Those of us who live here know the great quality of life Manitoba offers its residents. Home to caring communities, spirited citizens and a vibrant multicultural milieu, Manitoba is a wonderful place to live, work and play. The Government of Manitoba provides a wide range of programs and services to make life in this province the best it can be for all Manitobans. Explore this site to discover the many useful and informative resources available to individuals, families and specific groups living in Manitoba.
Health care
Manitoba Health Services Insurance Plan: This page outlines benefits administered by the Insured Benefits Branch of Manitoba Health and also provides information on eligibility and registration.
Manitoba Pharmacare Program: Pharmacare is a drug benefit program for any Manitoban, regardless of age, whose income is seriously affected by high prescription drug costs.
Info Health Guide: To make the best use of health services available to you and your family, you need to know what those services are, how to find them and where to get more information.
Guide to Healthy Living: Download your copy!
Health Links - Info Santé: You can get quick, free health information and advice 24 hours a day, 7 days a week through the Health Links - Info Santé phone line.
Farm and Rural Stress Line: The Manitoba Farm and Rural Stress Line offers confidential information, support, counselling & referrals for farm and rural families.
Healthy Living: Healthy living is about creating conditions and supporting behaviours that promote the best possible health for everyone. Find out how to eat healthy, be physically active, and avoid harmful substances or activities.
Hospital and Health Centres: This page lists hospitals and health centres in the Province of Manitoba, Canada, organized by Regional Health Authority.
Regional Health Authority: Health services are delivered through eleven regional health authorities, or RHAs. Your local RHA tailors health services to meet the particular needs of your area. Click on this link to find a map of the regional health authorities for your area.
Wait Time Information: This wait time information website provides Manitobans with information about waiting times for tests and treatments. The province is working with health partners to reduce wait times and improve access to health care services.
Replacing lost identification cards
Have you lost or misplaced your government identification cards? Here’s how you can replace them:
Manitoba Health Insurance card
Certificate of Indian Status (Status Cards)
Identity Theft: Reduce your risk of becoming a victim of identity theft. Here’s how…
Marriage and Common Law
Following are things to consider as you plan your new life together:
Changing your name after marriage
Sharing a life; Sharing assets
Moving and ID cards
Whether you move down the road or across the country, it can prove to be a challenging time. If this is your first moving experience or one of many, you may find the following information helpful:
FIND A PLACE TO LIVE: Research and preparation are an important part of any move. Here are a few links to make moving easier:
Community Profiles — Manitoba towns, villages, municipalities: Community Profiles offer an insiders view of Manitoba’s strong and vibrant communities, listing the benefits and amenities each has to offer. It offers convenient, one-stop access to everything you want to know about them, plus contact sources if you want to learn more
Rental information: If you’re renting, the Residential Tenancies Branch can help you with knowing your rights and responsibilities as a tenant.
GET PACKING!
Consumer Checklist for Choosing a Moving Company
Moving expenses deduction: If you moved to go to work or school, you may be able to recover your moving expenses.
CHANGING YOUR ADDRESS:
SETTLING IN: Advising your local hydro company, locating a new doctor or finding a new day care are just a few of the things you''ll do as you settle in. Here are some links that you may find useful with your relocation:
Utilities: By using the Community Profiles website, you can find out what utilities are available in the community you choose to live in.
Dealing with Death
Here are some information and resources to help you with the many details that must be seen to when someone dies.
Funerals: When someone dies in a hospital or similar care facility, the staff will usually take care of some arrangements, such as contacting the funeral home you choose, and if necessary, arranging an autopsy. Funeral directors are listed in the yellow pages under “funeral directors”. You will also need to notify family, friends, the employer (if the deceased was still working), life insurance company and clergy.
Pre-arranged funerals: Check with this site to see if the deceased may have made arrangements for a pre-arranged funeral.
Funeral/cemetery planning (pdf)
Autopsy: If the medical examiner cannot establish both the manner and the cause of death with reasonable medical certainty, an autopsy will be authorized.
Organ donation: Find out more about giving the gift of life.
Wills: Find out what to do when a person has left a will or has died without one (intestate).
Probate Court: Find out whether a will requires probating through the courts.
The Public Trustee: The Public Trustee administers the estates of people who have died in Manitoba with no one else capable or willing to act as administrator or executor.
Death Certificate: The funeral director will issue copies of a proof of death that you can use in certain situations. There are some organizations, however, that may require an official death certificate.
Land Titles: Find information on how to transfer the property of the deceased.
Emergencies / Safety
Family Emergency Handbook: Know what to do in an emergency.
Summer Safety: Summer safety tips and facts.
