{"id":525219,"date":"2026-03-09T20:12:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:12:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/525219\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:12:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:12:11","slug":"manitoba-employers-to-provide-free-menstrual-products-winnipeg-free-press-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/525219\/","title":{"rendered":"Manitoba employers to provide free menstrual products \u2013 Winnipeg Free Press"},"content":{"rendered":"

WINNIPEG \u2013 Many Manitoba employers will soon be required to provide their workers with free menstrual products.<\/p>\n

Starting in August, provincially regulated workplaces will have to provide the products, such as pads and tampons, in washrooms or another accessible location, the government announced Monday.<\/p>\n

The federal government implemented the requirement for workplaces it regulates in 2023.<\/p>\n

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Manitoba is the first province to make the move, which will make for healthier and more inclusive workplaces, the government said in a news release.<\/p>\n

The Manitoba Federation of Labour said the change will help make life more affordable for people struggling to pay their bills.<\/p>\n

The government estimated the cost for businesses at $10 to $25 per worker, along with a one-time expense of setting up dispensers and other equipment, estimated at up to $300.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo one should have to worry about access to basic menstrual products while they are doing their job,\u201d Malaya Marcelino, minister of labour, said in a statement.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeriods are a normal part of life and workplaces should reflect that reality by making sure workers have what they need.\u201d<\/p>\n

This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 9, 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"WINNIPEG \u2013 Many Manitoba employers will soon be required to provide their workers with free menstrual products. Starting…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":524839,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194296],"tags":[49,48,22073],"class_list":["post-525219","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-winnipeg","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-winnipeg"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/525219","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=525219"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/525219\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/524839"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=525219"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=525219"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=525219"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}