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Any motorcoach operator providing service on highways in Manitoba is required to obtain operating authority from the Motor Transport Board.
The operating authority filing fee is $200 and the annual renewal fee is $50.
Manitoba-based passenger vehicles with a seating capacity of more than 10 passengers, including the driver, must also obtain a safety fitness certificate. See Item 6 for more information.
The operating authority requirements for property-carrying vehicles have been eliminated. Manitoba-based carriers must obtain a safety fitness certificate plus applicable insurance to operate in Manitoba.
Any motorcoach operator providing service on highways in Manitoba is required to have operating authority from the Motor Transport Board.
For extraprovincial charter bus transportation service originating outside of Manitoba, with travel through the province, or into the province and return with original group, a motorcoach operator may either pay a $25 operating authority fee as part of a single trip permit or apply to the Board for an extraprovincial operating authority licence.
Operators who wish to originate an extraprovincial trip in Manitoba, or to provide intraprovincial operations within Manitoba, must apply to the Board for an operating authority. Applications must be supported by evidence to meet the “public need and convenience” test and fitness criteria (safety, insurance) required under the Highway Traffic Act. Public notice of applications is required, and when opposition is accepted by the Board, a public hearing is conducted.
A non-Manitoba Canadian-based carrier is required to obtain a safety fitness certificate from the base province and maintain liability insurance to operate in Manitoba.
The operating authority requirements for property-carrying vehicles have been eliminated. A non-Manitoba Canadian-based carrier is required to obtain a safety fitness certificate from the base province and maintain liability insurance to operate in Manitoba. Either the original or a photocopy of the safety certificate must be carried in the cab of the truck and produced when requested by enforcement.
Any motorcoach operator providing service on highways in Manitoba is required to obtain operating authority from the Motor Transport Board.
For extraprovincial charter bus transportation service originating outside of Manitoba, with travel through the province, or into the province and return with original group, a motorcoach operator may either pay a $25 operating authority fee as part of a single trip permit or apply to the Board for an extraprovincial operating authority licence.
The operating authority filing fee is $200 and the annual renewal fee is $50.
The operating authority requirements for freight trucks engaged in transportation of goods were eliminated. U.S.-based carriers operating into Manitoba may be required to show their U.S. federal operating authority and their U.S. DOT number when requested by enforcement.
Every motor carrier to whom the Board has determined to issue a public service vehicle certificate shall take out and maintain during the term of the certificate the following insurance policies with an insurer authorized to carry on business in Manitoba:
All carriers based in Manitoba are required to meet fitness (safety, insurance) criteria as prescribed by the Motor Transport Board or under the federal Motor Vehicle Transport Act.
Carriers operating commercial vehicles with a registered gross vehicle weight of 4,500 kilograms or more, or passenger vehicles with a seating capacity of 11 or more persons including the driver, are required to obtain a safety fitness certificate. Carriers can apply to Manitoba Infrastructure and Transportation, Motor Carrier Division, using a form provided by the Division, or online at https://web22.gov.mb.ca/SFCOR. Carriers must also provide insurance coverage information and dangerous goods transportation information (if applicable) on forms provided by the Division.
There are no fees associated with obtaining the safety fitness certificate. Safety fitness certificates expire on the last day of the registration periods and the operator must concurrently apply to renew the safety fitness certificate when applying to renew the registration of the motor vehicles it operates. Renewal notices are typically sent six weeks in advance.
Highway Traffic Act
Motor Carrier Safety Fitness Criteria and Certificates Regulation, 93/2015