On 9/18/2026 6:06 PM, Tim Parenti via tz wrote:
I called Manitoba Government Inquiry earlier this afternoon and the
staffer who took my call confirmed that, while it was his
understanding that this would indeed be the regulatory mechanism, he
could not see any record of the proclamation bringing the Act into
force having yet been made. Certainly nothing is yet public on the
province's list of Orders In Council:
https://oic.gov.mb.ca/oic/
I have been watching a different page - one that has September results
shown:
https://web2.gov.mb.ca/laws/statutes/index_procs.php
The original announcement was made during a morning radio interview,
and the staffer who took my call did not seem to have any indication
of which ministry would be responsible for this file, so it is quite
possible that this is still in fairly early stages (!!!)
One hopes that they proclaim as soon as practical. But I understand why
they want to make sure they want to follow the correct process, if not
the most expedient process.
"The Manitoba government is working closely with organizations,
businesses and industry partners as it works to implement permanent DST,
the premier noted."
At least we have a government news release and not just the radio interview.
Worth noting that the new Act we expect will formalize this change
states that "[w]hen recommending that the reckoning of Manitoba
Standard Time be varied, the minister must have due regard for the
applicable time zone in neighbouring jurisdictions."
Ontario has that wording in the currently active "Time Act" (R.S.O.
1990, CHAPTER T.9) .... so perhaps a "legally acceptable" answer is to
use the existing Power to Vary to adjust western Ontario and NOT
proclaim the 2020 act.
/Power to vary/
/(5) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations varying
the reckoning of standard time and daylight saving time as fixed by
subsection (1), (2) or (3) and varying the time in effect as fixed by
subsection (4).R.S.O. 1990, c. T.9, s. 2 (5)./
A challenge for the legal experts in Ontario.
