Manitoba municipal amalgamations, 2015

In 1997, the Government of Manitoba established a minimum population threshold of 1,000 to incorporate a municipality.[1] As of the 2011 census, 93 of Manitoba's 197 municipalities had populations less than 1,000.[2] The Government of Manitoba announced in 2012 that municipalities would be required to amalgamate in order for them to meet the minimum population threshold and make them more sustainable communities moving forward.[1] The Municipal Amalgamations Act was subsequently enacted in 2013, requiring that municipalities with a population less than 1,000 amalgamate with one or more neighbouring municipalities by 2015.[3] Two municipalities with populations less than 1,000, the Rural Municipality of Victoria Beach and the Village of Dunnattor, were subsequently exempted from the requirement to amalgamate due to their uniqueness as resort municipalities.[4] The provincial government also allowed some new amalgamated municipalities to form with a combined population under 1,000.[5] In 2013 and 2014, the Government of Manitoba passed legislation to amalgamate 107 municipalities (65 rural municipalities, 25 towns and 17 villages) into 47 effective January 1, 2015.[6] These amalgamations therefore reduced the total number of municipalities in the province from 197 to 137.

Before amalgamations: 197 municipalities

After amalgamations: 137 municipalities

List of amalgamations

New rural municipality[6]	Incorporation date[6]	Amalgamating rural municipality(ies)[6]	Amalgamating town(s)[6]	Amalgamating village(s)[6]	Population (2011)[7]	Population (2006)[2]	Change (%)[2]	Land area (km²)[2]	Population density (per km^2)[2]
Bifrost – Riverton	January 1, 2015	Bifrost		Riverton	3,514	3,509	0.1	1,643.69	2.1
Boissevain – Morton	January 1, 2015	Morton	Boissevain		2,270	2,215	2.5	1,092.65	2.1
Brenda – Waskada	January 1, 2015	Brenda		Waskada	652	748	−12.8	766.77	0.9
Cartwright – Roblin	January 1, 2015	Roblin		Cartwright	1,240	1,246	−0.5	718.01	1.7
Clanwilliam – Erickson	January 1, 2015	Clanwilliam	Erickson		901	940	−4.1	352.08	2.6
Deloraine – Winchester	January 1, 2015	Winchester	Deloraine		1,485	1,571	−5.5	727.83	2.0
Ellice – Archie	January 1, 2015	Archie Ellice		St. Lazare	971	1,018	−4.6	1,153.33	0.8
Emerson – Franklin	January 1, 2015	Franklin	Emerson		2,439	2,457	−0.7	975.62	2.5
Ethelbert	January 1, 2015	Ethelbert		Ethelbert	629	695	−9.5	1,136.97	0.6
Gilbert Plains	January 1, 2015	Gilbert Plains	Gilbert Plains		1,623	1,594	1.8	1,051.80	1.5
Glenboro – South Cypress	January 1, 2015	South Cypress		Glenboro	1,483	1,467	1.1	1,097.76	1.4
Glenella – Lansdowne	January 1, 2015	Glenella Lansdowne			1,245	1,267	−1.7	1,263.43	1.0
Grandview	January 1, 2015	Grandview	Grandview		1,508	1,575	−4.3	1,156.29	1.3
Grassland	January 1, 2015	Cameron Whitewater	Hartney		1,480	1,481	−0.1	1,345.85	1.1
Grey	January 1, 2015	Grey		St. Claude	2,615	2,592	0.9	960.29	2.7
Hamiota	January 1, 2015	Hamiota	Hamiota		1,288	1,260	2.2	575.76	2.2
Harrison Park	January 1, 2015	Harrison Park			1,799	1,815	−0.9	977.58	1.8
Hillsburg – Roblin – Shell River	January 1, 2015	Hillsburg Shell River	Roblin		3,284	3,375	−2.7	1,688.2	1.9
Lakeshore	January 1, 2015	Ochre River Lawrence			1,401	1,430	−2.0	1,297.23	1.1
Lorne	January 1, 2015	Lorne		Notre Dame de Lourdes Somerset	3,006	3,024	−0.6	911.85	3.3
Louise	January 1, 2015	Louise	Pilot Mound	Crystal City	1,932	1,849	4.5	938.21	2.1
McCreary	January 1, 2015	McCreary		McCreary	948	963	−1.6	524.39	1.8
Minitonas – Bowsman	January 1, 2015	Minitonas	Minitonas	Bowsman	1,816	1,917	−5.3	1,202.31	1.5
Minto – Odanah	January 1, 2015	Minto Odanah			1,177	1,207	−2.5	743.9	1.6
Mossey River	January 1, 2015	Mossey River		Winnipegosis	1,186	1,242	−4.5	1,125.56	1.1
Norfolk Treherne	January 1, 2015	South Norfolk	Treherne		1,741	1,816	−4.1	733.99	2.4
North Cypress – Langford	January 1, 2015	Langford North Cypress			2,627	2,689	−2.3	1,761.87	1.5
North Norfolk	January 1, 2015	North Norfolk	MacGregor		3,762	3,663	2.7	1,160.89	3.2
Oakland – Wawanesa	January 1, 2015	Oakland		Wawanesa	1,618	1,568	3.2	577.47	2.8
Oakview	January 1, 2015	Blanshard Saskatchewan	Rapid City		1,513	1,595	−5.1	1,148.09	1.3
Pembina	January 1, 2015	Pembina	Manitou		2,369	2,430	−2.5	1,117.7	2.1
Prairie Lakes	January 1, 2015	Strathcona Riverside			1,423	1,536	−7.4	1,062.9	1.3
Prairie View	January 1, 2015	Birtle Miniota	Birtle		2,167	2,232	−2.9	1,696.13	1.3
Rhineland	January 1, 2015	Rhineland	Gretna Plum Coulee		5,772	5,469	5.5	958.69	6.0
Riding Mountain West	January 1, 2015	Shellmouth-Boulton Silver Creek			1,390	1,404	−1.0	1,622.55	0.9
Riverdale	January 1, 2015	Daly	Rivers		2,019	2,061	−2.0	570.42	3.5
Rossburn	January 1, 2015	Rossburn	Rossburn		1,046	1,060	−1.3	682.78	1.5
Russell – Binscarth	January 1, 2015	Russell	Russell	Binscarth	2,553	2,469	3.4	572.5	4.5
Sifton	January 1, 2015	Sifton	Oak Lake		1,172	1,159	1.1	770.84	1.5
Souris – Glenwood	January 1, 2015	Glenwood	Souris		2,439	2,412	1.1	581.22	4.2
Ste. Rose	January 1, 2015	Ste. Rose	Ste. Rose du Lac		1,794	1,786	0.4	628.56	2.9
Swan Valley West	January 1, 2015	Swan River		Benito	2,923	3,144	−7.0	1,720.39	1.7
Two Borders	January 1, 2015	Albert Arthur Edward			1,310	1,400	−6.4	2,304.46	0.6
Wallace – Woodworth	January 1, 2015	Wallace Woodworth		Elkhorn	2,857	2,852	0.2	1,969.32	1.5
West Interlake	January 1, 2015	Eriksdale Siglunes			2,206	2,391	−7.7	1,622.18	1.4
WestLake – Gladstone	January 1, 2015	Lakeview Westbourne	Gladstone		3,068	3,050	0.6	1,832.09	1.7
Yellowhead	January 1, 2015	Shoal Lake Strathclair			1,973	2,075	−4.9	1,110.72	1.8

