Members of the Legislative Assembly must disclose to the public certain of their assets, liabilities and sources of income. Their disclosure statements can be viewed under Public Disclosure. Cabinet Ministers must disclose additional information to the Ethics Commissioner; that additional information is kept confidential.

Members’ Disclosure - Inclusions

Every Member must disclose the following:

• the source and nature, but not the value, of the assets and liabilities of the Member and their family that are worth more than $5,000;
• the source and nature, but not the value, of any income greater than $5,000 that the Member or their family has received during the preceding 12 months or is entitled to receive during the next 12 months;
• the property held in every trust known to the Member from which the Member could, currently or in the future, either directly or indirectly, derive a benefit or income;
• the subject matter and nature of any contract or subcontract that the Member or their family — and any private corporation in which any of them has an interest — has with the government of Manitoba;
• if the statement refers to a private corporation,
• any information about the corporation's activities and sources of income that the Member is able to obtain by making reasonable inquiries,
• the names of any other corporations with which that corporation is affiliated,
• the names and addresses of all persons who have an interest in the corporation, and
• any real property owned by the corporation;
• the directorships or offices in a corporation, trade or professional association or union held by the Member or a member of their family;
• any partnerships in which the Member or any member of their family is a partner;
• any legal proceedings that the Member is aware of being brought against the Member;
• any support payments in arrears; and
• any other information that the Commissioner requires.

Members’ Disclosure – Exclusions

The Act specifies that the following are excluded from disclosure:

• a source of income that yielded less than $5,000 during the 12 months preceding the filing of the statement;
• cash on hand or on deposit with a Canadian financial institution that is entitled to accept deposits;
• real property that the Member uses as a principal residence or that the Member or their family uses primarily for recreational purposes (for example, a summer cottage);
• personal property that the Member or their family uses primarily for transportation, household, educational, recreational, social or aesthetic purposes;
• fixed-value securities issued or guaranteed by a Canadian government or by an agency of such a government;
• an interest in a pension plan, employee benefit plan, annuity or life insurance policy;
• an investment in an open-ended mutual fund, exchange-traded fund or similar investment vehicle that has broadly based investments not limited to one industry or one sector of the economy;
• a guaranteed investment certificate or similar financial instrument;
• an interest or asset that has been placed in a trust approved by the Ethics Commissioner;
• support payments not in arrears;
• a liability to a Canadian government or a Canadian financial institution, if the liability is related to an asset that is not required to be disclosed;
• a debt that is a current and ordinary household and personal living expense;
• a debt owed by the Member to someone in their family or to an adult child, sibling or grandparent of the Member, or owed to the Member by any of them;
• any other asset, liability or source of income approved for exclusion by the Commissioner on the request of a Member (the Commissioner may approve an exclusion if satisfied that it is of little or no importance and is unlikely to be material in determining if a Member is, or is likely to be, in contravention of the Act).

Member’s Disclosure Process

Every Member of the Legislative Assembly must file a draft of their disclosure statement with the Ethics Commissioner within 60 days of assuming office. If requested, they must meet with the Commissioner to discuss their disclosure. They must file a finalized disclosure statement within 90 days of assuming office.

This process is repeated annually. Members must file an updated draft of their disclosure statement with the Ethics Commissioner within 30 days after the date established by the Commissioner for the annual review. Once again, if requested, they must meet with the Commissioner to discuss their disclosure. Members must file a finalized annual disclosure statement within 60 days after the date established by the Commissioner.

In addition, Members must file a statement reporting a material change to the information on their most recent disclosure statement. This must be done within 60 days after the change.

After they have been reviewed by the Commissioner, all finalized disclosure statements from Members are posted on this website and can be viewed under Public Disclosure.

Cabinet Ministers’ Disclosure

Cabinet Ministers must disclose to the Ethics Commissioner all of the assets, liabilities and sources of income that are excluded from disclosure by Members. For example, they must disclose assets with a value less than $5,000 and must disclose their principal residence and any recreational properties.

Every Cabinet Minister must file their additional disclosure with the Commissioner within 90 days after assuming office. They must then file an annual update within 60 days after a date established each year by the Commissioner. Cabinet Ministers must meet with the Commissioner to discuss their additional disclosure, if the Commissioner requests a meeting.

This additional disclosure is kept confidential but can be used by the Commissioner to determine whether the Minister has breached the Act.