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] 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.^[5] These amalgamations therefore reduced the total number of municipalities in the province from 197 to 137.

List of amalgamations

New rural municipality^[5]	Incorporation date^[5]	Amalgamating rural municipality(ies)^[5]	Amalgamating town(s)^[5]	Amalgamating village(s)^[5]	Population (2011)^[2]	Population (2006)^[2]	Change (%)^[2]	Land area (km²)^[2]	Population density (per km²)^[2]
Bifrost – Riverton	02015-01-01-0000January 1, 2015	Bifrost		Riverton	7003351400000000000♠3,514	7003350900000000000♠3,509	6999100000000000000♠0.1	7003164369000000000♠1,643.69	7000210000000000000♠2.1
Boissevain – Morton	02015-01-01-0000January 1, 2015	Morton	Boissevain		7003227000000000000♠2,270	7003221500000000000♠2,215	7000250000000000000♠2.5	7003109265000000000♠1,092.65	7000210000000000000♠2.1
Brenda – Waskada	02015-01-01-0000January 1, 2015	Brenda		Waskada	7002652000000000000♠652	7002748000000000000♠748	2998872000000000000♠−12.8	7002766770000000000♠766.77	6999900000000000000♠0.9
Cartwright – Roblin	02015-01-01-0000January 1, 2015	Roblin		Cartwright	7003124000000000000♠1,240	7003124600000000000♠1,246	3000500000000000000♠−0.5	7002718010000000000♠718.01	7000170000000000000♠1.7
Clanwilliam – Erickson	02015-01-01-0000January 1, 2015	Clanwilliam	Erickson		7002901000000000000♠901	7002940000000000000♠940	2999590000000000000♠−4.1	7002352080000000000♠352.08	7000260000000000000♠2.6
Deloraine – Winchester	02015-01-01-0000January 1, 2015	Winchester	Deloraine		7003148500000000000♠1,485	7003157100000000000♠1,571	2999450000000000000♠−5.5	7002727830000000000♠727.83	7000200000000000000♠2.0
Ellice – Archie	02015-01-01-0000January 1, 2015	Archie Ellice		St. Lazare	7003225200000000000♠2,252	7003245700000000000♠2,457	2999169999999999999♠−8.3	7003355204000000000♠3,552.04	6999600000000000000♠0.6
Emerson – Franklin	02015-01-01-0000January 1, 2015	Franklin	Emerson		7003243900000000000♠2,439	7003245700000000000♠2,457	3000300000000000000♠−0.7	7002975620000000000♠975.62	7000250000000000000♠2.5
Ethelbert	02015-01-01-0000January 1, 2015	Ethelbert		Ethelbert	7002629000000000000♠629	7002695000000000000♠695	2999050000000000000♠−9.5	7003113697000000000♠1,136.97	6999600000000000000♠0.6
Gilbert Plains	02015-01-01-0000January 1, 2015	Gilbert Plains	Gilbert Plains		7003162300000000000♠1,623	7003159400000000000♠1,594	7000180000000000000♠1.8	7003105180000000000♠1,051.80	7000150000000000000♠1.5
Glenboro – South Cypress	02015-01-01-0000January 1, 2015	South Cypress		Glenboro	7003148300000000000♠1,483	7003146700000000000♠1,467	7000110000000000000♠1.1	7003109776000000000♠1,097.76	7000140000000099999♠1.4
Glenella – Lansdowne	02015-01-01-0000January 1, 2015	Glenella Lansdowne			7003124500000000000♠1,245	7003126700000000000♠1,267	2999830000000000000♠−1.7	7003126343000000000♠1,263.43	7000100000000000000♠1.0
Grandview	02015-01-01-0000January 1, 2015	Grandview	Grandview		7003150800000000000♠1,508	7003157500000000000♠1,575	2999570000000000000♠−4.3	7003115629000000000♠1,156.29	7000130000000000000♠1.3
Grassland	02015-01-01-0000January 1, 2015	Cameron Whitewater	Hartney		7003148000000000000♠1,480	7003148100000000000♠1,481	3000900000000000000♠−0.1	7003134585000099999♠1,345.85	7000110000000000000♠1.1
Grey	02015-01-01-0000January 1, 2015	Grey		St. Claude	7003261500000000000♠2,615	7003259200000000000♠2,592	6999900000000000000♠0.9	7002960290000000000♠960.29	7000270000000000000♠2.7
Hamiota	02015-01-01-0000January 1, 2015	Hamiota	Hamiota		7003128800000000000♠1,288	7003126000000000000♠1,260	7000220000000000000♠2.2	7002575760000000000♠575.76	7000220000000000000♠2.2
