List of regions of Manitoba

This is a list of regions in Manitoba,

. These regions do not reflect the organization of local government in Manitoba. These areas exist solely for the purposes of statistical analysis and presentation; they have no government of their own.

Typically outlined by provincial or federal authorities, these formal and informal regional models broadly follow the geographic definitions, but have particular variations depending on their administrative or other purpose.

Geographic regions

These are informal

do not reflect the organization of local government: these areas exist solely for the purposes of statistical analysis and presentation; they have no government of their own.

Provincial regions

Central Manitoba

• Interlake
  • North Interlake (Division No. 18)
  • Selkirk Area (Division No. 13)
  • South Interlake (Division No. 14)
• Parkland
  • Dauphin (Division No. 17)
  • Roblin, Russell, Rossburn Area (Division No. 16)
  • Swan Valley (Division No. 20)

Northern Manitoba

• Northern (Norman or Nor-Man) — this region was added to the province in 1912, and includes all land north of the 52nd parallel.^[4]
  • Churchill/Northern Manitoba (Division No. 23)
  • Flin Flon/North West (Division No. 21)
  • North East Manitoba, or North Eastman (Division No. 19)
  • Thompson/North Central (Division No. 22)

Southern Manitoba

Southern Manitoba includes:^[2]

• Central Plains — north-central Manitoba
  • Central Manitoba (Division No. 8)
  • Portage la Prairie Area (Division No. 9)
  • Whitehorse Plains (Division No. 10)
• Eastman — southeast Manitoba
  • Beausejour Area (Division No. 12)
  • Eastern Manitoba (Division No. 1)
  • Steinbach Area (Division No. 2)
• Pembina Valley — south-central Manitoba
  • Pembina Valley (Division No. 3)
  • Pilot Mound Area (Division No. 4)
• Westman — southwest Manitoba
  • Brandon Area (Division No. 7)
  • South West Area (Division No. 5)
  • Virden Area (Division No. 6)
  • Western Manitoba (Division No. 15)
• Winnipeg Capital Region — Includes the 16 municipalities identified in Manitoba's Capital Region Partnership Act. As such, unlike the other regions, this region also includes municipalities that are components of the other regions that border it.^[2][5]
  • Winnipeg census division (Division No. 11):
    • City of Winnipeg
    • Headingley
  • Three rural municipalities from the Central Plains Region (Division 10 in its entirety):
    • Cartier
    • Macdonald
    • St. François Xavier
  • Three rural municipalities from the Eastman Region (portions of Divisions 2 and 12):
    • Ritchot
    • Springfield
    • Taché
  • Eight rural municipalities from the
    Interlake Region (all of Division 13 and part of Division 14
    ):
    • East St. Paul
    • Rockwood
    • Rosser
    • Selkirk
    • St. Andrews
    • St. Clements
    • Stonewall
    • West St. Paul

Extraterritorial regions

In the broader context of

• Hudson Bay Lowlands
• Canadian Shield
• Interior Plains
• Red River Valley
• Western Canada
  • Canadian Prairies

Economic regions

The economic regions of Manitoba are defined by

Manitoba's 8 economic regions include the following.[2]

Rural Manitoba:^[2]

• Southeast Economic Region — comprising all of the Eastman region (census divisions 1, 2, and 12), and can be further broken down into the following SLAs:
  • Beausejour Brokenhead Area
  • Emerson Area
  • Hanover Area
  • La Broquerie Area
  • Lac du Bonnet Area
  • Niverville Area
  • Powerview-Pine Falls Area
  • Ritchot Area
  • Springfield Area
  • St. Pierre-Jolys Area
  • Steinbach Area
  • Stuartburn Area
  • Taché Area
• South Central Economic Region — comprising all of the Pembina Valley region (census divisions 3 and 4), and can further be broken down into the following SLAs:
  • Altona Area
  • Carman Area
  • Cartwright Area
  • Manitou Area
  • Morris Area
  • Winkler Area
• Southwest Economic Region — comprising all of the Westman region (census divisions 5, 6, 7, and 15), and can further be broken down into the following SLAs:
  • Boissevain Area
  • Brandon Area
  • Hamiota Area
  • Killarney Area
  • Melita Area
  • Minnedosa Area
  • Neepawa Area
  • Rivers Area
  • Souris Area
  • Virden Area
  • Wawanesa Area
• North Central Economic Region — comprising all of the Central Plains region (census divisions 8, 9, and 10), and can further be broken down into the following SLAs:
  • Gladstone Area
  • Macdonald Area
  • Portage la Prairie Area
  • St. Francois Xavier Area
  • Treherne Area
• Interlake Economic Region — comprising all of the Interlake region (census divisions 13, 14, and 18), and can further be broken down into the following SLAs:
  • Arborg Area
  • East St. Paul Area
  • Gimli Area
  • Selkirk Area
  • St. Andrews Area
  • St. Clements Area
  • St. Laurent Area
  • Stonewall Area
  • West St. Paul Area
  • Woodlands Area
• Parkland Economic Region — comprising all of the Parkland region (census divisions 17, 16, and 20), and can further be broken down into the following SLAs:
  • Dauphin Area
  • Grandview Area
  • Roblin Area
  • Russell Area
  • Ste. Rose Area
  • Swan Valley Area

