Cottage Program

Northern Affairs Branch (NAB) administers cottage programs in northern Manitoba outside the boundaries of provincial parks, municipalities, Northern Affairs Communities and First Nations. NAB’s regulatory and operational responsibility is to administer municipal programs across the 40 recognized cottage areas within the unorganized territory of northern Manitoba. The cottage subdivisions have increased by approximately 80 percent since 2005 to over 1,600 lots, with a corresponding increase in inquiries and request for services, including operation and governance supports.

The development of the modernization plan is the first phase of a two-phased Cottage Administration Modernization Project (CAMP) designed to develop a regulatory and financial framework for cottage areas. Information on the first phase of the project, frequently asked questions, including links to documents and policies since the completion of phase one in 2023 can be found here:

Cottage Administration Modernization Project | EngageMB