Registration rather than a generic city permit
The provincial onsite wastewater program administers registration, installation, replacement and modification under M.R. 83/2003. A certified installer submits a registration through the provincial route, and regional Environment Officers process applications according to the installation location. Ask the regional office whether a proposed repair is a modification requiring registration; do not assume every service visit follows the same route as a replacement.
Certified people, records and maintenance
Manitoba requires onsite wastewater installers to be certified under the regulation and has separate sewage-hauler registration. The province posts installer/hauler lists and application forms. Obtain the registration, plan and any inspection or completion documents from the owner and provincial office; compare them with the system actually installed. Maintenance duties and any collection-system connection rule belong to the provincial framework, while service availability is parcel-specific.
What the municipality still decides
For an addition, new house or subdivision, ask the local planning/building office about zoning, grading, public sewer availability and building approvals. The Manitoba city links below are navigation aids where a city-specific onsite approval program could not be established; do not infer a local septic permit from the presence of a city page.
Manitoba’s program says the property owner is responsible for proper operation and maintenance. The province also certifies onsite installers and registers sewage haulers, so installation and pumping/service credentials should not be treated as the same thing.