---
title: "Public services in Manitoba: who handles what"
url: "https://canadaservicemap.ca/provinces/manitoba"
description: "Public services in Manitoba: 52 services, the 12 biggest cities and towns and 2,143 public places from open data. Payment dates for 1 provincial benefit."
site: "Canada Service Map"
author: "Mahmoud Halat"
publisher: "Space & Story"
lastReviewed: "2026-10-13"
licence: "Built entirely from public data: open data and official government pages. Each record keeps the licence of its source, listed at https://canadaservicemap.ca/data."
---
# Public services in Manitoba

Province

Compiled by Mahmoud Halat, checked 13 October 2026. Not a government website. The official page always has the final word.

Who handles public services in Manitoba, with a page for each of 52 services. Below: the 12 biggest cities and towns, Manitoba's benefit payment dates and the main provincial government bodies.

## At a glance

- 52 public services have a page for Manitoba on this site.
- 172 cities, towns and communities in Manitoba have public places on the map, 2,143 places in all.
- The biggest by population is Winnipeg: 749,607 people (2021 Census). Source: [Statistics Canada, Population and dwelling counts: Canada and census subdivisions (municipalities), table 98-10-0002-01, 2021 Census of Population](https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000201) (Statistics Canada Open Licence).
- 31 provincial government bodies in Manitoba are on record.

## Services

### Identity and documents

- [Order a birth certificate](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/birth-certificate/manitoba): Vital Statistics Branch (Government of Manitoba)
- [Order a death certificate](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/death-certificate/manitoba): Vital Statistics Branch (Government of Manitoba)
- [Order a marriage certificate](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/marriage-certificate/manitoba): Vital Statistics Branch (Government of Manitoba)
- [Legally change your name](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/name-change/manitoba): Vital Statistics Branch (Government of Manitoba)
- [Get a photo ID card (if you don't drive)](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/photo-id-card/manitoba): Manitoba Public Insurance (MPI)
- [Change your address with the province](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/change-address/manitoba): Manitoba Address Change (Government of Manitoba)

### Driving and vehicles

- [Get, renew or replace a driver's licence](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/drivers-licence/manitoba): Manitoba Public Insurance (MPI)
- [Book a road test or knowledge test](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/driving-test/manitoba): Manitoba Public Insurance (MPI)
- [Register a vehicle and renew licence plates](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/vehicle-registration/manitoba): Manitoba Public Insurance (MPI)
- [Get an accessible parking permit](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/accessible-parking/manitoba): Manitoba Possible (formerly SMD), for Manitoba Transportation and Infrastructure
- [Check road conditions and closures (511)](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/road-conditions/manitoba): Manitoba 511 (Manitoba Transportation and Infrastructure)

### Health

- [Apply for or renew your health card](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/health-card/manitoba): Manitoba Health, Seniors and Long-Term Care
- [Find a family doctor or nurse practitioner](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/find-family-doctor/manitoba): Family Doctor Finder (Manitoba Health)
- [Talk to a nurse (811 health line)](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/health-advice-line/manitoba): Health Links - Info Santé (Shared Health)
- [Get help paying for prescription drugs (pharmacare)](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/prescription-drug-coverage/manitoba): Manitoba Pharmacare (Manitoba Health)
- [Vaccines and immunization records](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/immunization/manitoba): Manitoba Health (Public Health)
- [Register as an organ and tissue donor](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/organ-donor/manitoba): Sign Up For Life (Transplant Manitoba, Shared Health)
- [Home care and community care](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/home-care/manitoba): Manitoba Home Care Program (regional health authorities)

### Family and children

- [Register a baby's birth](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/register-birth/manitoba): Vital Statistics Branch (Government of Manitoba)
- [Get a marriage licence](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/marriage-licence/manitoba): Vital Statistics Branch (Government of Manitoba), through registered marriage licence issuers
- [Get help paying for child care](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/child-care-subsidy/manitoba): Manitoba Early Learning and Child Care (Government of Manitoba)
- [Find licensed child care or daycare](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/find-child-care/manitoba): Manitoba Early Learning and Child Care (Government of Manitoba)
- [Collect child or spousal support](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/child-support-enforcement/manitoba): Maintenance Enforcement Program (Manitoba Justice)
- [Report child abuse or neglect](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/report-child-abuse/manitoba): Child and Family Services (Manitoba Families)

