Report card · Fall 2026
Manitoba
Fiscal year 2025-26. The short version first, then every figure behind it, from the government's audited public accounts.
The short version
In 2025-26, Manitoba spent $25.9 billion, about $17,133 for every resident. That was almost exactly what it had planned.
It ended the year with a deficit of $832 million, worse than the deficit of $794 million it had planned.
Its independent auditor (Office of the Auditor General Manitoba) signed off on the accounts without reservation.
The audited results came out 174 days after the year ended.
What it means per person
Manitoba's totals divided by its population of 1,512,567 on October 1, 2025 (Statistics Canada). This is not a tax bill: every Canadian pays for federal and provincial or territorial government at the same time, and some of this money comes from other governments.
- Spent $17,133 per resident, on services, programs and transfers
- Collected $16,583 per resident, in taxes, transfers and other revenue
- Paid in interest $1,529 per resident, about 9¢ of every revenue dollar
- Net debt $24,157 per resident, what it owes, less its financial assets
Where every dollar went
Of every dollar Manitoba spent in 2025-26, as the government groups its spending.
- 37¢ Health, Seniors and Long-Term Care
- 16¢ Education and Early Childhood Learning
- 9¢ Debt servicing
- 9¢ Families
- 8¢ Advanced Education and Training
- 21¢ Everything else
What went off plan
The areas furthest from their budget, in dollars. Going over isn't automatically bad (an emergency or a program added during the year can be the reason), and coming in under can mean delayed work.
Over budget
- Emergency expenditures +$222 million (444.0%)
- Families +$99 million (4.5%)
- Environment and Climate Change +$77 million (35.6%)
Under budget
- Agriculture −$170 million (−30.9%)
- Municipal and Northern Relations −$83 million (−10.5%)
Questions worth asking
Based only on the figures above. Put them to your MLA, MP or candidates, or to the finance department.
- Emergency expenditures cost $222 million more than budgeted (444.0% over). What was the reason?
- The bottom line was $38 million worse than planned. How will the difference be covered?
- Interest on debt took about 9 cents of every dollar of revenue. What is the plan for the debt over the next few years?
Every figure behind this page, exactly as published, with the page it came from.
We extracted these figures from a PDF: Province of Manitoba Annual Report and Public Accounts for the year ended March 31, 2026. They are shown exactly as published, in millions of dollars, with the page each one came from. Check them against the official document .
The year in figures
Actual results against the budget printed in the same audited statements. Amounts in millions of dollars. Debt and accumulated balances are shown as positive amounts; the label says which they are.
| Item | Actual | Budget | Difference | Where we found it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total revenue | 25,083 | 25,056 | +27 +0.1% | Actual: PDF page 70 (printed 68) Budget: PDF page 70 (printed 68) |
| Total expenses | 25,915 | 25,850 | +65 +0.3% | Actual: PDF page 71 (printed 69) Budget: PDF page 71 (printed 69) |
| Annual surplus (deficit) | −832 | −794 | −38 | Actual: PDF page 71 (printed 69) Budget: PDF page 71 (printed 69) |
| Net debt | 36,539 | 36,500 | +39 +0.1% | Actual: PDF page 69 (printed 67) Budget: PDF page 74 (printed 72) |
| Accumulated deficit | 16,790 | — | — | Actual: PDF page 69 (printed 67) |
| Interest on debt | 2,313 | 2,337 | −24 −1.0% | Actual: PDF page 71 (printed 69) Budget: PDF page 71 (printed 69) |
Spending by area
Expenses by sector or function, as the government groups them, in millions of dollars. The thin line marks the budget.
Audit and release
- Auditor
- Office of the Auditor General Manitoba
- Opinion
- Unmodified (clean)
- Audited results released
- September 21, 2026
- Days after year end
- 174
Source documents
We link to the official documents rather than republishing them. We kept a copy of each, as downloaded, so these figures can be re-checked even if a link changes.
Right of reply
No response from Manitoba has been published yet.
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Figures collected and checked November 6, 2026.
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