Manitoba
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Proposed freight train route skirts Winnipeg
The Manitoba government is taking another step toward potentially moving freight train traffic out of Winnipeg’s urban core.
REMI Network
Manitoba funds 43 school playground projects
The Manitoba government is investing $3 million to support playground projects across the province.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Manitoba seeks landlord contact information
Proposed amendments to Manitoba’s Residential Tenancies Act would create a registry of contact information for tenants’ use to be coordinated through the provincial Residential Tenancies Branch.
REMI Network
Manitoba rolls out hospital safety upgrades
The initiatives reflect ongoing consultations with front-line staff and health-care unions.
Canadian Property Management
Manitoba adds non-residential security rebates
Business owner-occupiers and tenants in Manitoba are now eligible for rebates on the purchase of security equipment and/or for the cost of property repairs in the aftermath of vandalism.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Illegal drug activity could ensnare landlords
Proposed Ontario legislation targets landlords who knowingly permit or possess proceeds from the production or trafficking of controlled substances within premises they control.
Canadian Property Management
Manitoba takes lead in nixing property controls
Manitoba consumers could see the distance shrink between competing grocery stores with the adoption of new provincial legislation addressing restrictive covenants and exclusivity clauses.
Construction Business
Manitoba enacts prompt payment legislation
The Government of Manitoba announced that its prompt payment regulation, which facilitates timely construction payments, is now in force.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Manitoba to forward new safety measures
The Manitoba government is promising to hold residential landlords accountable for safety and maintenance, and to make it easier to evict tenants who conduct drug deals or carry weapons in a residential building.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Canada invests $240 million in Manitoba housing
The federal government is investing $240 million toward building, repairing and renewing 105 housing projects across several municipalities.
REMI Network
Manitoba allocates $42 million for infrastructure projects
The Manitoba government is supporting 136 municipalities with an investment of $42 million for critical infrastructure projects.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Manitoba sets 2025 rent guideline at 1.7%
Effective January 1, 2025, Manitoba's new rent guideline has been set at 1.7 per cent, a significant decrease from the 2024 guideline.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Security equipment rebate rolled out in Manitoba
Funds for the one-time rebate will be dispersed on a first-come, first-served basis to eligible applicants who submit proof of purchase, installation and Manitoba residency.
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.
