List of regions of Manitoba

This is a list of regions in Manitoba, Canada, including Manitoba's geographic regions, economic regions, and health regions. These regions do not reflect the organization of local government in Manitoba. These areas exist solely for the purposes of statistical analysis and presentation; they have no government of their own.
Typically outlined by provincial or federal authorities, these formal and informal regional models broadly follow the geographic definitions, but have particular variations depending on their administrative or other purpose.

Geographic regions

These are informal geographic regions, accompanied by the [List of List of census divisions of Manitoba|census divisions of Manitoba|census divisions] in each. Unlike in some other provinces, census divisions in Manitoba do not reflect the organization of local government: these areas exist solely for the purposes of statistical analysis and presentation; they have no government of their own.

Provincial regions

Central Manitoba

Interlake
* North Interlake
* Selkirk Area
* South Interlake
Parkland
* Dauphin
* Roblin, Russell, Rossburn Area
* Swan Valley

Northern Manitoba

Northern — this region was added to the province in 1912, and includes all land north of the 52nd parallel.
* Churchill/Northern Manitoba
* Flin Flon/North West
* North East Manitoba, or North Eastman
* Thompson/North Central

Southern Manitoba

Southern Manitoba includes:

Central Plains — north-central Manitoba
* Central Manitoba
* Portage la Prairie Area
* Whitehorse Plains
Eastman — southeast Manitoba
* Beausejour Area
* Eastern Manitoba
* Steinbach Area
Pembina Valley — south-central Manitoba
* Pembina Valley
* Pilot Mound Area
Westman — southwest Manitoba
* Brandon Area
* South West Area
* Virden Area
* Western Manitoba
Winnipeg Capital Region — Includes the 16 municipalities identified in Manitoba's Capital Region Partnership Act. As such, unlike the other regions, this region also includes municipalities that are components of the other regions that border it.
* Winnipeg census division :
** City of Winnipeg
** Headingley
* Three [List of List of rural municipalities in Manitoba|rural municipalities in Manitoba|rural municipalities] from the Central Plains Region :
** Cartier
** Macdonald
** St. François Xavier
* Three rural municipalities from the Eastman Region :
** Ritchot
** Springfield
** Taché
* Eight rural municipalities from the Interlake Region :
** East St. Paul
** Rockwood
** Rosser
** Selkirk
** St. Andrews
** St. Clements
** Stonewall
** West St. Paul

Extraterritorial regions

In the broader context of Canada's 7 primary regions, as well as those of North America's various regions, Manitoba can be considered by the following physiographic regions:

Economic regions

The economic regions of Manitoba are defined by Statistics Canada. Manitoba is broken into 8 economic regions, each with its own competitive advantages and potential opportunities. These regions also include "self-contained labour areas," or SLAs, which are local geographic areas in Manitoba where people live and work and that have a minimum population of 3,000 and a minimum tax base of CA$130 million. These areas are solely based on economic relationships that exist between neighbouring towns and municipalities.
Manitoba's 8 economic regions include the following.
Rural Manitoba:

Southeast Economic Region — comprising all of the Eastman region, and can be further broken down into the following SLAs:
* Beausejour Brokenhead Area
* Emerson Area
* Hanover Area
* La Broquerie Area
* Lac du Bonnet Area
* Niverville Area
* Powerview-Pine Falls Area
* Ritchot Area
* Springfield Area
* St. Pierre-Jolys Area
* Steinbach Area
* Stuartburn Area
* Taché Area
South Central Economic Region — comprising all of the Pembina Valley region, and can further be broken down into the following SLAs:
* Altona Area
* Carman Area
* Cartwright Area
* Manitou Area
* Morris Area
* Winkler Area
Southwest Economic Region — comprising all of the Westman region, and can further be broken down into the following SLAs:
* Boissevain Area
* Brandon Area
* Hamiota Area
* Killarney Area
* Melita Area
* Minnedosa Area
* Neepawa Area
* Rivers Area
* Souris Area
* Virden Area
* Wawanesa Area
North Central Economic Region — comprising all of the Central Plains region, and can further be broken down into the following SLAs:
* Gladstone Area
* Macdonald Area
* Portage la Prairie Area
* St. Francois Xavier Area
* Treherne Area
Interlake Economic Region — comprising all of the Interlake region, and can further be broken down into the following SLAs:
* Arborg Area
* [Rural Municipality of Rural Municipality of East St. Paul|East St. Paul|East St. Paul] Area
* Gimli Area
* Selkirk Area
* St. Andrews Area
* St. Clements Area
* St. Laurent Area
* Stonewall Area
* West St. Paul Area
* Woodlands Area
Parkland Economic Region — comprising all of the Parkland region, and can further be broken down into the following SLAs:
* Dauphin Area
* Grandview Area
* Roblin Area
* Russell Area
* Ste. Rose Area
* Swan Valley Area

