Manitoba Announces Largest School Funding Increase in Seven Years

The province will boost operating funding by 3.4% and invest in a new school for the growing Transcona area.

Manitoba is increasing school operating funding by 3.4% for the 2025-26 school year, marking the largest increase in seven years.
A new kindergarten-to-Grade 8 school will be built in Transcona, Winnipeg, to address rapid growth in the area, with construction set to begin in 2026.
The funding plan includes $53.1 million for public school operating costs and $36.7 million for nutrition programs, bolstered by federal contributions.
The province is revising its funding formula to base allocations on the highest enrolment over three years, benefiting schools with declining enrolment.
An advisory group on school funding reform has been reconstituted to address longstanding inequities tied to property tax reliance.