Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister believes the province needs additional support to enforce COVID-19 measures.
That’s why he’s announced today the province will be designating additional government officials to enforce emergency public health orders, in order to ensure we “have the capacity for enforcement — if necessary — to help keep Manitobans healthy and safe and keep our COVID curve flat.”
The Additional Enforcement Personnel Regulation — enacted under The Public Heath Act — will give the following government officials power to enforce public health emergency orders:
• safety and health officers under The Workplace Safety and Health Act;
• inspectors under The Liquor Gaming and Cannabis Control Act;
• public health officers appointed under The Public Health Act;
• park patrol officers under The Provincial Parks Act; and
• public health officers within Manitoba Agriculture and Resource Development including food safety inspectors, animal health inspectors and animal protection officers.
Provincial park patrol officers will now also be able to enforce public health emergency orders, alongside Manitoba Conservation officers.
The province says education and warnings will be the main priority, and issuing tickets is being considered a last resort.
To report non-compliance of public health orders, you can call the Manitoba Government Inquiry line at 204-945-3744, (toll-free) at 1-866-626-4862 or by email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