See also

• 2000–06 municipal reorganization in Quebec
• 2002–2006 municipal reorganization of Montreal
• Amalgamation of the Halifax Regional Municipality
• Amalgamation of Toronto
• Amalgamation of Winnipeg
• Edmonton annexations
• List of municipalities in Manitoba

References

1. "Speech from the Throne: At the Opening of the Second Session of the 40th Legislature of the Province of Manitoba". Government of Manitoba. November 19, 2012. Retrieved October 5, 2014.
2. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses (Manitoba)". Statistics Canada. May 28, 2012. Retrieved December 23, 2012.
3. "The Municipal Amalgamations Act (C.C.S.M. c. M235)". Government of Manitoba. October 2, 2014. Retrieved October 5, 2014.
4. "Government listens to presenters, amendments proposed to Municipal Modernization Act: Lemieux". Government of Manitoba. September 11, 2013. Retrieved October 5, 2014.
5. "The music is just starting". The Manitoba Co-operator (via issuu). 20 February 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
6. "Consolidated Regulations of Manitoba: List of titles with "amalgamation"". Government of Manitoba. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
7. "Interim List of Changes to Municipal Boundaries, Status, and Names, From January 2, 2014 to January 1, 2015 – Table 1 Changes to census subdivisions in alphabetical order by province and territory (with 8C and 9C)" (XLSX). Statistics Canada. May 27, 2015. Retrieved May 30, 2015.

External links

• Manitoba’s Municipal History: Municipal Amalgamations (2015)