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NOTICE: Postal Disruption Update – Return to Regular Mail Delivery

As Canada Post workers have shifted to rotating strikes, the Department of Families will return to pre-postal strike mail delivery of all benefits via Canada Post.                     

Effective November 6, 2025:                     

Manitoba Supports for Persons with Disabilities (MSPD) – All benefit cheques mailed.                            

Employment and Income Assistance (EIA) – All benefit cheques mailed.                            

All vendor, landlord, service provider and income supplement program recipient cheques, including Rent Assist, 55 PLUS, Manitoba Prenatal Benefit, and Manitoba Child Benefit, are mailed via Canada Post, effective October 21, 2025.                            

Questions?                            

Call the EIA Service Centre:
204-948-2888 (within Winnipeg)
1-855-944-8111 (elsewhere)                             

In the News

February 12, 2026
Manitoba Government Invests $2 Million to Support Manitoba Families

February 11, 2026
Manitoba Government Invests More Than $767,000 to Protect Women, Gender-Diverse Manitobans Overcoming Gender-Based Violence

January 30, 2026
Intake for 2026-27 Manitoba Accessibility Fund Now Open

January 13, 2026
Manitoba Government Launches New Five-Year Poverty Reduction Strategy

December 17, 2025
Manitoba Government Invests in First Nations Women's Homeownership Through Mino'ayaawag Ikwewag

 

Read all Government of Manitoba News Releases


Voluntary Child and Family Service Agreements

Four new agreement types have been added to the Child and Family Services Act effective October 1, 2024.

Complete a Child Abuse Registry or an Adult Abuse Registry