LAWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

Health & Safety

Jul 24: Responding to the ongoing hepatitis A outbreak, Manitoba expanded free vaccination eligibility to individuals age six months or older who live in, travel regularly to, or have household visitors from an Indigenous community in the province. Children who meet the above criteria and were born after Jan. 1, 2010, remain eligible for a second dose.

Action Point: Find out how to create a legally and clinically sound workplace Exposure Control Plan to protect your employees against the risk of hepatitis and other infectious illnesses.

New Laws

Jul 29: A new Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) 2026 Internal Trade Report Card ranked Manitoba as Canada’s top-ranking province for reducing internal trade barriers with an A rating. The report card also recognized Manitoba as a national leader in direct-to-consumer alcohol sales, awarding it a perfect score of 10.

New Laws

Aug 13: Manitoba says it’s making “significant progress” in the effort to create new child-care spaces for families, with 1,075 new infant, preschool, nursery, and school-aged spaces opening in the province since late 2025. Since October 2023, more than 3,700 new licensed and funded child-care spaces for infant, nursery, and preschool-aged children have opened in Manitoba. Another +6,250 are in the planning and development phases, adding up to a total of more than 10,000 new spaces for children ages zero to six.

New Laws

Aug 7: Manitobans can now get access to birth control products without going to a doctor. Newly effective laws give licensed pharmacists in the province who complete required training authority to assess for, prescribe, and administer eligible birth control products, including oral contraceptive pills, hormonal patches, vaginal rings, and intramuscular contraceptive injections.

CASES

There are no cases to report this month.