Harrison Park	02015-01-01-0000January 1, 2015	Harrison Park			7003179900000000000♠1,799	7003181500000000000♠1,815	3000099999999999999♠−0.9	7002977580000000000♠977.58	7000180000000000000♠1.8
Hillsburg – Roblin – Shell River	02015-01-01-0000January 1, 2015	Hillsburg Shell River	Roblin		7003328400000000000♠3,284	7003337500000000000♠3,375	2999730000000000000♠−2.7	7003168820000000000♠1,688.2	7000190000000000000♠1.9
Lakeshore	02015-01-01-0000January 1, 2015	Ochre River Lawrence			7003140100000000000♠1,401	7003143000000000000♠1,430	2999800000000000000♠−2.0	7003129723000000000♠1,297.23	7000110000000000000♠1.1
Lorne	02015-01-01-0000January 1, 2015	Lorne		Notre Dame de Lourdes Somerset	7003300600000000000♠3,006	7003302400000000000♠3,024	3000400000000000000♠−0.6	7002911850000000000♠911.85	7000330000000000000♠3.3
Louise	02015-01-01-0000January 1, 2015	Louise	Pilot Mound	Crystal City	7003193200000000000♠1,932	7003184900000000000♠1,849	7000450000000000000♠4.5	7002938210000000000♠938.21	7000210000000000000♠2.1
McCreary	02015-01-01-0000January 1, 2015	McCreary		McCreary	7002948000000000000♠948	7002963000000000000♠963	2999840000000000000♠−1.6	7002524390000000000♠524.39	7000180000000000000♠1.8
Minitonas – Bowsman	02015-01-01-0000January 1, 2015	Minitonas	Minitonas	Bowsman	7003181600000000000♠1,816	7003191700000000000♠1,917	2999470000000000000♠−5.3	7003120231000000000♠1,202.31	7000150000000000000♠1.5
Minto – Odanah	02015-01-01-0000January 1, 2015	Minto Odanah			7003117700000000000♠1,177	7003120700000000000♠1,207	2999750000000000000♠−2.5	7002743900000000000♠743.9	7000160000000000000♠1.6
Mossey River	02015-01-01-0000January 1, 2015	Mossey River		Winnipegosis	7003118600000000000♠1,186	7003124200000000000♠1,242	2999550000000000000♠−4.5	7003112556000000000♠1,125.56	7000110000000000000♠1.1
Norfolk Treherne	02015-01-01-0000January 1, 2015	South Norfolk	Treherne		7003174100000000000♠1,741	7003181600000000000♠1,816	2999590000000000000♠−4.1	7002733990000000000♠733.99	7000240000000000000♠2.4
North Cypress – Langford	02015-01-01-0000January 1, 2015	Langford North Cypress			7003262700000000000♠2,627	7003268900000000000♠2,689	2999770000000000000♠−2.3	7003176187000000000♠1,761.87	7000150000000000000♠1.5
North Norfolk	02015-01-01-0000January 1, 2015	North Norfolk	MacGregor		7003376200000000000♠3,762	7003366300000000000♠3,663	7000270000000000000♠2.7	7003116089000000000♠1,160.89	7000320000000000000♠3.2
Oakland – Wawanesa	02015-01-01-0000January 1, 2015	Oakland		Wawanesa	7003161800000000000♠1,618	7003156800000000000♠1,568	7000320000000000000♠3.2	7002577470000000000♠577.47	7000280000000099999♠2.8
Oakview	02015-01-01-0000January 1, 2015	Blanshard Saskatchewan	Rapid City		7003151300000000000♠1,513	7003159500000000000♠1,595	2999490000000000000♠−5.1	7003114809000099999♠1,148.09	7000130000000000000♠1.3
Pembina	02015-01-01-0000January 1, 2015	Pembina	Manitou		7003236900000000000♠2,369	7003243000000000000♠2,430	2999750000000000000♠−2.5	7003111770000000000♠1,117.7	7000210000000000000♠2.1
Prairie Lakes	02015-01-01-0000January 1, 2015	Strathcona Riverside			7003142300000000000♠1,423	7003153600000000000♠1,536	2999259999999999999♠−7.4	7003106290000000000♠1,062.9	7000130000000000000♠1.3
Prairie View	02015-01-01-0000January 1, 2015	Birtle Miniota	Birtle		7003216700000000000♠2,167	7003223200000000000♠2,232	2999710000000000000♠−2.9	7003169613000000000♠1,696.13	7000130000000000000♠1.3
