This is a list of regions in Manitoba,
Canada
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, including
Manitoba
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's geographic regions, economic regions, and
health regions. These regions do not reflect the organization of local government in Manitoba. These areas exist solely for the purposes of statistical analysis and presentation; they have no government of their own.
Typically outlined by provincial or federal authorities, these formal and informal regional models broadly follow the geographic definitions, but have particular variations depending on their administrative or other purpose.
Geographic regions
These are informal
geographic region
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s, accompanied by the
census divisions in each.
Unlike in some other provinces,
census division
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s in
Manitoba
Manitoba is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada at the Centre of Canada, longitudinal centre of the country. It is Canada's Population of Canada by province and territory, fifth-most populous province, with a population ...
do not reflect the organization of local government: these areas exist solely for the purposes of statistical analysis and presentation; they have no government of their own.
Provincial regions
Central Manitoba
*
Interlake
** North Interlake (
Division No. 18)
** Selkirk Area (
Division No. 13)
** South Interlake (
Division No. 14)
*
Parkland
** Dauphin (
Division No. 17)
** Roblin, Russell, Rossburn Area (
Division No. 16)
** Swan Valley (
Division No. 20)
Northern Manitoba
*
Northern (Norman or Nor-Man) — this region was added to the province in 1912, and includes all land north of the
52nd parallel.
** Churchill/Northern Manitoba (
Division No. 23)
** Flin Flon/North West (
Division No. 21)
** North East Manitoba, or North Eastman (
Division No. 19)
** Thompson/North Central (
Division No. 22)
Southern Manitoba
Southern Manitoba
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includes:
*
Central Plains — north-central Manitoba
** Central Manitoba (
Division No. 8)
** Portage la Prairie Area (
Division No. 9)
** Whitehorse Plains (
Division No. 10)
*
Eastman — southeast Manitoba
** Beausejour Area (
Division No. 12)
** Eastern Manitoba (
Division No. 1)
** Steinbach Area (
Division No. 2)
*
Pembina Valley — south-central Manitoba
** Pembina Valley (
Division No. 3)
** Pilot Mound Area (
Division No. 4)
*
Westman — southwest Manitoba
** Brandon Area (
Division No. 7)
** South West Area (
Division No. 5)
** Virden Area (
Division No. 6)
** Western Manitoba (
Division No. 15)
*
Winnipeg Capital Region
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— Includes the 16 municipalities identified in Manitoba's ''Capital Region Partnership Act''. As such, unlike the other regions, this region also includes municipalities that are components of the other regions that border it.
** Winnipeg census division (
Division No. 11):
***
City of Winnipeg
***
Headingley
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** Three
rural municipalities from the
Central Plains Region (
Division 10 in its entirety):
***
Cartier
***
Macdonald
***
St. François Xavier
** Three rural municipalities from the
Eastman Region
Eastern Manitoba, or the Eastman Region (), is an informal geographic List of regions of Manitoba, region of the Canada, Canadian Provinces and Territories of Canada, province of Manitoba. It is bounded on the north by the Winnipeg River and Lake W ...
(portions of
Divisions 2 and
12):
***
Ritchot
***
Springfield
***
Taché
** Eight rural municipalities from the
Interlake Region (all of
Division 13 and part of Division
14):
***
East St. Paul
***
Rockwood
***
Rosser
***
Selkirk
***
St. Andrews
***
St. Clements
***
Stonewall
***
West St. Paul
Extraterritorial regions
In the broader context of
Canada's 7 primary regions, as well as those of
North America's various regions, Manitoba can be considered by the following
physiographic
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regions:
*
Hudson Bay Lowlands
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*
Canadian Shield
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*
Interior Plains
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*
Red River Valley
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*
Western Canada
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**
Canadian Prairies
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Economic regions
The economic regions of Manitoba are defined by
Statistics Canada
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. Manitoba is broken into 8 economic regions, each with its own
competitive advantage
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A competitive advantage may include access to natural resources, such as high-grade ores or a low-cost power source, highly skille ...
s and potential opportunities.
[https://www.brandonu.ca/rdi/files/2017/01/Report-3-Admin-Regions-in-MB-Jan24.pdf ] These regions also include "self-contained labour areas," or SLAs, which are local geographic areas in Manitoba where people live and work and that have a minimum population of 3,000 and a minimum
tax base
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of
CA$130 million. These areas are solely based on economic relationships that exist between neighbouring
towns
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The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...
and
municipalities
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The term ''municipality' ...
.
Manitoba's 8 economic regions include the following.
Rural Manitoba:
* Southeast Economic Region — comprising all of the
Eastman region
Eastern Manitoba, or the Eastman Region (), is an informal geographic List of regions of Manitoba, region of the Canada, Canadian Provinces and Territories of Canada, province of Manitoba. It is bounded on the north by the Winnipeg River and Lake W ...
