Manitoban Legislation

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.

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.

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.

Buyers can request parts, tools, manuals, and diagnostic software for certain products. Sellers must provide them within a set or reasonable time and give free digital manuals.

More health workers can do urgent mental-health assessments. Some exams and hearings can happen by phone or video, which may reduce wait times and travel.

People named in abuse reports get a chance to give information before decisions. Reviews of alleged abuse will follow clearer, consistent steps.

Officials can inspect waste sites, order fixes, and impose fines. Program operators may face audits and public posting of actions.

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.

The law names and protects all children's identities and helps the Advocate coordinate services. It requires reviews every seven years.

Nurses can refuse non-emergency mandatory overtime without facing professional discipline. Health authorities must make plans to meet minister-set overtime reduction targets; emergencies still allow overtime.

Sets clear patient care expectations and posts them in clinics and online. Creates patient advocacy offices and shares safety reports to help prevent harm.

Government can set minimum nurse-to-patient ratios. Hospitals must plan and report shortfalls; missed ratios do not allow lawsuits.

Changes who sits on the university board and adds term limits. Meetings become mostly public, conflict disclosures posted, and the president gets annual reviews.

Creates a private committee to study deaths from intimate partner violence and make safety recommendations. Reports are anonymized and start after court cases finish.

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.

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.

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.

One Manitoba court will handle subpoenas from other provinces and tribunals. People and businesses may need to attend or give documents across provinces.

Updates wording and names across many laws. It improves reporting, lets agencies request information, and can extend time to challenge missed ticket convictions.

Lets Yellowquill grant degrees and get provincial funding. Courses follow First Nations culture and the school must report spending and student outcomes.

Stops misleading investment ads and bans high-pressure sales. Gives a dispute service power to order firms to fix problems and pay compensation.

Lets cities and utilities register lasting rights on parks and reserve land. You may see buried pipes, lines, or maintenance work there.

Stops sellers from charging you a higher online price based on your data. Stores with digital shelf labels must show the same price at checkout.

Pharmacists may give a different medicine with a similar effect unless you or your doctor say no. The law also lets regulators merge and judges change some health orders.