Manitobans get a say on design of new health cards

The plastic health cards Manitobans can slip into their wallets beginning next year will feature an image of a bison, a polar bear or the northern lights.

Premier Wab Kinew is asking Manitobans to vote on their favourite of the three health card designs by commenting on his Instagram post or answering a poll. 

Voting continues until Sunday at midnight, and the winning design will be announced shortly after.

The province is on the verge of tearing up its paper health cards in favour of digital, plastic versions as soon as next year.

Manitoba and Alberta are the last among Canada’s provinces and territories to still use paper health cards.

In a news release earlier this year, Kinew said people’s health coverage in 2024 “shouldn’t rely on a torn, ripped-up health card.”

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