(
census divisions 1,
2, and
12), and can be further broken down into the following SLAs:
**
Beausejour Brokenhead Area
**
Emerson Area
**
Hanover
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Area
**
La Broquerie Area
**
Lac du Bonnet Area
**
Niverville Area
**
Powerview-Pine Falls Area
**
Ritchot Area
**
Springfield Area
**
St. Pierre-Jolys Area
**
Steinbach Area
**
Stuartburn Area
**
Taché Area
* South Central Economic Region — comprising all of the
Pembina Valley region (
census divisions 3 and
4), and can further be broken down into the following SLAs:
**
Altona Area
**
Carman
In Celtic mythology, Carman (Carmán) or Carmun was a warrior and sorceress from Athens who tried to invade Ireland in the days of the Tuatha Dé Danann, along with her three sons, Dub ("darkness"), Dother ("evil") and Dian ("violence"). She use ...
Area
**
Cartwright Area
**
Manitou
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Area
**
Morris Area
**
Winkler Area
* Southwest Economic Region — comprising all of the
Westman region
The Westman Region (also known as Western Manitoba or simply Westman) is an informal geographic List of regions of Manitoba, region of the Canada, Canadian Provinces and Territories of Canada, province of Manitoba located in the southwestern cor ...
(
census divisions 5,
6,
7, and
15), and can further be broken down into the following SLAs:
**
Boissevain Area
**
Brandon Area
**
Hamiota Area
**
Killarney
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Area
**
Melita Area
**
Minnedosa Area
**
Neepawa Area
**
Rivers
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Area
**
Souris Area
**
Virden Area
**
Wawanesa Area
* North Central Economic Region — comprising all of the
Central Plains region (census divisions
8,
9, and
10), and can further be broken down into the following SLAs:
**
Gladstone
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In a career lasting over 60 years, he ...
Area
**
Macdonald Area
**
Portage la Prairie
Portage la Prairie () is a small city in the Central Plains Region of Manitoba, Canada. In 2016, the population was 13,304 and the land area was .
Portage la Prairie is approximately west of Winnipeg, along the Trans-Canada Highway (exactly ...
Area
**
St. Francois Xavier Area
**
Treherne Area
* Interlake Economic Region — comprising all of the
Interlake region (
census divisions 13,
14, and
18), and can further be broken down into the following SLAs:
**
Arborg Area
**
East St. Paul Area
**
Gimli Area
**
Selkirk Area
**
St. Andrews Area
**
St. Clements Area
**
St. Laurent Area
**
Stonewall Area
**
West St. Paul Area
**
Woodlands Area
* Parkland Economic Region — comprising all of the
Parkland region (
census divisions 17,
16, and
20), and can further be broken down into the following SLAs:
**
Dauphin Area
**
Grandview Area
**
Roblin Area
**
Russell Area
**
Ste. Rose Area
**
Swan Valley Area
Northern Manitoba:
* North Economic Region — comprising all of the
Norman region (census divisions
19,
21,
22, and
23), and can further be broken down into the following SLAs:
**
Churchill Area
**
Flin Flon
Flin Flon (pop. 5,185 in 2016 census; 4,982 in Manitoba and 203 in Saskatchewan) is a mining city, located on a correction line on the border of the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Saskatchewan, with the majority of the city located withi ...
Area
**
Gillam Area
**
Grand Rapids
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Area
**
Leaf Rapids Area
**
Lynn Lake Area
**
Snow Lake Area
**
The Pas
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Area
**
Thompson Area
Winnipeg:
* Winnipeg Economic Region — comprising
census division 11 (
City of Winnipeg and
Rural Municipality of Headingley); it ''does not'' include the
Metro Region.
EI regions
The
Government of Canada
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has its own economic regions created for the provision of
employment Insurance
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(EI) in each province/territory. These "Employment Insurance Economic Regions" are defined by the federal ''Employment Insurance Act'' and Regulations.
* EI Region of Winnipeg (EI Region #39) — includes
Brokenhead 4,
East St. Paul,
Headingley
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,
Ritchot,
Rosser,
Springfield,
St. Clements,
St. François Xavier,
Taché,
West St. Paul, and
Winnipeg
Winnipeg () is the capital and largest city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Manitoba. It is centred on the confluence of the Red River of the North, Red and Assiniboine River, Assiniboine rivers. , Winnipeg h ...
.
* EI Region of Southern Manitoba (EI Region #40) — includes
census divisions 2,
13, and
14, as well as the entirety of the
Central Plains,
Interlake,
Parkland,
Pembina Valley, and
Westman regions.
* EI Region of Northern Manitoba (EI Region #41) — includes census divisions
1,
12, and
18, as well as the entirety of the
Northern Region
Health regions
Manitoba is also broken down into
health regions, which are defined by their respective
health authorities, called
Regional Health Authorities (RHAs).
