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Manitoba Law Reform Commission releases Final Report

1/29/2021

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On January 29, 2021, the Commission released its Final Report entitled "Abandoned Accounts and Missing Money: Establishing a Process for Unclaimed Intangible Personal Property".

From the report: 

"Personal property, such as account balances, insurance policies, wages owed, and deposits, can and do become abandoned or forgotten. In other provinces and international jurisdictions, established laws and processes enable the reunification of individuals with their unclaimed property. In Manitoba, no such process exists.

The Manitoba Law Reform Commission (the “Commission”) decided to study the issue of whether this province should enact unclaimed property legislation similar to the legislation enacted in Alberta, British Columbia, Quebec and New Brunswick and recommended by the Uniform Law Conference of Canada (“ULCC”) in its draft Act.1 The Commission has, therefore, conducted extensive research, conferred with individuals in the enacting jurisdictions and consulted with interested parties to determine the benefits and difficulties of establishing an unclaimed property program in this province."

Get the full report at http://www.manitobalawreform.ca/
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Manitoba Law Reform Commission Recommends improvements to the Wills Act

4/2/2020

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"On March 27th, the Commission released its Final Report titled "Reform of The Wills Act, The Law of Property Act, And The Beneficiary Designation Act, Revisited".


In this report, the Commission revisits the recommendations for reform contained in its 2003 report and makes 17 recommendations to update The Wills Actand related legislation. The recommendations contained in this report seek to improve and modernize the legislation to help Manitobans carry out their testamentary intentions.
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The full report can be found here.
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Manitoba Law Reform Commission Releases Report on Beneficiary Designation

9/25/2019

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The Commission has released a final report on Creating Efficiencies in the Law: The Beneficiary Designation Act (Retirement, Savings and Other Plans).
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The Commission makes eight recommendations to improve The Beneficiary Designation Act. If implemented, these recommendations would help to fill gaps in the current legislation. This report is limited to reviewing specific aspects of The Beneficiary Designation Act and is not a wholesale review of the Act. It forms part of a series of reports entitled Creating Efficiencies in the Law, which seek to address discrete, straightforward issues that, in the Commission’s view, can be improved with relatively simple legislative amendments.

To read the report, click here.
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Manitoba Law Reform Commission releases its final report on The Expropriation Act of Manitoba

6/18/2019

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The Commission has released its final report on The Expropriation Act of Manitoba. The Commission makes 10 recommendations to improve and clarify certain areas of The Expropriation Act.

​The report forms part of a series entitled Creating Efficiencies in the Law, which seeks to address discrete, straightforward issues that, in the Commission’s view, can be improved with relatively simple legislative amendments.

To see the full report 
click here.
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The Manitoba Law Reform Commission releases Consultation Report on The Beneficiary Designation Act

4/19/2018

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On April 10, 2018, the Commission released its Consultation Report titled The Beneficiary Designation Act (Retirement, Savings and Other Plans).


The Commission encourages you to provide your thoughts, comments and suggestions concerning this aspect of Manitoba's law. Comments on this Consultation Report should reach the Commission by June 8, 2018.


Please submit your comments in writing by email, fax or regular mail to:
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The Manitoba Law Reform Commission
432-405 Broadway
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3C 3L6 Phone: (204) 945-2896
Fax: (204) 948-2184
Email: mail@manitobalawreform.ca
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The Manitoba Law Reform Commission releases Consultation report, Builders’ Liens Act: A Modernized Approach

2/13/2018

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On February 8, 2018, the Commission released a Consultation Report titled The Builders’ Liens Act: A Modernized Approach.

​The Commission encourages you to provide your thoughts, comments and suggestions concerning this aspect of Manitoba's law. Comments on this Consultation Report should reach the Commission by April 2, 2018. 

Please submit your comments in writing by email, fax or regular mail to: 

​The Manitoba Law Reform Commission
432-405 Broadway
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3C 3L6 Phone: (204) 945-2896
Fax: (204) 948-2184
Email: mail@manitobalawreform.ca

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The Manitoba Law Reform Commission publishes new consultation report

9/7/2017

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On September 7, 2017, the Commission released a Consultation Report on Updating the Administration of Small Estates. This project is part of the Commission's Access to Justice initiative, entitled Access to Courts and Court Processes.

Go to www.manitobalawreform.ca to get your copy of the report and participate in their consultation.
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Manitoba Law Reform Commission publishes final report on substitute powers of attorney

2/23/2017

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The Manitoba Law Reform Commission has published its Final Report on Substitute Powers of Attorney:​
On February 21, 2017, the Commission released a Final Report on Substitute Powers of Attorney. This report forms part of a series of reports entitled Creating Efficiencies in the Law, which seek to address discrete, straightforward issues that, in the Commission’s view, can be improved with relatively simple legislative amendments.
To download the report and for more info, go to www.manitobalawreform.ca.
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Manitoba Law Reform Commission Makes Recommendations to improve Small Claims system

2/14/2017

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The Manitoba Law Commission has released its Final Report, Improving the Small Claims System in Manitoba: ​​
On February 10, 2017, the Commission released a Final Report on Improving the Small Claims System in Manitoba. The Commission makes 11 recommendations to improve The Court of Queen’s Bench Small Claims Practices Act and procedure regarding Small Claims Court. This report is part of the Commission’s project on Access to Courts and Court Processes. The Commission’s recommendations are intended to improve the administration of justice in Manitoba.
Visit www.manitobalawreform.ca for more info on this project and the Commission.
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