This service allows residents to find out if waterway permits have been issued on a property.
Requests can be sent to:
By mail:
City of Winnipeg
Riverbank Management
110-1199 Pacific Avenue
Winnipeg, Manitoba
R3E 3S8
Requests must contain:
- Property description (including street address and legal description)
- Legal survey (if available)
Fees
A non-refundable fee is needed before a search can be performed. Fees for a waterway permit record search can be found in the Planning, Development & Building Fees and Charges schedule.
The City accepts the following forms of payment.
- Credit card (VISA, MasterCard, American Express)
- Trust account
- Cheque (payable to the City of Winnipeg)
- Debit
- Money order
- Cash
If you're unable to include payment with your request, contact 311 to find other ways to make a payment. Fees can be payable to the City of Winnipeg.
Additional information
- Copies of waterway permit(s) for a property are sent to you after you make a written or email request (and pay the fee).
- From 1951 to 1995, waterway construction was regulated by the Rivers and Streams Act. A waterway permit record search will also include permits issued under this Act.
- Rivers and creeks regulated by acts, bylaws, and amendments have changed over the years. The dimensions of the regulated areas have also changed over the years.
- Under the current City of Winnipeg Waterway By-law 5888/92, the regulated area extends 106.7 m (350 ft.) from the Red, Assiniboine, Seine, and La Salle rivers and 76.2 m (250 ft.) from Sturgeon, Truro, Omand's, and Bunn's creeks. This applies only to properties located in the City of Winnipeg.
Questions?
Email: ppd-waterwaysapplications@winnipeg.ca
Phone: 204-986-5098