Stats and Facts
We believe quality child care should be accessible to all Manitobans. We have ensured the lowest regulated parent fees outside of Quebec. We have committed to funding for 6,500 spaces and we have met this goal. We are building 60 new child-care facilities. We plan to...
We are working with private businesses to expand housing to include 2,100 new units in downtown Winnipeg and 2,500 rental units across the province. We introduced a tenant protection package with strong measures to control excessive rent increases and condo conversions. The province’s...
Green & growing Manitoba families expect strong leadership that will protect our natural habitats. We are rolling out an aggressive eight-year environmental strategy including: a water management plan, a plan to protect our lakes and parks, a peat lands strategy,...
The Manitoba government recognizes the importance of infrastructure and transportation to the people of Manitoba. Budget 2012 continues our historic levels of investment in Manitoba’s infrastructure with $589 million for roads and bridges. We will continue to repair...
Your NDP government is working to make Manitobans feel safe in their homes and in their communities. We have added 274 more police officers since 1999. We continue to see success with our Drug Treatment Court where we have seen a very low recidivism rate. Our Auto...
Manitoba’s health care system is one of the best in Canada. Our government is committed to providing accessible quality health care to all Manitobans. Among many new measures, we are: limiting Pharmacare deductibles to the rate of inflation covering 100 per cent of the...
Living in Manitoba has many advantages. We have one of the most affordable costs of living in the country and a high quality of life that makes our province a great place to live, work, invest and to raise a family. A new law guarantees that Manitoba families will pay the...
Manitobans find themselves with more job opportunities than ever before, despite uncertain economic times. Manitoba continues to have among the lowest unemployment rates in the country. Our youth unemployment rate remains the third lowest in the nation. In the last year,...
Universities, Colleges & Apprenticeships
Post-secondary education is the key to Manitoba’s success now and into the future. Since 1999, we have increased funding for post-secondary education by 90 per cent and colleges by 142.7 per cent. We have the third lowest tuition for university and the second lowest tuition...
Every family has been touched by cancer; it affects us all. So we are building the best system in the country. We are covering 100 per cent of the cost of approved cancer drugs for patients at home or in hospital. We plan to reduce wait times to two months or less from the...
We are developing Canada’s first registry of people who abuse vulnerable adults including people with disabilities. We are the first Manitoba government to create the position of Minister responsible for Persons with Disabilities. In March 2011, Manitoba hosted the first-ever...
Working together with Manitoba First Nations and Métis, we are: constructing all-weather roads on the east side of Lake Winnipeg; supporting the First Peoples Economic Development Fund, the Metis Economic Development Fund and the Communities Economic Development Fund...
We are helping the City of Winnipeg to maintain critical infrastructure and services. Some of the services that the Province funds include: Roads/Bridges - $42.5 million to fund almost half of the city’s road and bridge projects. Wastewater – $8.8 million to support...
Reducing poverty is key to the success of all Manitobans. More than 10 years of poverty reduction efforts have resulted in: fewer Manitobans living in poverty –a decrease of 6,000 between 2000 and 2009; consistent increases to the minimum wage; more funded child care...
Last year, Manitoba’s NDP government announced a renewed long-term care strategy to ensure that seniors would have access to the services they need. We have committed to: adding hundreds of new personal care home beds; providing more Home Care services to support seniors...
The Manitoba government is responding to the unique needs of The North. The University College of the North is operating out of two main campuses at The Pas and Thompson and in 12 regional centres, including Flin Flon, Swan River, Churchill and nine First Nations. Northern...
Nothing is more important to our children’s future success than education and that is why we are taking measures to protect the quality of education in Manitoba for the long term even in these uncertain economic times. We are moving forward on our commitment to limit class...
