Food Processing and Distribution Facilities with Manitoba Agriculture Issued Permits

In Manitoba, two provincial departments are responsible for food safety inspections in facilities that are not federally registered by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA):

• Manitoba Agriculture is responsible for inspecting food processing plants (where the primary business is not direct marketing to consumers), abattoirs and warehouses.
•  Manitoba Health is responsible for inspecting food service and food retailers

Manitoba Agriculture health officers play an important role in ensuring the safety of all food that is processed and distributed from provincially registered facilities within Manitoba.

Permit Categories

Permits issued are specific to the type of product manufactured. Permit categories include:

Bottling – Facilities with permits in this category include water bottling plants, soft drink manufacturers, breweries, wineries, distilleries, juice manufacturers, ice making plants and other similar plants.

Processed Products – Facilities with permits in this category include food operations that produce processed food products (ex: condiments, candy, snack food, other prepared food).

Meat Processing – Facilities with permits in this category include operations that make various meat products ranging from raw meat cuts to products such as sausage and jerky. Also in this category are facilities that make products like smoked fish. Their permits only allow the products to be sold within Manitoba. 

Grain/Oil Seed Processing – Facilities with permits in this category include grain and seed cleaning and packaging facilities, flour mills, oil processors, etc.

Food Warehousing, Distribution and Repackaging – Facilities with permits in this category include operations that store and distribute food products and may conduct basic repackaging ex: bulk dry goods into smaller retail packages.

Uninspected Cut and Wrap – Facilities with permits in this category are only allowed to handle uninspected meat for return to producers. They are not allowed to sell meat.

Dairy Products Processing – Facilities with permits in this category process dairy products (ex: raw milk cheese).

Meat Slaughter – Facilities with permits in this category are abattoirs that slaughter animals under the oversight of a government inspector to produce meat for sale within the province. 

Facilities with Permits

The following list includes only facilities with permits issued by Manitoba Agriculture. A facility not appearing on this list may have a permit to operate issued by Manitoba Health or may be licensed or registered by another jurisdiction.

This list was last updated February 10, 2022 and is updated on an annual basis. 

For more information email the Food Safety and Inspection Branch or call 204-795-8418 in Winnipeg.