Manitoba Trip And Fuel Permit - IRP and IFTA permits for Manitoba

Single Trip Fuel Permit

Carriers based outside Manitoba that operate a qualified motor vehicle in Manitoba must be registered under IFTA or purchase a single trip permit for fuel tax purposes before entering Manitoba. A qualified motor vehicle is a motor vehicle used , designed or maintained for the transportation of persons or property and

1) has two axles and a gross vehicle weight or registered gross vehicle weight exceeding 11,797 kilograms (26,000 lbs.); or

2) has three or more axles regardless of weight; or 

3) if used in combination with a trailer, has a combined weight that exceeds  11,797 kilograms (26,000 lbs).

Recreational vehicles are specifically excluded from the above definition. All motor vehicles that meet the above criteria must be registered under IFTA or travelling under a valid single permit for fuel tax purposes while in Manitoba. Failure to register under IFTA or obtain a single trip permit for fuel tax purposes will result in a fine. 

Manitoba single trip fuel tax permits can be purchased by telephone from the Manitoba Infrastructure Permit Office at 204-945-3961 or Manitoba Toll Free 1-877-812-0009 or through the Automated Routing and Permitting System (ARPS). The Permit Office is open Monday to Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. The fuel tax portion cost of a single trip permit is the greater of $18 or 6 cents per kilometre travelled or to be travelled in Manitoba. There may be additional costs depending on the load being transported into Manitoba. 

Source of information: https://www.gov.mb.ca/finance/taxation/pubs/bulletins/iftafarm.pdf