Manitoba Development Plan Designations
The purpose of this layer is to provide end users with a spatial representation of the Designated Areas in adopted Development Plans and their consolidated amendments in Manitoba. It also allows users of the data to undertake a variety of land use planning analyses based on Development Plan Designations. This layer is intended to be a source of data delivery as well as usage in situ.
This dataset is comprised of boundary geometry representing the Development Plan Designations for all of the Development Plan bylaws (as defined in The Planning Act) in force and effect within the Province of Manitoba.
Spatial referencing of the designations is based on the best available land parcel data for each municipality. Where available, land parcel data based on registered survey plans and ground control coordinates was used. Otherwise, the reference grid maintained by Manitoba Sustainable Development was used. The delineation of the boundaries is set by the bylaw establishing or amending the boundary of each designation. Dataset content is subject to:
- Ongoing changes in designated areas which are determined by amendments to adopted Development Plans or the adoption of new Development Plans.
- Ongoing development and maintenance of the land parcel datasets. Improvements to the land parcel data are used to improve the positional accuracy of the Development Plan designation polygons.
As of the publication date of this dataset, the following known issues remain:
- For designation boundaries that include water boundaries, the water boundary that best reflects the intended designation boundary was used.
- In some instances, road allowances on a municipal boundary are included in both of the adjoining municipalities. Please visit the Manitoba Municipal Relations website for more information at www.gov.mb.ca/mr.
The Development Plan Designations data reflects the most current designations at the time of export and was uploaded to Manitoba Maps as a feature layer.
Fields Included:
OBJECTID: Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated
DP_BYLAW: Number assigned by planning authority to identify a specific bylaw
DPA_BYLAW: Number assigned to a bylaw that amends an existing development plan bylaw
PLANNINGDISTRICT: Name of the Planning District establishing the bylaws
PLANNINGREGION: Area of responsibility for a Community and Regional Planning Branch (In the Department of Municipal Relations) office
ACRES: Area of each polygon expressed in acres
DES_NAME: Name of Designation as stated in the Development Plan bylaw
DES_CATEGORY: Designation category as interpreted by Municipal Relations
RES_MIN_ACRES_PER_LOT: Minimum acreage for a residential lot as defined by the Development Plan bylaw
RES_MAX_ACRES_PER_LOT: Maximum acreage for a residential lot as defined by the Development Plan bylaw
MUNI_NO: Manitoba municipality identifier number
MUNI_NAME: Name of municipality
AU_LIMIT: Animal Unit limit as set by the Development Plan Policy
Datasets available for download
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MG_DEV_PLAN_POLYFeature Layer
Layer 0 via ArcGIS REST API
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MG_DEV_PLAN_POLY (Explore)HTML
Explore MG_DEV_PLAN_POLY on ArcGIS Hub
Additional Info
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| Last Updated | September 16, 2026, 06:59 (UTC) |
| Created | March 25, 2026, 01:46 (UTC) |
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Title
Title for the Dataset.
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Manitoba Development Plan Designations |
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Description
A description of the dataset.
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The purpose of this layer is to provide end users with a spatial representation of the Designated Areas in adopted Development Plans and their consolidated amendments in Manitoba. It also allows users of the data to undertake a variety of land use planning analyses based on Development Plan Designations. This layer is intended to be a source of data delivery as well as usage in situ. This dataset is comprised of boundary geometry representing the Development Plan Designations for all of the Development Plan bylaws (as defined in The Planning Act) in force and effect within the Province of Manitoba. Spatial referencing of the designations is based on the best available land parcel data for each municipality. Where available, land parcel data based on registered survey plans and ground control coordinates was used. Otherwise, the reference grid maintained by Manitoba Sustainable Development was used. The delineation of the boundaries is set by the bylaw establishing or amending the boundary of each designation. Dataset content is subject to:
As of the publication date of this dataset, the following known issues remain:
The Development Plan Designations data reflects the most current designations at the time of export and was uploaded to Manitoba Maps as a feature layer. Fields Included: OBJECTID: Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated |
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13928.0 |
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Metadata Identifier
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Published Date
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2017-07-19 |
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Access category
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public |
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License
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License not specified |
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Location
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https://geoportal.gov.mb.ca/datasets/manitoba::manitoba-development-plan-designations |
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Owner
Owner of the dataset.
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Manitoba_Government |
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Contact Point
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Manitoba Maps |
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Contact Point Email
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[email protected] |
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Publisher
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Manitoba Maps |
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Author
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Manitoba_Government |
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Accessed At
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2026-09-15 |
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Identifier
Unique identifier for the dataset.
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6fe6107e957d4a9e98d11f71fd13089a |
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Language
Language(s) of the dataset
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English |
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Link to dataset description
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https://geoportal.gov.mb.ca/datasets/manitoba::manitoba-development-plan-designations |
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Persistent Identifier
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Globally Unique Identifier
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Contains Indigenous Data
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Version
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Source
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Is version of another dataset
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Provenance Text
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Manitoba Maps |
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GeoSpatial resolution in meters
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GeoSpatial resolution (in regions)
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Indigenous Community Permission
Who holds the Indigenous Community Permission. Who to contact regarding access to a dataset that has data about Indigenous communities.
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Community Permission
Community permission (who gave permission).
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The Indigenous communities the dataset is about
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Number of data rows
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4365 |
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Number of data columns
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15 |
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Number of data cells
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65475 |
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