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Manitoba Parks
Cottaging & Commercial Program
258 Portage Ave - 4th Floor (Box 51)
Winnipeg MB, R3C 0B6
Contact Information:
General Email: parkscommercial@gov.mb.ca
General Phone: 204-945-4545
NOTE: Walk-up service is unavailable at 258 Portage Ave; please contact us to make an appointment. We are unable to accept payments made by cash or credit at 258 Portage. Cheques will be accepted.
Manitoba Parks - Commercial Program is responsible for the administration of commercial operators who provide important services in provincial parks all across Manitoba. The commercial program currently administers approximately 366 commercial files in all provincial parks. Commercial operations may include equipment rental, food vendors, gas services, accommodation services and golf courses.
Typically, commercial operators on Crown land in provincial parks enter into a lease agreement called a Parks Controlled Miscellaneous Lease (PCML) or maintain an annual permit called a Parks Controlled General Permit (PCGP).
The following is the standard commercial lease template.
Standard Commercial Lease - Template
Parks Controlled General Permit - Template
Note: Specific provisions of a lease or conditions of a permit are included to reflect the specific commercial operation.
If you are a current lessee or permittee and are looking to change the provisions of your lease or conditions of your permit, please contact Manitoba Parks – Commercial Section directly either by phone or email.
Reasons for amendments may include:
The Manitoba government is committed to an open and fair tendering process. Manitoba Parks – the Commercial Program, routinely posts commercial opportunities located within provincial parks on a Manitoba tendering portal. To access current tenders, please visit the link below.
Link: MERX : Find New Contracts, Bids & Tenders for Canadian Businesses
No new opportunities are currently available
A Site Plan Permit is required for the construction of a new building, alteration or addition to an existing building or structure, on a lot or on a public reserve area within a Provincial Park. To obtain a site plan permit, you must submit a Site Plan Permit Application to Manitoba Parks. For more information on the application process, please see the application guide below.
The Site Plan Permit Application form can be found within the Development Application Package below.
As the jurisdiction having authority, Manitoba Parks determines when a building permit is required. Inspection Technical Services (ITS) Manitoba, issues building permits on behalf of Manitoba Parks. In general, a building permit is required if your structure is greater than 108 square feet. Building permit applications may also require a Letter of Assurance form (Part A and B). Should you have any questions or wish to obtain more information about a Building Permit Application, Letter of Assurance or Plumbing Permit Application, you may call ITS at 204-945-3322 or visit online at the following link: Province of Manitoba Inspection and Technical Services
ITS Permit form are available online via the following link: Labour, Consumer Protection and Government Services - Bulletins, Guides and Forms
If you are considering a new installation or alteration to an existing Onsite Wastewater Management System (OWMS), please check the OWMS Program website to find information on regulatory requirements, design and installation standards, and registration forms. You can also contact your local Environment Officer if you have any questions or require assistance. Information regarding the use or care of your OWMS can be found on the website and in the Homeowner's Manual for Onsite Wastewater Management Systems
If you are considering selling, transferring or adding a name to a commercial lease or permit, you will be required to submit an assignment application form. Prior to engaging the assignment process, it is recommended that you submit a Search Request form to Manitoba Parks. Search results will provide information for the lease or permit, including the annual fees, outstanding work orders, collateral recordings, specific operational and maintenance provisions applicable to the lease or permit, etc.
Lawyers, Relators and Financial Institutions may act on behalf of a lessee or permittee and may submit a Search Request Form for the following reasons:
All realtors representing the Lessee must provide a copy of the Realtor Sales Agreement.
Requestors that are not representing the lessee or permittee will only be provided search results if they are a legal representative of a purchaser or collateral holder.
Once processed, search results will be provided in the following format: Search Results Sample
Manitoba Parks considers there to be four types of Assignments:
To avoid delays, it is important to know which Assignment type you are submitting an application for. Please ensure the necessary forms, supplementary information and documents are enclosed as part of the Assignment application package.
Assignments within Asessippi Cottage Cove follow the same process as outlined below, but require a different application form. Please use the Asessippi Cottage Cove Assignment Application Form for standard assignments and the Asessippi Cottage Cove Financial Assignment Application Form for collateral recordings.
The checklist below provides information on required documents for each type of assignment. Prior to the processing of an assignment, all outstanding fees owing must be paid in full. When a sale occurs, it is the responsibility of the Assignor (current lessee) to provide the original lease to the Assignee (purchaser). Please refer to the Additional Program Information drop down in the case of a lost or misplaced lease or permit.
Assignment (Standard) - $40.00 Fee
In the case of death (tenant in common or sole lessee/permittee), the following documents are required in addition to those listed above:
Assignment (Financial) - $40.00 Fee
Note: For information on collateral recording discharges, please see the Additional Program Information drop down.
Assignment (Joint Tenants/Death) - $40.00 FeeAssignment (Share Transfer) - $40.00 Fee
For the sale of privately owned lot within a Provincial Park a copy of new Title obtained through Manitoba Land Titles, must be submitted to Manitoba Parks.
Typically, a commercial operator on Crown land in a provincial park would enter into a lease agreement called a Parks Controlled Miscellaneous Lease (PCML). Each lease agreement will set out an expiry date of the agreement and in some cases; contain provisions that allow for a renewal of one additional term. Lease terms are typically 5, 10, or 21 years.
Depending on what term a lease agreement is currently in, the lessee will enter into either a:
In accordance with the lease agreement, a lessee is required to provide notice in writing to the Crown of its request to renew the agreement at least six (6) months prior to the expiration of the agreement. To help facilitate this process, Manitoba Parks will endeavour to send the lessee an email approximately 10 months prior to expiry of the lease term, and provide the lessee with a Lease Renewal Application Form.
Once received, the lessee is required to complete and return this form to Manitoba Parks to engage the lease renewal process. As part of the renewal process, Parks staff will typically conduct a site inspection of the leased premises.
Provided that there have been no uncured default by the Lessee at the end of the Lease Renewal Term, the Crown may, in its sole discretion, enter into a new Lease Agreement with the Lessee.
Manitoba Parks will deal with those lease agreements with no renewal provision on a case-by-case basis.
Note: For commercial lots that are not surveyed, Manitoba Parks may be providing direction to lessees to have un-surveyed lots surveyed as part of the renewal process or prior to entering into a new lease agreement.
Manitoba Parks will provide further direction regarding lot survey requirements on a case-by-case basis.
Should a Lessee not wish to renew their lease or surrender their lease mid term, please see the additional program information tab below.
More information coming soon.