### Benefits and money

- [Apply for income assistance (welfare)](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/social-assistance/manitoba): Employment and Income Assistance (Manitoba Families)
- [Disability income support from the province](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/disability-assistance/manitoba): Manitoba Supports for Persons with Disabilities (Manitoba Families)

### Work and business

- [Register a business name or incorporate](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/register-business/manitoba): Companies Office (Government of Manitoba)
- [Report a workplace injury (workers' compensation)](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/workplace-injury/manitoba): Workers Compensation Board of Manitoba (WCB)
- [Your rights at work: pay, hours, leave and firing](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/employment-standards/manitoba): Employment Standards (Manitoba Labour)
- [Get help finding a job or training](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/employment-services/manitoba): Manitoba Jobs and Skills Development Centres (Training and Employment Services)
- [Become an apprentice or get certified in a trade](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/apprenticeship/manitoba): Apprenticeship Manitoba

### Housing and property

- [Search or register a land title](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/land-titles/manitoba): Teranet Manitoba (Land Titles Office)
- [Check or appeal your property assessment](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/property-assessment/manitoba): Property Assessment Services (Manitoba Municipal and Northern Relations); City of Winnipeg inside Winnipeg
- [Renting: rules, rent increases, evictions and disputes](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/rental-disputes/manitoba): Residential Tenancies Branch (Government of Manitoba)
- [Apply for social or affordable housing](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/social-housing/manitoba): Manitoba Housing

### Education

- [Apply for student loans and grants](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/student-aid/manitoba): Manitoba Student Aid (Government of Manitoba)
- [Get a high school transcript or diploma copy](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/high-school-transcript/manitoba): Education Administration Services (Manitoba Education and Early Childhood Learning)

### Justice and safety

- [Sue for a small amount (small claims)](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/small-claims/manitoba): Court of King's Bench of Manitoba (Small Claims)
- [Get legal aid](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/legal-aid/manitoba): Legal Aid Manitoba
- [Make a human rights complaint](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/human-rights-complaint/manitoba): Manitoba Human Rights Commission
- [Complain about a business (consumer protection)](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/consumer-complaint/manitoba): Consumer Protection Office (Government of Manitoba)
- [Emergency alerts and how to prepare](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/emergency-alerts/manitoba): Manitoba Emergency Management Organization (EMO)

### Environment and outdoors

- [Buy a fishing licence](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/fishing-licence/manitoba): Manitoba Natural Resources and Indigenous Futures (Manitoba eLicensing)
- [Buy a hunting licence](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/hunting-licence/manitoba): Manitoba Natural Resources and Indigenous Futures (Manitoba eLicensing)
- [Reserve a campsite in a provincial or territorial park](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/provincial-park-camping/manitoba): Manitoba Parks Reservation Service (Government of Manitoba)
- [Wildfire status and fire bans](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/wildfire/manitoba): Manitoba Wildfire Service (Government of Manitoba)

### Immigration, citizenship and travel

- [Immigrate through a province or territory](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/provincial-nominee/manitoba): Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (Immigrate Manitoba)

### Voting and democracy

- [Vote in a municipal election](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/vote-municipal/manitoba) (Election day: 28 October 2026 for most municipalities; Victoria Beach, Dunnottar and Winnipeg Beach voted 24 July 2026)
- [Vote in a provincial or territorial election](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/vote-provincial/manitoba): Elections Manitoba
- [Find your member of the provincial or territorial legislature](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/find-mla/manitoba): Legislative Assembly of Manitoba

### Seniors

- [Apply for a long-term care home](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/long-term-care/manitoba): Regional health authorities (Home Care program), Manitoba Health
- [Provincial income top-ups for low-income seniors](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/seniors-benefits/manitoba): 55 PLUS Program (Manitoba Families)

## Benefit payment dates

- [Manitoba Employment and Income Assistance (EIA)](https://canadaservicemap.ca/benefit-payment-dates#social-assistance-mb): next payment 28 October 2026. Source: [https://www.gov.mb.ca/fs/eia/](https://www.gov.mb.ca/fs/eia/), checked 13 October 2026.

