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Winneway
Winneway is located in Quebec
Winneway
Winneway
Location in Quebec
Winneway is located in Canada
Winneway
Winneway
Location in Canada
Country Canada
Province Quebec
Region Abitibi-Témiscamingue
RCM Témiscamingue
Area
 • Land 0.33 km2 (0.13 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total 176
 • Density 532.4/km2 (1,379/sq mi)
 • Change (2016–21)
Increase 69.2%
 • Dwellings
59
Time zone UTC−05:00 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−04:00 (EDT)

Winneway is an Indian settlement of Anishinaabe band government in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region of Quebec. It is geographically located within the territory of Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality and is home to the Long Point First Nation.

According to the 2021 Canadian census the settlement covers an area of 33 ha (0.33 km2; 82 acres) but Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada shows it having an area of 36.8 ha (0.368 km2; 91 acres). Its population is listed as 176 in the 2021 Canadian census and about 400 on the community website.

List of chiefs

  • Steeve Mathias (2016-present)
  • Derek Mathias (2013-2016)
  • Leonard Polson (2010–13)
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