The 5 health regions, and their respective RHAs, that exist today were created as an amalgamation of 11 regions and authorities that were merged in 2012:
*
Interlake-Eastern health region — comprising the geographic regions of
Interlake and
North Eastman
*
Northern Health health region — comprising the geographic region of
Northern Manitoba
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(excluding
Churchill)
*
Prairie Mountain health region — comprising southwestern Manitoba, including the geographic regions of
Westman and
Parkland
*
Southern Health-Santé Sud — comprising the geographic region of
Pembina Valley and South Eastman (
census districts 1 and
2)
*
Winnipeg health region — comprising the
City of Winnipeg, the northern community of
Churchill, and the Rural Municipalities of
East
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Etymology
As in other languages, the word is formed from the fact that ea ...
and
West St. Paul,
Other
Schools
School division
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Canada
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s and
districts
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in Manitoba are also divided into regions:
* Central — roughly includes the regions of
Central Plains and
Pembina Valley
* Northern/Remote — includes
Northern Manitoba
Northern Manitoba (also known as NorMan or Nor-Man) is a geographic and cultural region of the Canadian province of Manitoba. Manitoba originally encompassed only a small square around the Red River Colony, but it was extended north to the 60th ...
and parts of
census divisions 1,
9, and
20
* Parkland/Westman — roughly includes the regions of
Westman and
Parkland (excluding parts of
census division 20)
* Southeast/Interlake — roughly includes the regions of
Interlake and
Eastman (excluding parts of
census division 1)
* Winnipeg —
City of Winnipeg
Treaties
Manitoba can also be divided by its
First Nations
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First Nations, first nations, or first peoples may also refer to:
Indigenous groups
*List of Indigenous peoples
*First Nations in Canada, Indigenous peoples of Canada who are neither Inuit nor Mé ...
treaties, as part of the
Numbered Treaties
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of Canada. Some include portions of other provinces.
*
Treaty 1 — comprising
Winnipeg
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(
census division 11), and southern Manitoba—roughly the regions of
Central Plains,
Pembina Valley, and
Interlake (excluding northern half of
census division 18)
*
Treaty 2 — comprising
southern Manitoba
Southern Manitoba is the southernmost area of the Canadian province of Manitoba. Southern Manitoba encompasses the Winnipeg Metropolitan Region, Westman Region, Central Plains Region, Eastman Region, and Pembina Valley Region, as well as the Man ...
—roughly the
Westman Region
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,
census division 17, parts of
division 16, southern part of
division 19, and northern part of
division 18
*
Treaty 3
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— roughly comprising
census division 1; and the
Lake of the Woods
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area of
southeastern Ontario
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*
Treaty 4 — roughly comprising
census division 20, the non-contiguous western portion of division 19, and small, westward portion of
division 16; and the
Qu’Appelle area of
southern Saskatchewan
*
Treaty 5
''Treaty Five'' is a treaty between Queen Victoria and Saulteaux and Swampy Cree non-treaty band governments and peoples around Lake Winnipeg in the District of Keewatin.
A written text is included in ; see also Much of what is today ce ...
— comprising central-northern Manitoba—roughly
Northern Manitoba
Northern Manitoba (also known as NorMan or Nor-Man) is a geographic and cultural region of the Canadian province of Manitoba. Manitoba originally encompassed only a small square around the Red River Colony, but it was extended north to the 60th ...
(excluding a portion of division 19; and the furthest-east portion of
census division 23, which does not belong to a Manitoba treaty)
Manitoba Metis Federation regions
The
Manitoba Metis Federation, which is the official self-governing political organization for
Métis people
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in Manitoba, uses a regionally-based governance structure wherein the MMF is organized into regional associations that are made up of local associations.
The Manitoba Metis Federation regions, for which the boundaries are established by the MMF Board of Directors, are:
* Northwest Region
* The Pas Region
* Thompson Region
* Interlake Region
* Southeast Region
* Southwest Region
* Winnipeg Region
See also
*
Administrative divisions of Canada
*
List of census divisions of Manitoba
Statistics Canada divides the province of Manitoba into 23 Census divisions of Canada, census divisions. Unlike in some other provinces, census divisions do not reflect the organization of local government in Manitoba. These areas exist solely fo ...
*
List of communities in Manitoba
*
List of former counties of Manitoba
*
List of municipalities in Manitoba
Manitoba is the fifth most populous province in Canada with 1,342,153 residents as of 2021 and is the sixth largest in land area at . Manitoba's 137 municipalities cover only of the province's land mass yet are home to of its population. ...
*
List of rural municipalities in Manitoba
A Rural municipality (Canada), rural municipality (RM) is a type of incorporated municipality in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Manitoba. Under the province's ''Municipal Act'' of 1997, an area must have a mini ...
*
List of regions of Canada
The list of regions of Canada is a summary of geographical areas on a hierarchy that ranges from national (groups of provinces and territories) at the top to local regions and sub-regions of provinces at the bottom. Administrative regions that ran ...
References
External links
* Government of Manitoba Community Profiles:
*
Regional Map
*
Municipality Profiles
*https://www.brandonu.ca/rdi/files/2017/01/Report-3-Admin-Regions-in-MB-Jan24.pdf
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