This article is about the informal geographic regions of the province. For the administrative divisions of Manitoba, see
List of rural municipalities in Manitoba.
This is a list of regions in Manitoba,
Canada, including
Manitoba'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.
These are informal
geographic regions, accompanied by the
census divisions in each.[1][2][3] Unlike in some other provinces,
census divisions in
Manitoba 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.
Winnipeg Capital Region — 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.[2][5]
The economic regions of Manitoba are defined by
Statistics Canada. Manitoba is broken into 8 economic regions, each with its own
competitive advantages and potential opportunities.[2][7]: 17 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 of
CA$130 million. These areas are solely based on economic relationships that exist between neighbouring
towns and
municipalities.[8]
Manitoba's 8 economic regions include the following.[2]
Southeast Economic Region — comprising all of the
Eastman region (
census divisions 1,
2, and
12), and can be further broken down into the following SLAs:
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:
Southwest Economic Region — comprising all of the
Westman region (
census divisions 5,
6,
7, and
15), and can further be broken down into the following SLAs:
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:
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:
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:
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:
The
Government of Canada has its own economic regions created for the provision of
employment Insurance (EI) in each province/territory. These "Employment Insurance Economic Regions" are defined by the federal Employment Insurance Act and Regulations.[9][7]: 17
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:[11][12]
Manitoba can also be divided by its
First Nations treaties, as part of the
Numbered Treaties of Canada. Some include portions of other provinces.[7]: 23 [14]
Treaty 5 — comprising central-northern Manitoba—roughly
Northern Manitoba (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 in Manitoba, uses a regionally-based governance structure wherein the MMF is organized into regional associations that are made up of local associations.[7]: 23
The Manitoba Metis Federation regions, for which the boundaries are established by the MMF Board of Directors, are:[15]