Live & Work in Manitoba
Living in Manitoba
Manitoba is a province of full of opportunity – with warm welcomes, natural beauty, diverse communities, and so much more. A healthcare career here provides benefits that go beyond the workplace, supporting you and your family every step of the way.
Manitoba is Affordable!
The average cost of a single family home in Winnipeg is significantly cheaper than many other Canadian cities. Lower cost of living means:
- Competitive tax rates
- Fewer utility costs
- Flexible rental opportunities
Source: The Canadian Real Estate Association
Shorter and Easier Commutes
Winnipeg also has one of the shortest average commute times for a large North American city.
Or, if urban living isn’t your style, choose easy drives on open highways by settling in rural Manitoba, where you’ll find affordable properties with large yards and gardens available in many communities.
Family Benefits
Enjoy expanded access to affordable child care including government subsidized spaces.
Monetary savings, combined with less time in traffic, means more for your family to enjoy.
Make the Most of Your Skills
Feel supported in your role with mentored orientation, tight-knit teams and relocation support to make your move easier.
Make a big difference in small communities by joining the Travel Nursing program, putting your widest range of skills to use.
Enjoy Benefits and Incentives
Access a wide variety of financial and benefit incentives, including recognition programs for full-time, weekend and evening premiums, overtime pay and comprehensive health and wellness supports, such as flexible scheduling, paid health benefits and wellness days!
Plus, you’ll get to benefit from programs to support your education and training to help advance in your career.
A Hub of Diversity
Manitoba has a diverse and progressive culture with over 100 spoken languages and a rich culinary scene, featuring authentic cuisines from around the world to nourish you at the end of any adventure. Enjoy over 130 annual festivals under clear blue skies (Manitoba averages more than 300 days of sunshine per year).
The Cultural Cradle
of Canada
Winnipeg boasts one of Canada’s busiest live music scenes and many one-of-a-kind arts and culture attractions, including the Canadian Museum for Human Rights, Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet, Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, and WAG-Qaumajuq, one of Canada’s leading art museums.
Never Be Bored
Check out major sports and entertainment options like professional hockey, football, baseball, and basketball, as well as beaches, a world-class zoo, and all-season camping, hiking, and other outdoor fun in our provincial and national parks.
Manitoba Regions
Manitoba’s regions are all so beautiful and unique in geography, topography and natural resources. There are so many wonderful and exciting things to explore in Manitoba, we are sure you will find one to suit your lifestyle!
Northern Manitoba
Few places in the world compare to Manitoba’s hearty North. Northern Manitoba was a staple in the fur-trade and Canada’s establishment because of its shores on the Hudson Bay. Its place in Canada’s rich history pairs perfectly with its extensive landscape of untouched wilderness to bring you the ultimate Canadian experience. Remote forest, secluded lakes, expansive rock shield and wildlife like polar bears, beluga whales, elk, wolves, moose and thousands of others makes Manitoba’s North a truly mystic place.
Prairie Mountain Health
The Prairie Mountain Health region is located in west-central Manitoba and is an eclectic blend of nature, recreational activities, geography and strong community. It features many of the province’s nicest golf courses, crystal clear lakes and rivers with several different species of trophy-sized fish, as well as Manitoba’s only National Park. Renowned winter skiing, snowshoe and snowmobile trails also make for epic cycle, hiking and ATV trails in the summer. There truly is something for everyone in Manitoba’s Parkland.
Interlake – Eastern
Located in the area surrounding Lake Winnipeg (the 11th largest freshwater lake on earth) and Lake Manitoba, the Interlake features sandy beaches, boreal forest and incredible camping and cottage country. Naturalists flock to the Interlake, like the birds and other wildlife they seek, and historians are never far from sites rich with significance.
Southern Health-Santé Sud
Rolling fields and some of the most beautiful sunrises and sunsets you’ve ever seen make up the southern end of the province. While the West is a fertile territory rich in farming and agriculture, the East belongs to the Canadian Shield, the picture-perfect wilderness that cottages and camping is made for. The Southern Region of Manitoba has a great deal to do with the history and founding of the province, leaving no shortage of museums and tourist attractions celebrating Manitoba’s past.
Winnipeg
The capital and largest city in Manitoba, Winnipeg is located near the longitudinal centre of North America and at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers. Winnipeg is a railway and transportation hub with a diversified economy and a multicultural vibe.
The city hosts numerous annual festivals, including:
In addition to the festival entertainment, Winnipeg is proud to be the home of the beautiful Canadian Museum for Human Rights, as well as a number of other museums, art galleries, theatre companies and the renowned Royal Winnipeg Ballet.
Winnipeg sports fans are some of the best in Canada and we offer five professional sports franchises for everyone to get their game on:
For more information on what the City of Winnipeg has to offer, visit the links below:
Manitoba Interest
Manitoba – Canada’s Heart Beats – is a gateway to several of the vast geographical features this wonderful country offers. Check out these Manitoba Quick Facts.