Northern Manitoba:

• North Economic Region — comprising all of the
  Norman region (census divisions 19, 21, 22, and 23
  ), and can further be broken down into the following SLAs:
  • Churchill Area
  • Flin Flon Area
  • Gillam Area
  • Grand Rapids Area
  • Leaf Rapids Area
  • Lynn Lake Area
  • Snow Lake Area
  • The Pas Area
  • Thompson Area

Winnipeg:

• Winnipeg Economic Region — comprising
  Metro Region
  .

EI regions

The

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• EI Region of Winnipeg (EI Region #39) — includes
  Brokenhead 4, East St. Paul, Headingley, Ritchot, Rosser, Springfield, St. Clements, St. François Xavier, Taché, West St. Paul, and Winnipeg
  .
• EI Region of Southern Manitoba (EI Region #40) — includes census divisions 2, 13, and 14, as well as the entirety of the Central Plains, Interlake, Parkland, Pembina Valley, and Westman regions.
• EI Region of Northern Manitoba (EI Region #41) — includes census divisions
  Northern Region

Health regions

Manitoba is also broken down into

The 5 health regions, and their respective RHAs, that exist today were created as an amalgamation of 11 regions and authorities that were merged in 2012:[11]^[12]

• North Eastman
• Northern Manitoba (excluding Churchill
  )
• Prairie Mountain health region — comprising southwestern Manitoba, including the geographic regions of Westman and Parkland
• Southern Health-Santé Sud — comprising the geographic region of Pembina Valley and South Eastman (census districts 1 and 2)
• Winnipeg health region — comprising the City of Winnipeg, the northern community of Churchill, and the Rural Municipalities of East and West St. Paul,

Other

Schools

School divisions and districts in Manitoba are also divided into regions:^{[13][7]: 12}

• Central — roughly includes the regions of Central Plains and Pembina Valley
• Northern/Remote — includes Northern Manitoba and parts of census divisions 1, 9, and 20
• Parkland/Westman — roughly includes the regions of Westman and Parkland (excluding parts of census division 20)
• Southeast/Interlake — roughly includes the regions of Interlake and Eastman (excluding parts of census division 1)
• Winnipeg — City of Winnipeg

Treaties

Manitoba can also be divided by its First Nations treaties, as part of the Numbered Treaties of Canada. Some include portions of other provinces.^{[7]: 23 [14]}

• Treaty 1 — comprising Winnipeg (census division 11), and southern Manitoba—roughly the regions of Central Plains, Pembina Valley, and Interlake (excluding northern half of census division 18)
• Treaty 2 — comprising southern Manitoba—roughly the Westman Region, census division 17, parts of division 16, southern part of division 19, and northern part of division 18
• southeastern Ontario
• Treaty 4 — roughly comprising census division 20, the non-contiguous western portion of division 19, and small, westward portion of division 16; and the Qu’Appelle area of southern Saskatchewan
• Northern Manitoba (excluding a portion of division 19; and the furthest-east portion of census division 23
  , which does not belong to a Manitoba treaty)

Manitoba Metis Federation regions

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The Manitoba Metis Federation regions, for which the boundaries are established by the MMF Board of Directors, are:[15]

• Northwest Region
• The Pas Region
• Thompson Region
• Interlake Region
• Southeast Region
• Southwest Region
• Winnipeg Region

See also

• Administrative divisions of Canada
• List of census divisions of Manitoba
• List of communities in Manitoba
• List of former counties of Manitoba
• List of municipalities in Manitoba
• List of rural municipalities in Manitoba
• List of regions of Canada

References

External links

• Government of Manitoba Community Profiles:
  • Regional Map.
  • Municipality Profiles.
• https://www.brandonu.ca/rdi/files/2017/01/Report-3-Admin-Regions-in-MB-Jan24.pdf