces ongoing extension of tax credits for geothermal, solar thermal and biomass system equipment, which had been scheduled to expire this summer.
REMI Network
Childcare providers in Manitoba to receive $60-mil for facility upgrades
Early learning and child care providers in Manitoba will receive $60 million to carry out facility infrastructure improvements, curriculum development, and workforce retention.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Cosmetic pesticides okayed for use in Manitoba
Manitoba has repealed a prohibition that had been in place since 2014 and is again allowing the application of cosmetic pesticides on private green space, municipal sidewalks and boulevards.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Residential renters offered Manitoba tax credit
Manitoba's new Renters Tax Credit is a renamed version of its previously available education property tax credit, which has now also been extended to tenants in subsidized housing.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Virtual hearings ahead for Manitoba rent panels
Manitoba’s Residential Tenancies Commission should soon have flexibility to hold virtual hearings or to link in some appeal panel participants from remote locations.
Canadian Property Management
New property valuation board slated for Manitoba
Manitoba is moving to establish a single entity to deal with property tax assessment appeals, compensation for land expropriation and applications for surface rights.
