Category: Manitoba

Manitoba is the meeting place of several major terrestrial ecosystems – prairies, boreal forest, and tundra. What biome is Winnipeg Manitoba? The Boreal Forest (or Taiga) and the Great Plains (or Prairies) are examples of biomes. Manitoba lies within these two biomes. Is the largest biome in our province Manitoba? Manitoba’s Boreal Forests The Boreal […]

Manitoba is renowned for its high quality grain and oilseed crops. Arable units account for the largest percentage of farms in central and western Manitoba with the main crops grown being Red Spring wheat, barley, canola (oilseed rape), and flax. Which Canadian region is best for farming? Farming Regions of Canada Most of Canada’s crop […]

Manitoba is home to an abundancy of fresh water, fertile farmland, rich metal and mineral deposits, forestry resources, fish and wildlife. What is Manitoba’s land like? Manitoba is divided by three of Canada’s seven physiographic regions. These three regions are the Hudson Bay Lowland, the Canadian Shield and the Interior Plains. Most of Manitoba’s population […]

Insurance contracts relating to Manitoba are taxable, except those listed as non-taxable insurance contracts under section 2 of this Bulletin. Is there tax on Manitoba auto insurance? If the insurance contract is for aircraft insurance, automobile insurance, hail insurance or insurance against loss or damage to an automobile caused by fire (if that insurance is […]

Often called the PST, Manitoba 7% Retail Sales Tax is applied to the retail sale or rental of most goods and services. The tax is calculated on the selling price, before the GST is applied. Small firms with annual taxable tales under $10,000 are not required to register and collect PST. Are services taxable in […]

Manitoba Rent Tax Credit If you own your property, the province gives you a $700 credit on your annual property tax bill, which is due every June. If you rent, the $700 credit (or portion of) is given to you when you do your income taxes. The important thing is that there is only one […]

The lowest tax rate in Manitoba is 10.8% for individuals who earn $34,431 or less in one year. If you earn more than $34,431 but less than $74,416, your income above $34,431 will be taxed at 12.75%. So you pay taxes at a 10.80% tax rate on the first $34,431 and 12.7% on the amount […]

In Manitoba, peas and lentils are grown in the western part of the province. Dry bean acres are focused around south central Manitoba, namely Portage la Prairie, Carman, Morden, Winkler and Altona. Where are most lentils grown in Canada? province of SaskatchewanThe province of Saskatchewan produces 95% of Canada’s lentils. Canada only began growing lentils […]

They are mined in the north- ern part of the Province (Figure 1) where important mines are located in the Flin Flon and the Lynn Lake Belts. Some copper is also obtained as a by-product of nickel mining in the Thompson area of northern Manitoba. Is copper mined in Manitoba? In 2019, Manitoba produceda: 37.0% […]

In Manitoba, field corn is grown for grain for human and livestock products, and as a silage for animal feed. Manitoba producers provide most of the high quality corn required by the distillery at Gimli. Corn silage is fed to dairy and beef cattle. Corn is also processed and used for hog and poultry feed. […]