Residential Tenancies Branch
The Residential Tenancies Branch can investigate, mediate and make decisions on disputes between landlords and tenants over:
- security deposits and repairs
- terms and conditions of a tenancy agreement
- enforcement of securicty deposit decisions
- notices of termination, non-payment of rent and noise
- hear claims for compensation
- privacy
- payment of utility bill
Phone: 204-945-2476
Toll Free In Manitoba: 1-800-782-8403
Independent Tenant Advisor (Legal Aid Manitoba)
Provides advice and information about Residential Tenancy matters and representation to those who qualify for legal aid
Phone: 204-881-1714
Legal Help Center
Legal Help Centre will provide you with legal information and referrals when you think you have a legal problem.
Phone: 204-258-3096
Professional Property Manager Association
A resource for owners and managers of rental housing. PPMA is the sole voice for the residential rental industry in Manitoba.
Phone: 204-957-1224
The Winnipeg Rental Network
The Winnipeg Rental Network (WRN) is a non-profit initiative providing a web-based database that makes it easier for people to find affordable rental housing.
The Manitoba Human Rights Commission (MHRC)
The Manitoba Human Rights Commission is an independent agency of the Government of Manitoba and is responsible for administering The Human Rights Code.
Winnipeg Office:
Phone: 204-945-3007 | Fax: 204-945-1292 700-175 Hargrave Street, Winnipeg, MB R3C 3R8
Brandon Office:
Phone: 204-726-6261 | Fax: 204-726-6035
Financial Consumer Agency of Canada
Understanding your credit report and credit score. An overview of credit reports, published by the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada
My Money Coach
How to get your free credit report and check your credit score. Education and support around saving money and making smart financial choices.
The Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (CAFC)
The CAFC is Canada’s central agency for information on complaints concerning mass marketing fraud (i.e., telemarketing), advance fee fraud (e.g., West African letters), Internet fraud and identification theft.
Phone: 1-888-495-8501
The Better Business Bureau (BBB)
Making the marketplace more trustworthy. The BBB helps resolve disputes between consumers and businesses. It also provides business ratings and reporting.
Community Financial Counselling Services
Provides counselling, support and education for dealing with debt.
Phone: (204) 989-1900 or toll free 1-888-573-2383
Consumer Protection Office MB
Protects MB consumers from many unfair practices, including unfair debt collection.
Phone: (204) 945-3800 Toll Free: 1-800-782-0067
The Credit Counselling Society
Provides couselling, support and education for dealing with debt.
Phone: 204-942-8789 Toll Free: 1-888-527-8999
RCMP: Seniors Guidebook to Safety and Security
The Seniors Guidebook to Safety and Security has much advice for seniors about security from fraud.
Manitoba Housing
Manitoba Housing provides a range of quality housing such as apartments, townhouses, duplexes and houses. Rental rates are based on a rent-geared-to-income ratio of 28 per cent of the household income.
Phone: (204) 945-4663 Toll Free: 1-800-661-4663
The Co-operative Housing Federation of Canada
Information about co-op housing and co-op housing opportunities in Canada
Residential Tenancies Branch (RTB)
The RTB can investigate, mediate and make decisions on disputes between landlords and tenants.
Winnipeg: 204-945-2476 or 1-800-782-8403
Brandon: 204-726-6230 or 1-800-656-8481
Thompson: 204-677-6496 or 1-800-229-0639
Independent Tenant Advisor (Legal Aid Manitoba)
Provides advice and information about residential tenancy matters and representation to those who qualify for Legal Aid.
Phone: 204-881-1714
Mediation Services
Mediation Services provides mediation and other con ict resolution services for neighbours, community organizations, families, and coworkers in conflict.
Phone: 204-925-3410
Toll-free: 1-866-925-3410 (In North America)
Health Canada – Dealing with Mould, Dampness and Humidity
This resource explains how to deal with mould. It also presents research on Canadians’ health and air quality.
Phone: 1-866-225-0709
Fire Prevention Canada
The national voice of fire prevention education in Canada.
Phone: 613-749-3844
Safe at Home
Tips and information to help protect Canadians from the dangers of re and carbon monoxide (CO). Safe at Home also a Fire Safety Campaign called “By First Nations for First Nations.”
Government of Canada – Healthy Canadians Website
Dealing with common household pests like spiders, bedbugs, carpenter ants, silver fish and fleas.
Pest Control Canada
Online directory of pest control companies across Canada.
Tenant Insurance
protects your furniture and belongings. If there is an accidental re or other mishap. Insurance is not expensive to buy. It can cover most of the cost of replacing your things. Find out more:
Insurance Brokers Association of Manitoba
Phone: 1-800-204-5649
Bug n Scrub Program
Bug N Scrub services provided where bed bugs are present on-site. Services are offered free of charge for approved referrals.
Toll-free Bed Bug Hotline: 1-855-3MB-BUGS.
Resource Connect
A free app that can help connect quickly to support services and programs. The app is available to download from Google Play Store, and is focused on youth.
211 Manitoba
A searchable online database of government, health, and social services that are available across the province. The service helps Manitobans who are looking to find the right community or social resource but don’t know where to start. 211 Manitoba also makes it easy for service providers and first responders to direct others to the right resource.