The investment is meant to prepare direct-access runway lands at Winnipeg Richardson International Airport (YWG), creating space for new and expanding businesses that rely on immediate runway access.
Scott Marohn, Vice President, Commercial, Winnipeg Airports Authority; Carly Edmundson, President & CEO CentrePort Canada Inc.; Nick Hays, President & Chief Executive Officer, Winnipeg Airports Authority; Doug Eyolfson, Member of Parliament for Winnipeg West; Mayor Scott Gillingham, City of Winnipeg; Honourable Jamie Moses, Minister of Business, Mining, Trade and Job Creation, Government of Manitoba; photo credit: David Lipnowski (CNW Group/Prairies Economic Development Canada)
WINNIPEG — On Feb. 27, on behalf of Eleanor Olszewski, Minister of Emergency Management and Community Resilience and Minister responsible for Prairies Economic Development Canada, Doug Eyolfson, Member of Parliament for Winnipeg West, announced a federal investment of $10 million to support the Winnipeg Airports Authority’s (WAA) development of 127 acres of direct-access runway lands in Winnipeg. The Government of Manitoba is contributing $5 million to the project, announced by Jamie Moses, Minister of Business, Mining, Trade and Job Creation, along with a $17 million investment from WAA.
The investment is meant to prepare direct-access runway lands at Winnipeg Richardson International Airport (YWG), creating space for new and expanding businesses that rely on immediate runway access. In a press release, the federal government stated that this will support growth in various sectors, such as aerospace, defence, and advanced manufacturing, and enable the development of new facilities, including aircraft maintenance and repair operations.
In January 2026, the Winnipeg Airports Authority, CentrePort Canada and Arctic Gateway Group also announced a new trade alliance supported by PrairiesCan and the Province of Manitoba to strengthen Manitoba’s trade network, further diversify Canadian trade routes, and to try and provide better access for businesses to global markets.
“Strong supply chains depend on strong infrastructure. By expanding airside lands at Winnipeg Richardson International Airport, we are building on Manitoba’s strengths in aviation, aerospace, and advanced manufacturing — attracting new investment, creating good jobs, and helping ensure Canada remains competitive in a rapidly changing global economy,” said Eleanor Olszewksi, Minister of Emergency Management and Community Resilience and Minister responsible for Prairies Economic Development Canada.