Manitoba Health Card and Coverage

Manitoba Health, Seniors and Long-Term Care issues a card (or registration certificate) to all Manitoba residents that confirms their eligibility to health benefits under The Health Services Insurance Act. Your registration is affected by any change in location or family status. Find out more about registering and changing your Manitoba Health card below.


Manitoba Health, Seniors and Long-Term Care is committed to meeting or surpassing
the following service standards for processing:

Manitoba Health Card
coverage applications

two weeks

Currently processing requests received:
February 12, 2025

Demographic changes
to Manitoba Health Cards

two weeks

Currently processing requests received:
February 17, 2025

All other requests

four weeks

Currently processing requests received:
March 19, 2025

Last updated: March 25, 2025

If your application is incomplete, you will be contacted. We are not able to respond to requests for status updates on your application until 30 days after you submitted your application.


To make sure we are able to help all clients before the end of the day, our doors may close earlier than our posted hours.
We apologize for any inconvenience.