Shopping districts
Downtown
Is filled with shops both large and small. the winnipeg transit downtown spirit allows you to navigate downtown free of charge, and the skywalk walkway protects you in the winter. most shops close around 6pm.
Academy Road
Academy road offers the finest shops and services catering to the discriminating shopper, with designer-original fashions, toy and gift shops, bakeries, a specialty grocery store, coffee houses and restaurants, gourmet catered fare, a chocolatier, a gourmet food and wine store and more.
Osborne Street
Merchants offer a variety of goods from coffee to cookware, books to home furnishings, giftware to gold, music to pottery. contemporary fashions suited to every style are offered in many fine stores.
Corydon Avenue
Youâll find a mix of fashion boutiques, restaurants, curio and antique shops, jewellery, furniture, gift stores, a book and plant store, upscale second-hand boutiques and more.
Shopping centres
Kildonan Place Shopping Centre
With over 100 stores and services, Kildonan Place is northeast Winnipegâs largest shopping centre.
Grant Park Shopping Centre
A vibrant, urban centre of nearly 400,000 square feet and over 70 shops and services.
Garden City Shopping Centre
located on the corner of McPhillips and Leila, is one level mall that has a lot of different stores, a small cinema, Sears, Canadian Tire and Winners
Polo Park Shopping Centre
Centrally located, Polo Park offers over 200 stores and services including restaurants, cinemas, bowling, and the cityâs largest selection of retailers.
St. Vital Centre
Over 160 unique stores and services. This family-friendly destination features a great selection of casual dining options, a kids play area and Kids Club.
Ten Thousand Villages
A fair-trade store run by the Mennonite Central Committee. The store offers various hand-made gifts and crafts created by artisans from around the world. All merchandise is bought from the artisans at a fair price to help provide income for struggling families in the developing world.
Provincial Sales Tax PST in Manitoba is 7% and Federal Goods and Services Tax GST in Canada is 5%. Prices generally do not include tax, so expect your purchases to cost an additional 12%.
It is customary in Winnipeg that all prices are set by a price tag, and it is uncommon for retailers to barter.
It is common for smaller shops to close at 6pm, while large stores and malls will close around 9pm on weekdays. Weekends have reduced shopping hours, especially Sundays. Stores are only allowed open at 12pm on Sundays and must close by 6pm, with certain exceptions such as convenience stores. There are a few large chains stores that are open 24 hours or until 12am, such as Walmart, Shopper's Drug Mart and Superstore.