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Manitoba Municipal and Northern Relations (formerly Department of Municipal Affairs until 1978) is a department of the Government of Manitoba that deals with local administrations and bodies, including municipalities, planning districts, and non-governmental organizations.
Manitoba's Municipal Act, enacted in 1987, defines rural municipality (RM) as an incorporated "area with at least 1,000 residents and a population density of less than 400 residents per square kilometre." [4] Manitoba has 98 rural municipalities [18] that had a cumulative population of 313,064 in the 2021 census. [3]
The administration of urban and rural municipalities is regulated by The Municipal Act. [1] Some municipalities have since amalgamated, making this list inaccurate. In the 2011 Census, Manitoba's communities combined for a total provincial population of 1,208,268. [2]
Bill 33 (the Amalgamations Act) received considerable pushback, primarily by the Association of Manitoba Municipalities (AMM). [9]Among others, concerns regarding amalgamation included the deadline of 1 January 2015, which was seen as too short to complete the process; the arbitrary nature of the proposed population threshold; and questions over administrative and financial efficiency.
[2] [3] Manitoba currently has 137 municipalities, [4] out of which 10 are categorized as cities. [5] Cities, towns and villages in Manitoba are referred to as municipalities, specifically urban municipalities, and are formed under the terms of the 1996 Municipal Act.
A local urban district is a type of unincorporated community within the Canadian province of Manitoba.According to The Municipal Act, a local urban district is a locality wholly within a rural municipality that "has at least 250 residents and a population density of at least 400 residents per square kilometre or such other density as the minister may in a specific case consider sufficient for ...
A rural municipality (RM) is a type of incorporated municipality in the Canadian province of Manitoba. [1] Under the province's Municipal Act of 1997, an area must have a minimum population of 1,000 and a density of less than 400 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,000/sq mi) to incorporate as a rural municipality. [2]
The Gas Pipe Line Act The Gas Allocation Act The Greater Winnipeg Gas Distribution Act (S.M. 1988-89, c.40) The Local Government Districts Act The Municipal Act The Municipal Assessment Act The Municipal Affairs Administration Act The Municipal Amalgamations Act The Municipal Board Act The Municipal Councils and School Boards Elections Act