Responding to the postal disruption
The Manitoba government is making sure families and businesses may pick up cheques and other essential mail by opening pickup and drop-off locations across the province, effective November 20.
If you currently receive your payments or benefits by direct deposit, you will not be affected by the postal disruption.
Manitobans can pick up their essential mail at various locations across the province. Please review the listings below to find the right location. Manitobans can also drop off mail for the provincial government at any location. Letters must be addressed to a specific department including the room number, street address and city or town.
All offices are open Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. unless otherwise indicated. If you are not sure which location has your cheque or other essential mail, or have other questions please call Manitoba Government Inquiry at 1-866-626-4862 (toll-free) or 204-945-3744, or www.gov.mb.ca/contact/index.html.
Please bring proper identification with you. You will need to show one piece of photo ID or two pieces of non-photo ID with current address. If you are picking up a tax refund on behalf of a business, a completed Authorization or Cancellation of a Representative form is also required.
Cheques are available at the Norquay Building - Basement Level, 401 York Avenue, for:
- trade vendor,
- provincial superannuation,
- refunds,
- income supplement (provincial services), including child care subsidy, Manitoba Child Benefit, 55 Plus and Rent Assist,
- tuition reimbursements,
- prenatal benefit cheques, as well as application drop-off, and
- Disaster Financial Assistance.
Community Living disABILITY Services cheques, Children’s disABILITY Services cheques, Provincial Alternative Support Services cheques, and landlord cheques for Employment and Income Assistance / Manitoba Supports for Persons with Disabilities recipients and Winnipeg Child and Family Services can also be picked up at 401 York Avenue or the nearest distribution centre.
Payments for provincial fines and the Maintenance Enforcement Program can also be dropped off at this location.
Cheques available at these locations include:
- trade vendor/landlord,
- provincial superannuation,
- Disaster Financial Assistance,
- refunds,
- tuition reimbursements,
- employee paycheques and pay advice,
- Pharmacare and Senior Eye Glass Program,
- prenatal benefit cheques, as well as application drop-off, and
- Maintenance Enforcement Program
Payments for provincial fines can be dropped off at these locations.
- Ashern: Manitoba Infrastructure, 43 Railway Avenue
- Beausejour: Manitoba Families, Beausejour Provincial Building 20 - 1st Street S
- Brandon: Provincial Building 340 - 9th Street
- Carberry: Manitoba Agriculture Office, Trans Canada Hwy #1 at Hwy 5 NE corner
- Carman: Manitoba Agriculture Office, 65 - 3rd Avenue NE
- Churchill: Manitoba Housing, 32 Hudson Square
- Dauphin: Manitoba Families, Dauphin Provincial Building 27 - 2nd Avenue SW
- Flin Flon: Manitoba Families Provincial Building, 102 - 143 Main Street
- Gimli: Manitoba Environment and Climate Change, 75 - 7th Avenue
- Lac du Bonnet: Manitoba Environment and Climate Change, #4 - Prov. Hwy 502
- Minnedosa: Property Assessment Services Branch, 36 Armitage Avenue
- Morden: Manitoba Families, 290 North Railway Street
- Neepawa:Manitoba Economic Development & Natural Resources, 123 Main Street W
- Portage la Prairie: Manitoba Families, Room 106, 25 Tupper Street N
- Roblin: Manitoba Agriculture, 117 - 2nd Avenue NW
- Selkirk: Manitoba Families, Selkirk Provincial Building, 101 - 446 Main Street
- Souris: Manitoba Property Assessment Services, 100 - 2nd Street
- Steinbach:Manitoba Families, 242 - 323 Main Street
- St. Pierre-Jolys: Bilingual Service Centre, 427 Sabourin Street
- Swan River: Manitoba Families 1431 - 1st Street N
- The Pas: Manitoba Families, 79 - 3rd Street W
- Thompson: Manitoba Families, Thompson Provincial Building 59 Elizabeth Drive
- Virden: Manitoba Agriculture Office, 247 Wellington Street W
In Winnipeg, cheques can be picked up at your local area office. If you receive services at 755 Portage Avenue or Access Downtown at 640 Main Street, month-end cheques will be available at 111 Rorie Street beginning November 28.
Outside Winnipeg, pick up your cheque at these regional offices:
- Morden: 290 North Railway Street
- Dauphin: 309 - 27 2nd Avenue S.W.
- The Pas: 3rd St. and Ross Avenue
- Beausejour: 20 - First Street S.
- Portage la Prairie: 106-25 Tupper Street N.
- Swan River: 1431 - 1st Street N.
- Flin Flon: 102 - 143 Main Street
- Steinbach: 242 - 323 Main Street
- Brandon: 2nd Floor, 340 - 9th Street
- Selkirk: 101 - 446 Main Street
- Thompson: 107- 59 Elizabeth Drive
Please call the EIA service centre at 204-948-2888 or 1-855-944-8111 if you have questions about where to pick up your cheque.
In Winnipeg, cheques will be available for pick up at 114 Garry Street.
Outside Winnipeg, cheques will be available at the nearest Families office. Please call 204-948-6773 or 1-877-830-1044 if you have any questions.
New and replacement Manitoba health cards, out-of-province certificates and cheques can be picked up on the main floor, 300 Carlton Street, Winnipeg. Please call 431-276-1334 or 431-336-6236 before visiting.
Tuition reimbursements can be picked up at 114 Garry Street, Winnipeg. A drop box is also available outside the front entrance for all other documentation. The drop box is accessible 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Call 204-945-0575 or 1-866-332-5077 (toll-free) or email mjsd@gov.mb.ca for information about your cheque and where to pick it up.
Call 204-954-4321 or 1-855-954-4321 (toll-free) for more information about your cheque and where to pick it up.
If you regularly receive cheques by mail from the Public Guardian and Trustee, please phone your contact person directly to make alternate arrangements.
For information on how and where to obtain your family support payment, please call 204-945-1761 or email ManitobaMEPInquiries@gov.mb.ca.
All apprentices expecting funding support payments should email AM_Support_Services@gov.mb.ca. All other inquiries can be directed to apprenticeship@gov.mb.ca.
Tax return due dates remain unchanged. More information is available online about provincial tax returns and refunds.
For information, visit vitalstats.gov.mb.ca or call 204-945-3701 or 1-866-949-9296 (toll-free).