With the threat of a postal strike looming the province has put into place a plan that would see cheques and other essential mail made available for pickup as of Monday June 20th.
A listing of locations where cheques may be picked up or dropped off throughout the province is attached. These offices will be open Monday to Friday between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. unless otherwise indicated. Proper identification is required to pick up a cheque.
Employment and Income Assistance – in Winnipeg
| ACCESS River East
Second floor, 975 Henderson Hwy. |
ACCESS St. Boniface (bilingual)
Third floor, 170 Goulet St. |
Downtown Main
896 Main St. |
| ACCESS Transcona
845 Regent Ave. W |
Seven Oaks
Unit 3 – 1050 Leila Ave. |
ACCESS NorWest
785 Keewatin St. |
| ACCESS Downtown East
2 – 640 Main St. |
River Heights / Fort Garry
Unit 6 – 677 Stafford St. |
ACCESS Winnipeg West
Second floor, 280 Booth Dr. |
| Downtown West
755 Portage Ave. |
Point Douglas
128 Market Ave. |
Most other government cheques can be picked up at the Norquay Building, basement level, at 401 York Ave. This includes:
- trade vendor and/or landlords;
- provincial superannuation;
- refunds;
- income supplement (provincial services);
- prenatal benefit;
- pharmacare;
- disaster financial assistance; and
- other essential mail.
Prenatal benefit application forms can also be dropped off. Manitobans can also make payments to provincial taxation, Manitoba Housing, provincial fines and maintenance enforcement payments at this location.
Manitoba Housing cheques, including STAT55, rent supplement and the portable housing benefit, can be picked up at 200-352 Donald St.
New and replacement health cards and temporary out-of-province certificates can be picked up on the main floor, 300 Carlton St.
Other government programs and services
Employment Manitoba – To pick up an Employment Manitoba cheque, call 204-945-0575 in Winnipeg or 1-866-332-5077 (toll-free).
Disaster Financial Assistance (DFA) – To pick up a DFA cheque, call 204-945-3030 in Winnipeg or 1-888-267-8298 (toll-free).
Workers Compensation Board (WCB) – To pick up a WCB cheque, call 204-954-4321 in Winnipeg or 1-855-954-4321 (toll-free).
Public Trustee – Manitobans who regularly receive cheques by mail from the Public Guardian and Trustee should contact their adult services administrator directly to make alternate arrangements.
Maintenance Enforcement Program – To pick up a family support payment, call
204-945-1761 in Winnipeg or email ManitobaMEPInquiries@gov.mb.ca.
Provincial Taxation – Tax return due dates remain unchanged. Visit www.gov.mb.ca/finance/taxation for more info.
Manitobans with questions or concerns about the effect of the possible postal strike on government cheques or correspondence can visit www.manitoba.ca or call Manitoba Government Inquiry at 1-866-626-4862 (toll-free).
