ManitobaWinnipeg’s city council has approved new rules limiting the placement of homeless encampments.Encampments will be prohibited near schools, daycares, playgrounds and other sensitive areasCBC News · Posted: Sep 25, 2025 5:27 PM EDT | Last Updated: 3 hours agoWinnipeg city council has approved limitations on the placement of encampments. (Prabhjot Singh Lotey/CBC)Winnipeg’s city council voted unanimously Thursday to approve new rules limiting the placement of homeless encampments.The rules lay out out where encampments aren’t permitted and what enforcement would look like.In July, Daniel McIntyre Coun. Cindy Gilroy authored the original motion to prohibit encampments at playgrounds, spray pads, community gardens, pools and community centre spaces designed for kids and their families. Mayor Scott Gillingham initially expressed reservations over legal concerns with the motion, as courts in other provinces have concluded limitations on encampments violate the constitutional right to housing.The mayor then backed a new motion that came to council this month. It calls for encampments to be prohibited in the following areas: Within 50 metres of playgrounds, pools, spray pads or outdoor recreational facilities designed for children, families or seniors. Within 50 metres of schools, daycares or adult care facilities. Where a hazard or obstruction to traffic exists. Within a median or traffic island. Within 30 metres of a transit shelter, bridge, dock or pier. Within 50 metres of a railway line or crossing. Where life safety issues exist. Gillingham called the plan imperfect but necessary and said much more work needs to be done to combat homelessness.The new rules are supposed to take effect Nov. 17.
Winnipeg approves new limits on the placement of encampments