Rhineland	02015-01-01-0000January 1, 2015	Rhineland	Gretna Plum Coulee		7003577200000000000♠5,772	7003546900000000000♠5,469	7000550000000000000♠5.5	7002958690000000000♠958.69	7000600000000000000♠6.0
Riding Mountain West	02015-01-01-0000January 1, 2015	Shellmouth-Boulton Silver Creek			7003139000000000000♠1,390	7003140400000000000♠1,404	2999900000000000000♠−1.0	7003162255000000000♠1,622.55	6999900000000000000♠0.9
Riverdale	02015-01-01-0000January 1, 2015	Daly	Rivers		7003201900000000000♠2,019	7003206100000000000♠2,061	2999800000000000000♠−2.0	7002570410000000000♠570.42	7000350000000000000♠3.5
Rossburn	02015-01-01-0000January 1, 2015	Rossburn	Rossburn		7003104600000000000♠1,046	7003106000000000000♠1,060	2999870000000099999♠−1.3	7002682780000000000♠682.78	7000150000000000000♠1.5
Russell – Binscarth	02015-01-01-0000January 1, 2015	Russell	Russell	Binscarth	7003255300000000000♠2,553	7003246900000000000♠2,469	7000340000000000000♠3.4	7002572500000000000♠572.5	7000450000000000000♠4.5
Sifton	02015-01-01-0000January 1, 2015	Sifton	Oak Lake		7003117200000000000♠1,172	7003115900000000000♠1,159	7000110000000000000♠1.1	7002770840000000000♠770.84	7000150000000000000♠1.5
Souris – Glenwood	02015-01-01-0000January 1, 2015	Glenwood	Souris		7003243900000000000♠2,439	7003241200000000000♠2,412	7000110000000000000♠1.1	7002581220000000000♠581.22	7000420000000000000♠4.2
Ste. Rose	02015-01-01-0000January 1, 2015	Ste. Rose	Ste. Rose du Lac		7003179400000000000♠1,794	7003178600000000000♠1,786	6999400000000000000♠0.4	7002628559999900000♠628.56	7000290000000000000♠2.9
Swan Valley West	02015-01-01-0000January 1, 2015	Swan River		Benito	7003292300000000000♠2,923	7003314400000000000♠3,144	2999300000000000000♠−7.0	7003172039000000000♠1,720.39	7000170000000000000♠1.7
Two Borders	02015-01-01-0000January 1, 2015	Albert Arthur Edward			7003131000000000000♠1,310	7003140000000000000♠1,400	2999360009999999999♠−6.4	7003230446000000000♠2,304.46	6999600000000000000♠0.6
Wallace – Woodworth	02015-01-01-0000January 1, 2015	Wallace Woodworth		Elkhorn	7003285700000000000♠2,857	7003285200000000000♠2,852	6999200000000000000♠0.2	7003196932000000000♠1,969.32	7000150000000000000♠1.5
West Interlake	02015-01-01-0000January 1, 2015	Eriksdale Siglunes			7003220600000000000♠2,206	7003239100000000000♠2,391	2999230000000099999♠−7.7	7003162218000000000♠1,622.18	7000140000000099999♠1.4
WestLake – Gladstone	02015-01-01-0000January 1, 2015	Lakeview Westbourne	Gladstone		7003306800000000000♠3,068	7003305000000000000♠3,050	6999600000000000000♠0.6	7003183209000000000♠1,832.09	7000170000000000000♠1.7
Yellowhead	02015-01-01-0000January 1, 2015	Shoal Lake Strathclair			7003197300000000000♠1,973	7003207500000000000♠2,075	2999510000000099999♠−4.9	7003111072000000000♠1,110.72	7000180000000000000♠1.8

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 "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.
↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "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.
↑ "The Municipal Amalgamations Act (C.C.S.M. c. M235)". Government of Manitoba. October 2, 2014. Retrieved October 5, 2014.
↑ "Government listens to presenters, amendments proposed to Municipal Modernization Act: Lemieux". Government of Manitoba. September 11, 2013. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 "Consolidated Regulations of Manitoba: List of titles with "amalgamation"". Government of Manitoba. Retrieved October 2, 2014.

External links

Manitoba’s Municipal History: Municipal Amalgamations (2015)

Manitoba municipal amalgamations, 2015

List of amalgamations

See also

References

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