Every benefit: [Benefit payment dates](https://canadaservicemap.ca/benefit-payment-dates).

## Biggest cities and towns

- [Winnipeg](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/manitoba/winnipeg): population 749,607, 1,117 public places
- [Brandon](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/manitoba/brandon): population 51,313, 154 public places
- [Steinbach](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/manitoba/steinbach): population 17,806, 21 public places
- [Hanover](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/manitoba/hanover): population 17,216, 6 public places
- [Springfield](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/manitoba/springfield): population 16,142, 14 public places
- [Winkler](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/manitoba/winkler): population 13,745, 12 public places
- [Portage la Prairie](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/manitoba/portage-la-prairie): population 13,270, 18 public places
- [Thompson](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/manitoba/thompson): population 13,035, 16 public places
- [Taché](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/manitoba/tache): population 11,916, 4 public places
- [St. Andrews](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/manitoba/st-andrews): population 11,723, 4 public places
- [St. Clements](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/manitoba/st-clements): population 11,586, 3 public places
- [Selkirk](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/manitoba/selkirk): population 10,504, 32 public places

## Main provincial government bodies

- [The Government of Manitoba](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/the-government-of-manitoba) ([website](https://www.gov.mb.ca/index.html))
- [Legal Aid Manitoba](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/legal-aid-manitoba) ([website](https://www.legalaid.mb.ca/))
- [The Manitoba Housing and Renewal Corporation](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/the-manitoba-housing-and-renewal-corporation) ([website](https://gov.mb.ca/housing/about/about.html))
- [The Workers Compensation Board](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/the-workers-compensation-board) ([website](http://www.wcb.mb.ca/))
- [Centre culturel franco-manitobain](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/centre-culturel-franco-manitobain) ([website](http://ccfm.mb.ca/en/))
- [CentrePort Canada Inc.](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/centreport-canada-inc) ([website](https://centreportcanada.ca/))
- [Communities Economic Development Fund](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/communities-economic-development-fund) ([website](http://www.cedf.mb.ca/))
- [Deposit Guarantee Corporation of Manitoba](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/deposit-guarantee-corporation-of-manitoba) ([website](https://dgcm.ca/))
- [Efficiency Manitoba Inc.](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/efficiency-manitoba-inc) ([website](https://efficiencymb.ca/))
- [Entrepreneurship Manitoba](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/entrepreneurship-manitoba) ([website](https://companiesoffice.gov.mb.ca/))
- [Insurance Council of Manitoba](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/insurance-council-of-manitoba) ([website](https://www.icm.mb.ca/))
- [Liquor, Gaming and Cannabis Authority of Manitoba](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/liquor-gaming-and-cannabis-authority-of-manitoba) ([website](https://lgcamb.ca/))

31 provincial government bodies are on record in all.

## Other provinces and territories

- [British Columbia](https://canadaservicemap.ca/provinces/british-columbia)
- [Alberta](https://canadaservicemap.ca/provinces/alberta)
- [Saskatchewan](https://canadaservicemap.ca/provinces/saskatchewan)
- [Ontario](https://canadaservicemap.ca/provinces/ontario)
- [Quebec](https://canadaservicemap.ca/provinces/quebec)
- [New Brunswick](https://canadaservicemap.ca/provinces/new-brunswick)
- [Nova Scotia](https://canadaservicemap.ca/provinces/nova-scotia)
- [Prince Edward Island](https://canadaservicemap.ca/provinces/prince-edward-island)
- [Newfoundland and Labrador](https://canadaservicemap.ca/provinces/newfoundland-and-labrador)
- [Yukon](https://canadaservicemap.ca/provinces/yukon)
- [Northwest Territories](https://canadaservicemap.ca/provinces/northwest-territories)
- [Nunavut](https://canadaservicemap.ca/provinces/nunavut)

## Cite this page

Canada Service Map, "Public services in Manitoba: who handles what", checked 13 October 2026, https://canadaservicemap.ca/provinces/manitoba