Manitoba municipal amalgamations, 2015


In 1997, the Government of Manitoba established a minimum population threshold of 1,000 to incorporate a municipality. As of the 2011 census, 93 of Manitoba's 197 municipalities had populations less than 1,000. 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. 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. 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. The provincial government also allowed some new amalgamated municipalities to form with a combined population under 1,000. In 2013 and 2014, the Government of Manitoba passed legislation to amalgamate 107 municipalities into 47 effective January 1, 2015. These amalgamations therefore reduced the total number of municipalities in the province from 197 to 137.

List of amalgamations


New rural
municipality		Incorporation
date		Amalgamating rural
municipality		Amalgamating
town		Amalgamating
village		Population
Population
Change
Land
area
Population
density
Bifrost – RivertonBifrostRiverton35143509
Boissevain – MortonMortonBoissevain22702215
Brenda – WaskadaBrendaWaskada652748
Cartwright – RoblinRoblinCartwright12401246
Clanwilliam – EricksonClanwilliamErickson901940
Deloraine – WinchesterWinchesterDeloraine14851571
Ellice – ArchieArchie
Ellice		St. Lazare9711018
Emerson – FranklinFranklinEmerson24392457
EthelbertEthelbertEthelbert629695
Gilbert PlainsGilbert PlainsGilbert Plains16231594
Glenboro – South CypressSouth CypressGlenboro14831467
Glenella – LansdowneGlenella
Lansdowne		12451267
GrandviewGrandviewGrandview15081575
GrasslandCameron
Whitewater		Hartney14801481
GreyGreySt. Claude26152592
HamiotaHamiotaHamiota12881260
Harrison ParkHarrison
Park		17991815
Hillsburg – Roblin – Shell RiverHillsburg
Shell River		Roblin32843375
LakeshoreOchre River
Lawrence		14011430
LorneLorneNotre Dame de Lourdes
Somerset		30063024
LouiseLouisePilot MoundCrystal City19321849
McCrearyMcCrearyMcCreary948963
Minitonas – BowsmanMinitonasMinitonasBowsman18161917
Minto – OdanahMinto
Odanah		11771207
Mossey RiverMossey RiverWinnipegosis11861242
Norfolk TreherneSouth NorfolkTreherne17411816
North Cypress – LangfordLangford
North Cypress		26272689
North NorfolkNorth NorfolkMacGregor37623663
Oakland – WawanesaOaklandWawanesa16181568
OakviewBlanshard
Saskatchewan		Rapid City15131595
PembinaPembinaManitou23692430
Prairie LakesStrathcona
Riverside		14231536
Prairie ViewBirtle
Miniota		Birtle21672232
RhinelandRhinelandGretna
Plum Coulee		57725469
Riding Mountain WestShellmouth-Boulton
Silver Creek		13901404
RiverdaleDalyRivers20192061
RossburnRossburnRossburn10461060
Russell – BinscarthRussellRussellBinscarth25532469
SiftonSiftonOak Lake11721159
Souris – GlenwoodGlenwoodSouris24392412
Ste. RoseSte. RoseSte. Rose du Lac17941786
Swan Valley WestSwan RiverBenito29233144
Two BordersAlbert
Arthur
Edward		13101400
Wallace – WoodworthWallace
Woodworth		Elkhorn28572852
West InterlakeEriksdale
Siglunes		22062391
WestLake – GladstoneLakeview
Westbourne		Gladstone30683050
YellowheadShoal Lake
Strathclair		19732075