Northern Manitoba:

North Economic Region — comprising all of the Norman region, and can further be broken down into the following SLAs:
* Churchill Area
* Flin Flon Area
* Gillam Area
* Grand Rapids Area
* Leaf Rapids Area
* Lynn Lake Area
* Snow Lake Area
* The Pas Area
* Thompson Area

Winnipeg:

Winnipeg Economic Region — comprising census division 11 ; it does not include the Metro Region.

EI regions

The Government of Canada has its own economic regions created for the provision of employment Insurance in each province/territory. These "Employment Insurance Economic Regions" are defined by the federal Employment Insurance Act and Regulations.EI Region of Winnipeg — includes Brokenhead 4, East St. Paul, Headingley, Ritchot, Rosser, Springfield, St. Clements, St. François Xavier, Taché, West St. Paul, and Winnipeg.EI Region of Southern Manitoba — includes census divisions 2, 13, and 14, as well as the entirety of the Central Plains, Interlake, Parkland, Pembina Valley, and Westman regions.EI Region of Northern Manitoba — includes census divisions 1, 12, and 18, as well as the entirety of the Northern Region

Health regions

Manitoba is also broken down into health regions, which are defined by their respective health authorities, called Regional Health Authorities.
The 5 health regions, and their respective RHAs, that exist today were created as an amalgamation of 11 regions and authorities that were merged in 2012:

Interlake-Eastern health region — comprising the geographic regions of Interlake and North Eastman
Northern Health health region — comprising the geographic region of Northern Manitoba
Prairie Mountain health region — comprising southwestern Manitoba, including the geographic regions of Westman and Parkland
Southern Health-Santé Sud — comprising the geographic region of Pembina Valley and South Eastman
Winnipeg health region — comprising the City of Winnipeg, the northern community of Churchill, and the Rural Municipalities of East and West St. Paul,

Other

Schools

School divisions and districts in Manitoba are also divided into regions:

Central — roughly includes the regions of Central Plains and Pembina Valley
Northern/Remote — includes Northern Manitoba and parts of census divisions 1, 9, and 20
Parkland/Westman — roughly includes the regions of Westman and Parkland
Southeast/Interlake — roughly includes the regions of Interlake and Eastman
Winnipeg — City of Winnipeg

Treaties

Manitoba can also be divided by its First Nations treaties, as part of the Numbered Treaties of Canada. Some include portions of other provinces.

Treaty 1 — comprising Winnipeg, and southern Manitoba—roughly the regions of Central Plains, Pembina Valley, and Interlake
Treaty 2 — comprising southern Manitoba—roughly the Westman Region, census division 17, parts of [Division No. Division No. 16, Manitoba|16, Manitoba|division 16], southern part of [Division No. Division No. 19, Manitoba|19, Manitoba|division 19], and northern part of division 18
Treaty 3 — roughly comprising census division 1; and the Lake of the Woods area of southeastern Ontario
Treaty 4 — roughly comprising census division 20, the non-contiguous western portion of division 19, and small, westward portion of division 16; and the Qu’Appelle area of southern Saskatchewan
Treaty 5 — comprising central-northern Manitoba—roughly Northern Manitoba

Manitoba Metis Federation regions

The Manitoba Metis Federation, which is the official self-governing political organization for Métis people in Manitoba, uses a regionally-based governance structure wherein the MMF is organized into regional associations that are made up of local associations.
The Manitoba Metis Federation regions, for which the boundaries are established by the MMF Board of Directors, are: