If you are going to be a legal resident of Manitoba, you might very well qualify for the same public health insurance that is available to all Manitoba residents. You should contact the province of Manitoba to find out. There are some exceptions, but if you are coming to Manitoba to work it seems that you might qualify.

There would be a three month waiting period, so you should certainly have full coverage for three months. Keep in mind that the public health insurance in Manitoba may not cover everything. You may need to get insurance for things like drugs, dental, eye care (for example - I don't live there so I don't know what gets covered). So you may wish to maintain supplemental coverage for your entire visit as well, or be prepared to pay out of pocket.

If you are coming to work, your employer might offer supplemental health insurance as an employment benefit, so you should check that out too.

Thanks mate will check it out

If your GF gives it the thumbs up, Osbsorne/Corydon area hands down if you are new to the city. It's "the" area for 20-30- something renters. Restaurants, bars, pubs, lounges, grocery, shopping, easy transport. All right by you. Densely populated, hip and lively.

Have heard good things about Assiniboine - it's downtown on the cusp of Osborne Village over the river but never lived there myself.

Downtown is going through a revitalization, and certain pockets are nice (Exchange District), but it will be a loooooong while before it has the everyday buzz and convenience of Osborne/Corydon in my opinion.

Oh yeah - and there's Billabong - quite a popular Aussie inspired lounge and restaurant in the middle of Osborne. Can be packed on weekends.

Gday,

Thanks for all that...

I've read about the billabong bar...

by any chance Do you know if they play aussie sports on cable tv there?

I am originally from WPG (left when I was in my early 20s). I would also support the areas of Osborne Village and Corydon Avenue (close to "confusion corner"). I have lived in both areas and in fact used to work at the Safeway on the corner of River and Osborne that another poster called a "meet market". I can vouch for that (for both straight and gay) :) Great area. There is a lot of cultural things to do in the Peg, so make sure you go out and enjoy some of them while you are living there. Good luck.

maybe the jets will come back while I'm in Winnipeg!

I plan on spending as much time as possible in Whiteshell Provincial Park