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Housing

Which governments hold powers over housing, and the laws that give them those powers.

Governments covering Long Plain Madison Indian Reserve No. 1 · About Long Plain Madison Indian Reserve No. 1

Long Plain Madison Indian Reserve No. 1 Who governs this place

Each power below comes from a law, agreement or official page, linked under it. This page lists the powers each government holds. It does not say how they are used.

Indigenous

Long Plain Chief and Council

Governs Long Plain

By-laws for the reserve (Indian Act s. 81) Report
Related: Building permits, zoning and land use
Makes by-laws for its reserves: health of residents, traffic, law and order, nuisances, animals, roads, water supplies and other local works, zoning and buildings, allotment of reserve land, residence on the reserve, wildlife and fish on the reserve, and trespass. Fines of up to $1,000.
Source: laws-lois.justice.gc.ca, checked Oct 11, 2026

Municipal

Winnipeg City Council

Governs Winnipeg

Planning, zoning and permits Report
Related: Building permits, zoning and land use
Adopts the development plan (OurWinnipeg) and zoning by-law and issues development and building permits (The City of Winnipeg Charter).

Zoning, development and building permits.
Source: web2.gov.mb.ca, checked Oct 11, 2026

Regional

Winnipeg Metropolitan Region (Capital Planning Region Board)

Governs Capital Planning Region

Regional plan Report
Related: Building permits, zoning and land use
Prepares and adopts a regional plan by-law for the Capital Planning Region (The Planning Act); member municipalities' development plans must be consistent with it.

Regional land-use plan; zoning and permits stay with each municipality.
Source: gov.mb.ca, checked Oct 11, 2026

Provincial

Legislative Assembly of Manitoba

Governs Manitoba

Property and civil rights Report

Property and civil rights in the province: contracts, property, labour relations, consumer protection, insurance, landlord and tenant, and most private law (s. 92(13)).

Landlord and tenant law (Residential Tenancies Branch) and Manitoba Housing.
Source: laws-lois.justice.gc.ca, checked Oct 11, 2026

Federal

Parliament of Canada

Governs Canada

Currency and banking Report
Related: Money and banking
Exclusive: "Currency and Coinage" (s. 91(14)) and "Banking, Incorporation of Banks, and the Issue of Paper Money" (s. 91(15)), Constitution Act, 1867.

Currency, coinage and banking are federal (s. 91(14), (15)).
Source: laws-lois.justice.gc.ca, checked Oct 11, 2026

No power over housing recorded

Other governments covering Long Plain Madison Indian Reserve No. 1. We have no power over housing on record for them. If one holds such a power, tell us.

Provincial: Executive Council of Manitoba

Sources

laws-lois.justice.gc.ca · checked Oct 11, 2026 By-laws for the reserve (Indian Act s. 81). For: By-laws for the reserve (Indian Act s. 81) (Long Plain Chief and Council)
web2.gov.mb.ca · checked Oct 11, 2026 councils: The City of Winnipeg Charter, S.M. 2002, c. 39; The Police Services Act; The Planning Act. For: Planning, zoning and permits (Winnipeg City Council)
gov.mb.ca · checked Oct 11, 2026 regional: mandate of the Capital Planning Region as described by the Province (The Planning Act). For: Regional plan (Winnipeg Metropolitan Region (Capital Planning Region Board))
laws-lois.justice.gc.ca · checked Oct 11, 2026 provincial: Constitution Act, 1867, ss. 92, 92A, 93, 95; Manitoba Act, 1870, ss. 22-23; Constitution Act, 1930 (Natural Resources Transfer Agreement). For: Property and civil rights (Legislative Assembly of Manitoba)
laws-lois.justice.gc.ca · checked Oct 11, 2026 Text quoted from the Constitution Acts (Justice Laws Website, current to 2026-09-21). For: Currency and banking (Parliament of Canada)

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