Land Use and Development

Provincial Planning Services

Provincial Planning Services is located in Winnipeg, where staff provide departmental and interdepartmental coordination on land use matters, advise the Minister and Cabinet on major land use/development issues, and review, monitor and recommend amendments to planning legislation and related regulations, such as the Provincial Land Use Policies.

More specifically, Provincial Planning Services is responsible for:

• Monitoring and reviewing planning legislation and regulations including The Planning Act, The City of Winnipeg Charter (planning provisions) and associated regulations;
• Reviewing and making recommendations to local government and the Minister on development plans and development plan amendments;
• Monitoring zoning by-laws;
• Reviewing and monitoring major development proposals; and
• Providing the Provincial Government’s perspective to planning appeal boards.

Contact information for Provincial Planning Services can be found here.