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Winnipeg City Council

Governs Winnipeg

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What it can do

  • General by-laws

    Passes by-laws for city purposes, including the health, safety and well-being of people, nuisances, animals, businesses and public places (The City of Winnipeg Charter).

  • Streets and transportation

    Owns and maintains city streets, sidewalks and bridges, including snow clearing and traffic control (The City of Winnipeg Charter).

  • Public transit

    Operates Winnipeg Transit (The City of Winnipeg Charter).

  • Water and wastewater

    Supplies drinking water and collects and treats wastewater and land drainage (The City of Winnipeg Charter).

  • Solid waste

    Collects garbage, recycling and yard waste and runs the Brady Road Resource Management Facility (The City of Winnipeg Charter).

  • Police and fire-paramedic services

    Funds and oversees the Winnipeg Police Service (through the Winnipeg Police Board under The Police Services Act) and runs the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service.

  • Property and business taxation

    Levies municipal property taxes and frontage levies and sets the mill rate each year (The City of Winnipeg Charter).

  • Planning, zoning and permits

    Adopts the development plan (OurWinnipeg) and zoning by-law and issues development and building permits (The City of Winnipeg Charter).

  • Parks and recreation

    Runs city parks, pools, recreation and leisure centres and libraries (The City of Winnipeg Charter).

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  • gov.mb.ca · checked councils: Manitoba Municipal Relations, Municipal Officials Directory (last updated 24 Jul 2026): WINNIPEG, CITY, municipal no. 590, population 749607. Every municipality is governed by a council (The Municipal Act, s. 77). For: Winnipeg City Council
  • gov.mb.ca · checked councils: Municipal office address, phone, fax, email and website from the Municipal Officials Directory (24 Jul 2026). For: Municipal office
  • web2.gov.mb.ca · checked councils: The City of Winnipeg Charter, S.M. 2002, c. 39; The Police Services Act; The Planning Act. For: General by-laws, Streets and transportation, Public transit, Water and wastewater, Solid waste and 4 more
  • web2.gov.mb.ca · checked councils: The City of Winnipeg Charter: Mayor and 15 ward councillors (https://www.winnipeg.ca/city-governance/mayor-council/council-members). For: Mayor, Councillor
  • winnipeg.ca · checked councils: Mayor, Winnipeg: municipal council page, checked 2026-10-11. Start date not recorded. For: Scott Gillingham as Mayor
  • winnipeg.ca · checked councils: Councillor (Charleswood - Tuxedo - Westwood), Winnipeg: municipal council page, checked 2026-10-11. Start date not recorded. For: Evan Duncan as Councillor, Charleswood - Tuxedo - Westwood
  • winnipeg.ca · checked councils: Councillor (Daniel McIntyre), Winnipeg: municipal council page, checked 2026-10-11. Start date not recorded. For: Cindy Gilroy as Councillor, Daniel McIntyre
  • globalnews.ca · checked Start date = by-election date 25 Oct 2025 (Global News, published 27 Oct 2025: Durand-Wood won with 1,567 votes; Jason Schreyer died April 2025). Also winnipeg.ca council members page lists her as councillor. For: Emma Durand-Wood as Councillor, Elmwood - East Kildonan
  • winnipeg.ca · checked councils: Councillor (Elmwood - East Kildonan), Winnipeg: municipal council page, checked 2026-10-11. Start date not recorded. For: Emma Durand-Wood as Councillor, Elmwood - East Kildonan
  • winnipeg.ca · checked councils: Councillor (Fort Rouge - East Fort Garry), Winnipeg: municipal council page, checked 2026-10-11. Start date not recorded. For: Sherri Rollins as Councillor, Fort Rouge - East Fort Garry
  • winnipeg.ca · checked councils: Councillor (Mynarski), Winnipeg: municipal council page, checked 2026-10-11. Start date not recorded. For: Ross Eadie as Councillor, Mynarski
  • winnipeg.ca · checked councils: Councillor (North Kildonan), Winnipeg: municipal council page, checked 2026-10-11. Start date not recorded. For: Jeff Browaty as Councillor, North Kildonan
  • winnipeg.ca · checked councils: Councillor (Old Kildonan), Winnipeg: municipal council page, checked 2026-10-11. Start date not recorded. For: Devi Sharma as Councillor, Old Kildonan
  • winnipeg.ca · checked councils: Councillor (Point Douglas), Winnipeg: municipal council page, checked 2026-10-11. Start date not recorded. For: Vivian Santos as Councillor, Point Douglas
  • winnipeg.ca · checked councils: Councillor (River Heights - Fort Garry), Winnipeg: municipal council page, checked 2026-10-11. Start date not recorded. For: John Orlikow as Councillor, River Heights - Fort Garry
  • winnipeg.ca · checked councils: Councillor (St. Boniface), Winnipeg: municipal council page, checked 2026-10-11. Start date not recorded. For: Matt Allard as Councillor, St. Boniface
  • winnipeg.ca · checked councils: Councillor (St. James), Winnipeg: municipal council page, checked 2026-10-11. Start date not recorded. For: Shawn Dobson as Councillor, St. James
  • winnipeg.ca · checked councils: Councillor (St. Norbert - Seine River), Winnipeg: municipal council page, checked 2026-10-11. Start date not recorded. For: Markus Chambers as Councillor, St. Norbert - Seine River
  • winnipeg.ca · checked councils: Councillor (St. Vital), Winnipeg: municipal council page, checked 2026-10-11. Start date not recorded. For: Brian Mayes as Councillor, St. Vital
  • winnipeg.ca · checked councils: Councillor (Transcona), Winnipeg: municipal council page, checked 2026-10-11. Start date not recorded. For: Russ Wyatt as Councillor, Transcona
  • winnipeg.ca · checked councils: Councillor (Waverley West), Winnipeg: municipal council page, checked 2026-10-11. Start date not recorded. For: Janice Lukes as Councillor, Waverley West
  • web2.gov.mb.ca · checked The City of Winnipeg Charter, S.M. 2002, c. 39, s. 19: "A general election of members of council must be held on the fourth Wednesday of October, in 2002 and in each fourth year thereafter." For: General election, October 28, 2026
  • gov.mb.ca · checked councils: Province of Manitoba, Municipal Elections 2026: "The next general municipal election is Wednesday, October 28, 2026." Date rule: The Municipal Act, s. 86 (https://web2.gov.mb.ca/laws/statutes/ccsm/m225.php). For: General election, October 28, 2026

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